Picture: Medals and trophy awarded to winners/Supplied
By STAFF REPORTER
17 June 2026 – The Kimberley Community Police Forum (CPF) together with the Kimberley SAPS jointly hosted a vibrant Youth Day commemoration at Du Toitspan Primary School on 16 June 2026. The event was graced with the presence of Bishop Tshepo Mofokeng of the Spiritual Crime Prevention structure, who delivered the devotion.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Dikeledi Gopane said attendees were welcomed by the Kimberley Visible Policing Commander, Colonel Keamogetse Makobo, while the Frances Baard District CPF Chairperson, Vincent Jaftha, outlined the purpose of the event. Gopane said the celebration took the form of a soccer tournament with eight teams competing in the spirit of unity, sportsmanship and healthy recreation.
“The event received overwhelming support from members of the Frances Baard District Community Police Board, Kimberley SAPS and the local community. The initiative sought to inspire young people to embrace sport as a positive alternative to crime and to encourage them to remain committed to their education.
“The gathering served as a powerful demonstration of the value of effective collaboration between the police and the community. The message: “A child in sport is a child out of court,” came alive on the field, reflecting the true value of partnerships in safeguarding and empowering the youth,” she said.
Gopane further said the prizes were awarded to the winning team, Mighty Cosmos from Platfontein. She added that community members were also treated to music, food and refreshments, which added to the festive atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the Station Commander of Kimberley SAPS, Brigadier Nicholas Mtongana, extended his heartfelt appreciation to all participants, community members, stakeholders, sponsors, organisers and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), who contributed to the success of the Youth Day Sports Tournament.
Picture: The missing patient, Tshepo Elias Molise/Supplied
By BAKANG MOKOTO
17 June 2026 – The police in Hartswater are appealing to the public to assist in locating Tshepo Elias Molise (47) of H/N 3576 Donkerhoek, in Magogong village, Taung. The police said Molise was admitted to Connie Vorster Memorial Hospital in Hartswater on 28 May 2026.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Molefi Shemane said during visiting hours, family members went to visit him, however he was not in the ward. Shemane said at the time of his disappearance, he was wearing black Adidas tracksuit pants, a blue jacket, blue and red wool hat and white slippers.
“Anyone who can aid the police in locating Molise can contact the investigating officer Detective Warrant Officer Tiisetso Chabeli of Hartswater Detectives on 067 594 5340 or report to the nearest police stations or alternatively contact Crimes Stop number on 08600 10111 or alternatively use the MySAPS App.
“Community members are reminded that there is no waiting period to report a person as missing,” he said.
Picture: The Chief Director of the NWU Business School, Prof Joseph Sekhampu/Supplied
By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
17 June 2026 – The South African government is becoming trapped within layers of accumulated complexity. The government therefore appears simultaneously hyper-present and absent.
The Chief Director of the NWU Business School, Prof Joseph Sekhampu said complex systems create discretion and discretion creates power. Sekhampu said economic success becomes tied less to productive capability and more to proximity to administrative systems.
He further said the crisis no longer lies in the absence of rules or oversight, but in the growing burden of managing complexity itself. Sekhampu added that in many South African municipalities, officials now spend more time reporting on collapse than preventing it.
“Water systems fail while compliance reports multiply. Infrastructure projects stall inside approval chains designed to improve accountability, but which increasingly delay implementation itself. Across government, every major failure now appears to generate another coordinating structure, another oversight mechanism, another verification process, or another layer of reporting.
“The South African government is becoming trapped within layers of accumulated complexity whose administrative demands may now exceed the institutional capacity available to sustain them effectively. Many of these institutional layers emerged for understandable reasons in a deeply unequal society shaped by exclusion and uneven administrative capacity,” he said.
Sekhampu said when municipalities collapse, new reporting mechanisms follow. He said when corruption spreads, procurement rules multiply.
“When economic transformation lagged, compliance obligations expanded. When universities struggled with student funding administration, the response was more verification, accreditation and reporting rather than institutional simplification. Each reform sought to solve a real problem.
