THINGS went from bad to worse for So You Think You Can Dance winner Sibahle Tshibika (23).

At first, Sibahle’s gogo Beatrice (72), collapsed and died on Friday while watching her being crowned the winner of the competition on TV.

And on Monday, Sibahle’s home in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, was burgled only a few days after she had won the grand prize of R250000 on Friday.

The dancer told Daily Sun while she was still in Joburg, she received a phonecall from an unknown person telling her they wanted the money she had won on the SABC1 show.

When she returned home, her two-bedroom house had been ransacked.

“I live in fear… I must move soon. Who knows what these people will do to me or my family?” asked Sibahle.

Her mum, Noluthando (46) said the burglars had forced 

their way through the front door.

However, the family didn’t open a case with the police.

Noluthando said they had not received her daughter’s prize money yet and didn’t know how they would pay for Beatrice’s funeral, who is supposed to be buried in the Eastern Cape.

Noluthando said they were told the money would take 

between 10 and 14 days to clear.

International Relations deputy minister Marius Fransman visited the family yesterday. He pledged R20000 so that Sibahle would not have to use her prize money to build a new house for her mum.

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One of the men killed in the Bedfordview blast was a fugitive wanted in the Czech Republic and one of Radovan Krejcir’s closest ‘enforcers’.

Jan ‘John’ Charvat was wanted in the Czech Republic for tax fraud, Eyewitness News reporter Mandy Wiener said today.

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Orlando Pirates winger Daine Klate has pulled out of the Bafana Bafana squad due to injury.

Klate featured in Pirates’ 2-0 loss to Al Ahly in the Champions League final second leg, where he suffered a knock to his knee.

Confirming the news, the South African Football Association (SAFA), posted a statement on their Facebook page, which read, “Orlando Pirates winger Daine Klate has been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad to face Swaziland in an international friendly match due to a knee injury.

“Klate sustained the injury during club’s 2-0 defeat to Al Ahly in the final of the CAF Champions League played in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, 10 November 2013.

“He was seen limping when the club landed in South Africa on Tuesday (11 November), and was said to be heading for a scan.

“There is no replacement for Klate.”

It was also confirmed that the group of Pirates players, who returned from their trip to Egypt on Tuesday, would link up with the rest of the squad this morning (Wednesday) in time for the first training session in the afternoon.

Source: http://www.soccerladuma.co.za

A young man has tragically been killed after he was knocked down on the KZN N3 highway last night.

“Paramedics and rescuers who arrived on scene assumed that he may have been trying to cross the highway to get to the cafe near the New England road off ramp when he was knocked down by an 18-wheeler truck. The remains of the young man were found lying in the slow lane of the highway, and it appeared that the truck had driven over the lower part of his body” Er24 spokesperson Vanessa Jackson said.

Sadly he had already died on scene prior to the arrival of assistance where his injuries had been so severe. 

“Paramedics had no other option but to declare him dead on scene” said Jackson.

Local authorities are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the man and what exactly took place.-TDN

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By Obakeng Maje

Setlagole-North West police are investigating a case of kidnapping after a boy was allegedly kidnapped from school in Setlagole village, near Mahikeng.

The monstrous event left the community in obstreperous mood.

The community yesterday barricaded roads with burning tyres and tree branches to make an earnest aowal.

“The community visited one of the accused and threatened to burn her alive if she does not leave the village. Police ferried five accused to a place of safety after the community threatened to burn them alive” captain Joseph Kaku told sabc.

According to report, a boy was kidnapped by known accused.

“My boy was allegedly kidnapped by accused from his school after they lured him. They gave him sweets and kidnapped him” Tlwaelo Owageng told sabc.

According to her, a boy displays deviating behaviour after the ordeal.

“He seems disturbed and he cries a lot. He cannot concentrate at school and is so sad” said despondent mom.

Dipuo Mane who was one of the accused, but in disguise said she heard the main accused ausi Khumanego talking to someone over the phone discussing their next move in stealing a kid.

“I heard ausi Khumanego discussing their moves over the phone with one of the accomplice after I heard that she is involved in stealing kids back in 2010” said Dipuo.

“I tricked her to be part of them so that I can have a tangible prove. We went to collect a boy at Selometsane Primary school where we kidnapped him”.

According to Dipuo, a boy was taken away by other people in a car.

The community are up in arms and threaten to take law into their own hands by harshly burning perpetrators.-TDN

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Bloemfontein-Three cyclists suffered mild to moderate injuries after they got knocked down by a passing bakkie on Tibbie Visser Street in Bloemfontein on Monday.

“A man, his teenage son, and a friend were out cycling near the airport when they heard a vehicle approaching from behind them. The father then noticed that his son had fallen and shortly thereafter were knocked down himself” Er24 spokesperson Vanessa Jackson said.
Jackson said still confused as to what had happened, they saw a bakkie fleeing the scene.

ER24 Paramedics and other services arrived on the scene to find that only one of the cyclists had sustained moderate injuries and he was transported to Mediclinic Bloemfontein for further care.

“The father and son fortunately only suffered minor injuries and decided to consult a doctor privately” she said.

It is unknown whether the driver of the bakkie has been apprehended since.

Anyone with information regarding the collision should contact the local authorities as soon as possible.-TDN
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A cyclist suffered serious injuries when he was knocked down on Baden Powell Drive just outside Stellenbosch.
The cyclist got knocked down just after 01:00 pm this afternoon when ER24 paramedics were called to the scene.
They found the young cyclist in pain as he had suffered some broken bones and a possible back injury.

“He was stabilised onto a backboard and transported to the Stellenbosch Provincial hospital for further medical care” er24 said.

The driver of the car did not suffer any injuries apart from being slightly shocked.-TDN
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A man was badly injured and four other patients suffered minor to moderate injuries after a side impact collision took place at the corners of Garsfontein and Solomon Mahlangu drive yesterday afternoon.

At around 2pm, paramedics arrived at the scene to find that a light motor vehicle had collided into the side of a bakkie which was towing a trailer. The driver of the light motor vehicle and the woman driving the bakkie fortunately suffered moderate injuries and they were taken to hospitals in the area for further assessment and care.

There had been three men sitting at the back on the trailer, and they were flung off after the impact between the two vehicles. One of the men actually landed underneath the trailer and he had suffered severe injuries. Paramedics quickly initiated stabilising care on him as he had suffered what seemed to be severe back and chest injuries. AER24 was called out and the man was airlifted to the Steve Biko Academic hospital for further care.

The remaining two patients were also treated for moderate injuries and taken to hospitals by ambulance where they were handed over in a stable condition.-TDN
Source: http://www.er24.co.za

Kimberley – An outing by a group of friends to celebrate a friend’s birthday at the Riverton Resort ended in tragedy on Sunday when the body of one of them was pulled out of the swimming pool more than 12 hours after he had drowned.

Due to the murkiness of the water in the swimming pool, lifeguards at the facility could not see Johannes Petersen’s body lying on the bottom of the 1.8m-deep pool.
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It is believed that there is a chronic shortage of kits to test blood alcohol levels in Kimberley and as a result suspected drunken driving offenders are being let off the hook.

Following the ongoing saga with breathalysers, which are currently not acceptable in court, all drivers stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol have to have their blood drawn by a forensic doctor at the Kimberley Hospital.
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