The election of Kgosi Nyalala Pilane of Bakgatla Ba-KgafelanTraditional Council as the Deputy President of the Congress of Traditional Leadership of South Africa(Contralesa) should be celebrated as a recognition of the potential and invaluable contribution that traditional leadership from the North West Province could make towards restoring the dignity of the institution of traditional leadership, Premier Thandi Modise said on Wednesday.

Premier Modise said that the election of Kgosi Pilane at the helm of Contralesa over the weekend follows the election of Kgosi Phopolo Pontsho Maubane from the province as the Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leadership until August 2006.

“We wish to congratulate Kgosi Pilane and the leadership collective of the executive committee elected to serve with him and wish them the best in their mission to unite traditional leaders and restore the dignity of the institution of traditional leadership,” said Premier Modise.

The Premier said that she is confident that Contralesa had made the right choice in electing Kgosi Setlamorago Thobejane to take the reins from the outgone President Advocate Patekile Holomisa who had served the organisation for 23years.

“We concur with Contralesa that Kgosi Thobejane has the necessary skill and diverse experience to steer the ship as he had been instrumental in addressing challenges facing traditional institutions,initiation schools,language,culture as well as the preservation indigenous knowledge systems during his tenure as general secretary under Inkosi Holomisa,” added Modise.

Other elected members who were elected into the Executive Committee are general secretary Xolile Ndevu, assistant general secretary Pinky Mota, treasurer Gambani Mabena and Zolani Mkiva as national organiser.-TDN
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Mpumalanga Black Aces are the latest to feel the bite of Mamelodi Sundowns’ contentious ruling that prohibits their loan players from featuring against them.

Black Aces have Method Mwanjali, Abel Mabaso and Themba Zwane on loan from Sundowns, and all three will not be eligible to play on Wednesday night when Amazayoni welcome the log leaders to Mbombela Stadium.

On Sunday Moroka Swallows felt the pain of the absence of one of their leading scorers Edward Manqele – who is on loan from Sundowns – as they went down to the money-rich Chloorkop-based club.
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Uefa president Michel Platini says if something isn’t done to address the issue of match-fixing soon, it could spiral out of control and ‘end football’.

The practice has been around for years, and last week England became the latest country affected when two men from Hastings in East Sussex were arrested.

Platini says if the problem isn’t addressed son, it could be too late.

“This is a problem that attacks football because if a result is rigged before the match is played, our sport is over,” Platini told AS.
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Despite a more than convincing start to life under Cavin Johnson, it seems that currently SuperSport United are struggling to live up to their usual standards.

United fell to a 2-1 extra-time defeat to what seemed a ‘tired’ Orlando Pirates side in the semi-final of the Telkom Knockout two weeks ago, and three days later were beaten by the same margin by struggling Ajax Cape Town at home.

They’ve also surrendered their early lead at the summit of the Absa Premiership log and are now in fifth place.

Still, midfielder George Maluleka has found the silver lining in the dark times.
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Kaizer Chiefs’ Mozambican trialist, Sonito, is still training with the club’s reserves, despite the first team returning to training today.

The Amakhosi trained today following their win over Free State Stars this weekend, although Apson David Manjate was nowhere to be seen in their training session, with the 28-year-old still being assessed in their reserve squad.
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Striker Oluwatomiwo “Tomi” Ameobi, who has been on the books of Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers, is currently on trial at Ajax Cape Town.

The English-born player of Nigerian descent, started in Newcastle United’s youth ranks alongside brothers Shola and Sammy Ameobi – both of whom whent on to sign professional contracts and featured for the Magpies in the English Premier League.
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Golden Arrows striker Stanton Lewis is finding it hard to accept his latest injury setback.

It has been a horrible 2013/14 season for the former junior international, who came back from a loan spell at Chippa United, only to find himself sidelined by Manqoba Mngqithi. The arrival of Mark Harrison brought much-needed hope for the former Kaizer Chiefs marksman.
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Thembinkosi Fanteni’s search for a club continues as he seeks to put his disappointing 2012/13 campaign behind him.

The striker nicknamed ‘Terror’ for his ability in front of goal and the fear he induces in opposition defenders, did not have the best of times at Wits last season, after signing from Ajax Cape Town at the beginning of the campaign.
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Kimberley –

Pastor Chris Baadjies, the owner of the dog that miraculously survived eight days after falling an estimated 160 metres down the Kimberley Big Hole, has decided to donate Gigi to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

Baadjies claimed ownership of the dog last week after reading about the rescue mission in the newspapers.
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Cape Town – A police sergeant based at the Cape Town Central police station appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with dealing in drugs and corruption.

Cornelius Camaron Wessels, 48, appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court, before magistrate Sabrina

Sonnenberg, but was not asked to plead.

According to the charge sheet, suspicions of corruption and drug dealing, allegedly involving Wessels, led to an undercover police operation in which he was arrested.

A fake arrest was carried out on a police agent, who was held in a cell.

In the course of the operation, a police captain gave a constable a parcel containing four small bags of dagga, hidden under food, and R100, last November.

The constable was to give Wessels the parcel to give to the man in the cell, and was also to give Wessels the R100 as his reward for illegally delivering the parcel to the “prisoner” in custody.

Prosecutor Ezmarelda Johnson alleges Wessels did as requested, and later corruptly accepted the R100.

In the cell, the “prisoner” opened the parcel in Wessels’s presence, and in doing so exposed the bags of dagga. Wessels had a duty to confiscate the dagga, but allegedly failed to do so.

Wessels was represented by Legal Aid attorney Hailey Lawrence, who asked for a postponement to March 3, when Wessels is expected to plead.

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