“However, over time, these accumulated responses have produced a governing system that becomes more difficult to manage with each additional intervention. The explanation for this deterioration cannot be reduced to incompetence alone. Leadership failures, corruption and political interference have undoubtedly deepened the crisis, but they operate within a governing architecture whose administrative demands have expanded beyond the organisational coherence available to sustain them,” said Sekhampu.
He said South Africa now asks its government institutions to simultaneously deliver redistribution, transformation, infrastructure expansion, fiscal consolidation, localisation, social protection, environmental transition, regulatory oversight and democratic participation within a low-growth economy and under conditions of uneven capability. Sekhampu said complexity alone is not the problem.
“All modern governments operate through dense systems of regulation, coordination and administration because modern economies are themselves complex. The problem emerges when institutional obligations expand faster than the organisational capacity required to manage them. High-capacity governments can absorb complexity because bureaucratic capability, technical expertise and institutional discipline expand along with policy ambition.
“South Africa, on the contrary, has expanded obligations while parts of the government have weakened, fragmented or lost coherence. The result is a government that increasingly struggles to perform even routine functions because many of its programmes assume levels of administrative coordination that no longer consistently exist,” said Sekhampu.
He said the practical consequences of this overload are visible across government, but water governance illustrates the problem particularly clearly. Sekhampu said responsibility for water provision sits across municipalities, water boards, the Department of Water and Sanitation, provincial structures, Treasury, environmental regulators and infrastructure grant systems.
“When systems fail, additional intervention plans, reporting requirements, coordination forums and task teams are often layered onto existing structures. Yet accountability simultaneously becomes more fragmented. Municipalities blame bulk suppliers, bulk suppliers blame municipalities, national departments cite local implementation failures, and provincial governments often lack direct operational authority.
“The result is a governing system with many institutions involved but diminishing clarity over who is ultimately responsible for ensuring that water reliably reaches households. The government therefore appears simultaneously hyper-present and absent,” he said.
Sekhampu said the implications of this accumulation matter because complex systems create discretion and discretion creates power. He said every additional approval layer, procurement gate, reporting structure and compliance threshold expands the number of points through which economic activity must pass.
“In high-capacity economies, this may improve accountability. In weaker institutional environments, however, it often slows implementation, fragments responsibility and creates opportunities for brokerage and rent extraction.
“Over time, economic success becomes tied less to productive capability and more to proximity to administrative systems. Access, mediation and procedural navigation begin to matter as much as innovation, investment and production,” said Sekhampu.
He said what appears on the surface as policy failure may increasingly reflect a governing logic whose administrative demands have outgrown the institutional capacity required to hold them together. Sekhampu said this is not an argument against democracy, redistribution or transformation.
“In fact, societies that pursue ambitious developmental goals require unusually capable governments because governing inequality imposes a high administrative burden. The challenge emerges when institutional ambition expands while implementation capacity weakens.
“Every failing governing system eventually reaches a threshold where additional reforms no longer build capability but merely redistribute dysfunction across new procedures, committees and oversight structures. What began as mechanisms of accountability gradually hardens into a governing architecture that becomes increasingly difficult to coordinate and execute effectively,” he said.
Sekhampu said institutional activity continues, reports are produced, reforms are announced, and the government still appears constantly in motion. He said yet beneath the appearance of action, a more unsettling possibility emerges.
“The crisis no longer lies in the absence of rules or oversight, but in the growing burden of managing complexity itself,” said Sekhampu.
Picture: The late Masego Mosweu and her husband, Papi Moses Mosweu during happier times/Supplied
By REGINALD KANYANE
17 June 2026 – The Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) in the North West has condemned in the strongest terms possible the gruesome murder of Masego Moile-Mosweu (39), whose body was discovered over the weekend by a relative at her marital home in Lonely Park village, outside Mahikeng. The civil society led movement promoting the Charter of Positive Values called for justice declared that the heartrending Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) incident that occurred on 12 June 2026, has left the Christian community, teaching fraternity, as well as the broader society across the North West province and the country reeling with shock.
