Bloemfontein – A man was killed when he was hit by two cars on Abrahamskraal Road in Bloemfontein, paramedics said.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics found the dismembered body of the man lying in the middle of the road when they arrived on the scene on Monday night.
“Unfortunately the man had already succumbed to his injuries,” he said.
Meiring said both drivers had stated they did not see the pedestrian walking across the road.
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Durban – The office of the man representing the 12 Nkandla “scapegoats” has been burgled – on the eve of the civil servants’ potentially explosive hearings.
Having somehow got past guards and into an 11th floor Durban union office, they stole the personal laptop of Claude Naicker, KwaZulu-Natal manager of the Public Servants Association (PSA), while ignoring DVD players, other valuables and all other offices.
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East London – A 16-year-old Eastern Cape girl’s birthday festivities ended in tragedy when she died from apparent drug-related complications last weekend.
The Daily Dispatch reported on Tuesday that the girl had turned 16 last Thursday and had gone out to a popular bar to celebrate with six friends on Saturday night.
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Polokwane – The trial of Julius Malema and his co-accused was postponed by the Limpopo High Court on Tuesday.
Prosecutor Andrew Laka asked the court to postpone the trial because some counsel were not available.
“The case is postponed to August 3, 2015 for trial,” Judge Ephraim Makgoba said.
Charges
Malema and his co-accused, On-Point Engineering directors Lesiba Gwangwa and Kagisho Dichabe and two companies, On-Point Engineering and Gwama Properties, face charges of racketeering and 52 other counts, including fraud.
In March, corruption charges against Malema’s business associates – Selbie Manthatha, his wife Helen Moreroa and his brother Makgetsi Manthatha – were discharged.
The two brothers and Moreroa were initially charged with Malema, Gwangwa and Dichabe in September 2012.
They were accused of misrepresenting themselves to the Limpopo roads and transport department, leading to a R52m contract being awarded to On-Point Engineering.
It is alleged in court papers that Malema had business ties with Gwangwa, and that Malema’s Ratanang Family Trust was an indirect shareholder in On-Point. The State alleges Malema substantially benefited from the tender payment to On-Point, using it to buy a farm and a Mercedes-Benz.
Malema’s bail was extended.
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The “Generations 16” are hoping that it’s third time lucky as they add a labour court bid to their battle against the popular soapie’s executive producer, Mfundi Vundla.
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Limpopo – As EFF members staged an all-night vigil in Polokwane on Monday night ahead of their commander-in-chief’s court date on corruption charges, police went looking for his trusted lieutenant, Jossey Buthane.
Buthane, the EFF’s Limpopo co-ordinator and chief whip in the provincial legislature, faces a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm after he allegedly beat up fellow party member Rudzani Ntwampe at an EFF meeting in Mahwelereng township outside Mokopane at the weekend.
For more http://www.iol.co.za
By Obakeng Maje
Mahikeng- The Premier of the North West Province Supra Mahumapelo on Sunday sent a message of condolence to the families of 15 people who lost their lives following this past weekend’s fatal accident which happened on the N18 road between Taung and Magogong, south-west of Vryburg.
The twenty-five people who sustained injuries are being treated at Hartswater, Taung and Klerksdorp hospitals.
The accident reportedly happened on Saturday afternoon when a bakkie and a taxi collided.
Sending the Provincial Government’s condolences, Mahumapelo said, “We offer our sincere condolences and express our deepest sympathy to the members of the bereaved families and the injured. We also wish the injured a full and swift recovery”, Mahumapelo said.
Premier Mahumapelo confirmed that he has already contacted the Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas to extend the North West Province’s condolences and to offer co-operation on how the families could he assisted with funeral arrangements.
Mahumapelo who voiced his concern about the loss of many lives following this tragic accident, appealed to road users to obey all the rules of the road, exercise caution and show good behaviour while on the road.
He also committed the Provincial Department of Community Safety and Transport Management to ensuring that road safety campaigns are intensified and that law enforcement officers show no mercy to traffic law violators.
A case for culpable homicide against a 66 year old man who was driving the bakkie, is being investigated by the Northern Cape police.
Elias Morebudi briefly appeared before Hartswater Magistrate Court and granted a bail of R3000 and his case will resume on 22 October 2014.
-TDN
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The Gauteng Provincial Government took a swipe at the ingestion of petrol by worshippers, decried the loss of South African lives in Nigerian during a church building collapse, and urged churches to play a role in building township economy.
Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza said speaking on behalf of the Gauteng Premier, at Father Masango St John apostolic Faith Mission Church, in Soshanguve, west of Tshwane. She asked church leader Archbishop Petrus John Masango, to help pray for South Africans to recognise their own indigenous church the role they play in healing and community building.
For more http://www.dailysun.mobi
Johannesburg- Dr Danny Jordaan, President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), invites members of the media to the arrival press conference of the triumphant South African Men’s Under 17 National Team (Amajimbos).
The squad is expected to land at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg just after 07h00 on Monday, 29 September.
Amajimbos qualified for the 2015 African Youth Championships in Niger after a 2-2 draw in Egypt on Saturday (27 September). The match took place Contractors Stadium in Cairo.
The South Africans precede 4-3 on aggregate.
Details of the Press Conference:
DATE: Monday, 29 September 2014
TIME: 08h30
VENUE: Southern Sun Hotel OR Tambo International Airport
(Green Building)
-TDN
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This week, on the way to see his father in Soweto, Tom Moyane received a call from Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.
Nene told Moyane he had landed the top job at the SA Revenue Service (Sars), replacing Oupa Magashula, who resigned last July after a recording laced with sexual innuendo surfaced of him offering a 28-year-old woman a Sars post without following proper recruitment processes.
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