Moile-Mosweu was an assistant teacher at Maggie’s Millennium Private School in Golf View.
Convenor of the MRM Provincial Committee, Pastor Lesiba Kgwele said that it is beyond imagination that the deceased victim’s husband, Papi Moses Mosweu (47), who was subsequently arrested in connection with the heinous crime mercilessly bludgeoned the mother of his two children to death with a hammer and screwdriver as alleged.
“We are deeply saddened and disappointed that the victim died from such an atrocious and ghastly act of betrayal in the sanctuary of her home, supposedly at the hands of a man who had vowed to love and protect her who also happened to be a former policeman, a respected church leader who was assumed to be a role model as well as a mentor to those under his Apostolic ministry and pastoral care.
“According to the statement of the police, the couple had allegedly been involved in a confrontation on the morning of the tragic incident,” he said.
Kgwele further said Ngaka Modiri Molema police spokesperson, Sergeant Sipho Taliwe indicated that the husband who was later involved in a collision with a truck on Nelson Mandela Drive, near a shopping mall is currently hospitalised and under police guard. Kgwele conveyed condolences to the Mosweu and Moile families as well those who are mourning the traumatic death of their loved one, their colleague, neighbour and friend.
“He pointed out that denying the children the love of their mother is the worst cruelty they were not supposed to experience in their lives. Whatever strain that the couple might have been experiencing within their 18 years of marriage, did not warrant such a violent reaction which does not mirror the bliss that characterized their relationship as well as partnership in ministry, which had also achieved remarkable milestones through their SA Life Changing Network and Northwest Gospel Artists Association.
“We urge men that are experiencing challenges in their relationships to seek urgent professional help instead of taking matters into their own hands,” he stressed.
Kgwele added that they challenge the church to confront patriarchy, which is prevalent within religious as well as cultural institutions, to break its silence on abuse within families and to take the lead in the national effort to mobilise communities for united action against the scourge of GBVF. He said Mosweu will be buried on Saturday in Dithakong village after a funeral service to commence as from 7am at her marital home.
17 June 2026 – The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis said following a careful assessment of the DA’s team in the Government of National Unity (GNU), he has written to the Republic of South Africa (RSA) president, Cyril Ramaphosa setting out several changes to the Democratic Alliance’s representation in the National Executive. Hill-Lewis said it is his judgement that the renewed team announced today will strengthen the DA’s contribution to government and give better effect to the mandate received from 3.5 million voters in the 2024 elections.
He further said Willie Aucamp will replace John Steenhuisen as Minister of Agriculture. Hill-Lewis added that during his tenure, Steenhuisen spearheaded the expansion of market access for South Africa’s agricultural products, and made progress in the procurement and distribution of vaccines for Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD).
“Aucamp’s immediate mandate is to resolve on-going legal proceedings relating to FMD, to work with the entire sector to overcome the crisis and restore confidence through accelerated practical steps to bring the crisis under control. Aucamp will also further the work of opening new markets to our agricultural products to help grow the economy and create jobs.
“David Maynier will take up the position of Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. He has had a distinguished career leading frontline portfolios in the National Assembly and the Western Cape Government, and I have every faith in his ability to make a positive impact in the national Cabinet,” said Hill-Lewis.
He said Steenhuisen will replace Alexandra Abrahams as Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, where he will focus on the successes, he has achieved in expanding market access and now adding new areas of work in supporting industrial growth, improving competitiveness, and working with business and labour to help unlock job creation. Abrahams moves to the role of Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy.
“She brings tenacity, discipline and a reform-minded approach to one of the country’s most crucial growth portfolios. Yusuf Cassim, who has served on the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and has roots in student politics, will be appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training.
“Jack Bloom, the longest-serving member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and a veteran campaigner for good governance, will take up the position of Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation. These changes demonstrate Democratic Alliance values in action,” said Hill-Lewis.
He said they believe in accountability in public office, high standards of performance and responsiveness to the needs of South Africans. Hill-Lewis said it is my firm expectation that each person representing the DA in government must unmistakably demonstrate the “DA difference” in action.
“That requires government rooted in our philosophical outlook, with higher standards of public service, and absolute commitment to integrity. In every decision I take, no matter how difficult, I seek to advance the attainment of an open, opportunity society for all – a society in which every person can live a life of value.
“These changes will enhance the DA’s ability to give effect to that vision for South Africa,” he said.
Setshwantsho-papiso: Malome o bolaile motlogolowe ka thipa
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
16 Seetebosigo 2026 – Monna wa dingwaga di le 23 o tlhabile le go bolaya motlogolowe wa dingwaga di le 8 pele ga a ka tsaya botshelo jwa gagwe kwa motse-setoropong wa Kanana, kwa Orkney. Go begwa fa lekawana le, le ile la itatlhela mo ntlung kwa le fitlhetseng mogolowe a dutse le bana ba gagwe ba le babedi.
Sebueledi sa sepodisi mono Bokone Bophirima, Konstabole Thuto Bobelo are go begwa fa lekawana le, le ile la phamola motlogolowe wa mosetsanyana, mme a itotlelela le ene kwa phaphosing ya go tlhapa. Bobelo are go begwa fa a ile a tlhabakaka ngwana o mo thamong ka thipa.
“Mmagwe ngwana o, o ile a siela kwa ntle le go batlana le thuso. Go begwa fa a ile a bona sejanaga sa sepodisi se se neng se feta, mme a itsise batlhankela bao ba sepodisi ka masetlapelo a. Ka motsi wa go goroga ga sepodisi kwa lelapeng le, ba ile ba utlwa selelo sa ngwana o go tswa ka phaphosing eo.
“Batlhankela ba ba sepodisi, ba ile ba patelesega go roba lebati la phaphosi e e tlhapang eo, maitlhomo e le go pholosa mosetsanyana o. Go begwa fa mosetsanyana o, a ile a kgona go tswa mo phaphosing eo,” Bobelo wa tlhalosa.
Bobelo o tlhalositse fa monna o, a ile a kgona go tswala lebati la phaphosi eo gape. Bobelo are batlhankela ba sepodisi ba ile ba kgona go roba lebati leo, mme ba fitlhela monna o ka dintho tsa go tlhabiwa mo dimpeng, mo sehubeng le mo thamong.
“Mosetsanyana o, o ile a tabogisediwa kwa kliniking ya selegae, fela o ile a tlhokafala moragonyana. Go begwa fa monna o, a ile a tlhokafalela kwa lefelong la tiragalo. Sebakwa sa tiragalo e, ga se itsiwe go fitlha ga jana,” Bobelo wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, mokomishinara wa nakwana wa sepodisi mono Bokone Bophirima, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, o kaile fa a makaditswe ke tiragalo e. Naidoo are ga gona ngwana ope o tshwanelwang ke go nna motswasetlhabelo wa tiriso dikgoka, segolo bogolo jang go ntswa mo diatleng tsa leloko la lelapa.
“Masetlapelo a, a diragetse pele ga letsatsi la basha la 16 Seetebosigo, mme a tlisa segopotso se se maswe sa gore baagi ba ba senang molato ba tsweletse go latlhegelwa ke matshelo a bone ka ntlheng ya tiriso dikgoka.
“Re ikuela go baagi go ela tlhoka matshwao a kgatelelo ya monagano ga mmogo le dikgogakgogano. Tshotlakako ya bong e tsweletse go nna tlhoba-boroko mo setshabeng, mme go tlhokega tirisano-mmogo go ka ema kgatlhanong le yone,” Naidoo wa tlhalosa.
15 June 2026 – The North West Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs is calling on residents across the province to report any illegal initiation schools operating during the 2026 winter initiation season. This forms part of the department’s ongoing efforts to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of initiates and to achieve zero initiation-related deaths and injuries.
The North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Oageng Molapisi said the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) has approved a total of 92 male initiation schools and 29 female initiation schools across the province following a rigorous application, verification and compliance process. Molapisi said to ensure transparency and public awareness, his department has published the names of all approved initiation schools on its official communication platforms.
“Parents, guardians and initiates are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the approved list and to ensure that initiates attend only legally authorised initiation schools during the winter initiation season.
“In a move aimed at strengthening monitoring and compliance, the department has appointed an additional 20 members to the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee. These officials will be responsible for conducting regular inspections and monitoring activities at initiation schools throughout the season to ensure adherence to all applicable regulations and to safeguard the lives of initiates,” he said.
Molapisi reiterated that, the department’s zero-tolerance approach towards illegal initiation schools, warning that principals and operators of unauthorised schools will face the full consequences of the law. He added that safety and wellbeing of initiates remain their foremost priority.
“We call on communities, parents, traditional leaders and all stakeholders to work with government in identifying and reporting illegal initiation schools. Together, we can protect lives and preserve the integrity of this important cultural practice,” concluded Molapisi.
15 June 2026- A man (38) who was arrested for dealing in drugs was sentenced to 23 years imprisonment. This comes after the accused, Levi Ngesi was arrested during Operation Dibida initiated by the Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Unit to address drug-related crimes in Postmasburg and Danielskuil.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said during the operation, a targeted suspect, Levi Ngesi was arrested for dealing in drugs during September 2023. Cherelle said the investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Neil Jacobs, successfully opposed bail.
“On 15 June 2026, Ngesi appeared in the Postmasburg Magistrate’s Court, where he was convicted on three counts of dealing in drugs. He was sentenced to 23 years imprisonment. 10 years imprisonment,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, commended members of the Provincial Organised Crime Unit for the successful execution of the operation, which culminated in the conviction and incarceration of a drug dealer. Otola reiterated that drug-related crimes remain a priority for the SAPS and emphasised that efforts will be intensified to ensure that drug dealers feel the full might of the law.
15 June 2026- The Republic of South Africa (RSA) president, Cyril Ramaphosa said on the eve of Youth Day, they honour a generation of young South Africans who changed the course of the history. Ramaphosa said 50 years ago, the youth of 1976 stood up against injustice and demanded the right to learn, to dream and to determine their own future.
He further said their courage helped open the doors of freedom. Ramaphosa added that, the responsibility of their generation is to ensure that those doors lead to opportunity.
“The youth of South Africa rose up to reject an education system that sought to keep them in servitude and deny them the opportunity to realise their potential. Exactly 50 years later, as young South Africans, you face a different challenge such as finding your place in an economy that has for too long kept its doors closed to you.
“We know that for many young South Africans, the promise of democracy can feel distant when jobs are scarce, when opportunities seem out of reach and when qualifications do not always lead to employment,” he said.
Ramaphosa said many of them are working hard, applying for jobs, pursuing training and seeking opportunities, only to face disappointment. He said they hear these frustrations, and they understand that they are real.
“Inclusive economic growth is essential, if we are to tackle youth unemployment in a meaningful and lasting way. That is why we are investing in a massive infrastructure programme and undertaking far-reaching reforms to make our economy more competitive.
“We have embarked on a second ambitious investment drive, raising R890 billion in new investment pledges in the last year. However, these efforts will take time to translate into jobs. Even as the economy grows, young people may still find it difficult to participate in that growth,” said Ramaphosa.
He said that is why they have been investing in programmes that give them access to learning and work opportunities, skills, experience and an income. Ramaphosa said one of their most successful programmes has been the Presidential Employment Stimulus, which was launched at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Today, that stimulus has created in excess of 2.5 million work and livelihood opportunities. More than eight in ten of these opportunities have gone to young people, and two-thirds to women. It has enabled the most rapid expansion of public employment in our history.
“While these numbers are impressive, what really makes this initiative stand out is the impact that it has on the prospects of those involved and the contribution it makes to the areas in which they work,” said Ramaphosa.
He said last year, through the Basic Education Employment Initiative, 200,000 unemployed young people provided valuable support to nearly 22,000 schools in remote villages, townships, dense inner cities, special needs classrooms and farm schools. Ramaphosa said the programme is giving young people their first foothold in the world of work while strengthening the foundations of learning in the schools that need it most.
“The Social Employment Fund, another successful programme, offers part-time work for young people in social development programmes in areas like education, food and agriculture, health care, environmental improvement and safety. Because it is part-time, participants get regular and predictable income while spending the rest of their time looking for work, exploring business opportunities or improving their skills.
“Alongside these public and social employment programmes, the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention is steadily dismantling the barriers that keep young people locked out of the labour market. Through the SA Youth online platform, more than 5.7 million young people are now able to search for opportunities, overcoming some of the impediments that often hold them back, such as transport and data expenses,” he said.
Ramaphosa said to date, the intervention has facilitated access to over 2.3 million earning opportunities. He said the revitalised National Youth Service has placed more than 132,000 young people in paid service to their communities.
“These are young people learning the dignity of work while giving back to the society that raised them. The Youth Employment Service, which is a business initiative, places young people in quality year-long work experience opportunities in companies across the country.
“We are also pioneering smarter ways of spending training funds. The Jobs Boost Outcomes Fund pays for training for young people only when they are placed in a real, quality job. It is a model that demands results,” said Ramaphosa.
He said behind every one of these numbers is a young person whose dignity has been restored, whose confidence has been renewed and whose horizon has broadened. Ramaphosa said although these opportunities are mostly short-term, there are thousands of stories of young people who have used them as a stepping stone towards finding a permanent job, starting a small business or studying towards a new career. He said the value of these opportunities can be measured not merely by what young people earn while they’re in the programme, but by what they leave with: skills, experience, self-esteem and a sense of purpose.
“Much work remains. The scale of the challenge demands that we sustain and deepen these efforts. Every company, every department, every organisation and every South African who is able to open a door for a young person must do so.
“Your country sees your potential and will work with you to ensure that you realise it. Let us together build a South Africa in which every young person finds their place in an inclusive economy and in a thriving society,” concluded Ramaphosa.
15 June 2026 – A man (36) was sentenced to 36 years imprisonment for multiple charges ranging from motor vehicle theft to contraventions of the Immigration Act. The accused, Michael Chikwani was recently convicted after the court heard evidence detailing how he defrauded individuals through Facebook Marketplace in transactions involving 19 vehicles.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Litabe said evidence presented in court, revealed that the accused targeted unsuspecting victims who advertised vehicles for sale on the social media platform in the Northern Cape, Western Cape and Free State provinces. Litabe said after successfully arranging to view the vehicles, the accused would provide the sellers with falsified bank payment notifications, creating the impression that payment had been made.
“Believing that the funds had been received, the victims released their vehicles and registration documents to the accused, who would then disappear in the thin air without making any payment. The accused subsequently sold the stolen vehicles to unsuspecting buyers in the Western Cape.
“A total of 26 cases were registered against the accused across the three provinces. These cases were centralised in Kimberley, where the accused was convicted and sentenced by the Kimberley Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. He was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for theft of motor vehicles,” he said.
Litabe further said was also sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for cyber fraud. He added that the accused was sentenced to three years imprisonment for money laundering and one year for contravention of the Identification Act.
“Chikwani was sentenced to two years imprisonment for Contravention of the Immigration Act. The court ordered that all sentences will be served simultaneously. Therefore, he will effectively serve 15 years imprisonment.
“The successful prosecution of the case stemmed from the meticulous investigation conducted by Warrant Officer Anthony Rheeder of the Kimberley Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit, who was assigned to investigate the case,” said Litabe.
Meanwhile, the Frances Baard District Police Commissioner, Major General Charlotte Makgari, commended Warrant Officer Rheeder for his dedication and exceptional investigative work, which involved extensive travel, long working hours, and unwavering commitment to ensuring that justice was served.
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