Kimberley – A woman, who was buried in the ground with her upper body exposed, was pelted with burning coal and stones until she died.

Gabaediwe Motsage, 22, was allegedly beaten and stoned to death by a 30-year-old traditional surgeon and three other women after escaping from an initiation school in Hartswater.

Motsage’s mother, Martha, battled to hold back the tears on Thursday when she revealed the grisly details of her daughter’s murder.

“My baby escaped from the initiation school on Monday after they burned her buttocks with burning coal. She arrived at the house crying and when we asked her what was wrong she showed us what they had done to her it appeared as if they tried to force the burning coal into her buttocks,” Martha stated.

One of Martha’s neighbours told the DFA that after Motsage escaped from the initiation school, some of the elders, who are related to the initiation school’s traditional surgeon, visited her home in Utlwanang on Tuesday where they forcefully took her.

“They told her that she had to finish the process since she had been there already. But instead of welcoming her back we are told that the traditional surgeon and the other women at the school buried her in the ground with her upper body exposed and started beating her and throwing burning stones and coal at her until she died,” he said.

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Cape Town – Schoolgirls are selling their bodies beside illegal shebeens to earn money for alcohol.

Some teens as young as 16 openly admit to prostituting themselves to “sugar daddies” for cash.

The shocking revelation follows a Daily Voice investigation into the rise of underage drinking during the festive season.

Some girls confess that they turn to dirty old men who buy them alcohol in exchange for sex – because they cannot get money from their cash-strapped parents.

One 17-year-old Samora Machel resident, known only as Nthabiseng, says it’s easier to get money from guys at a shebeen than from her family.

“My parents don’t know that I drink so I get money from the guys I meet while I’m out partying,” she tells the Daily Voice.

“I don’t drink every day but I go out on weekends with my friends for some fun.

“We dress up and go out with just enough money for the first round of drinks because we know we will meet some guys there who are going to buy us some more.

“We’ll start dancing and chatting with them and then the drinks will come.

“It then means after partying we go somewhere and have sex.

“Usually it’s in the car or out in the bush.

“We don’t go to their houses.”

Some shebeen owners admit allowing teenagers into their drinking dens.

But they say they cannot always keep track of who they hang around with or leave the premises with at the end of the night.

“I’ve had my shebeen open for about five years now and I don’t usually sell alcohol to minors,” Phumla Madizeni, 40, tells the Daily Voice.

“Obviously these young ones try their luck sometimes to try and get in here – but I chase them away.

“But there are those who ask to stay and I let them because I know them.

“They come in to buy their beers and their ciders – I never ask where they get their money from.

“The younger ones usually come in groups, but I don’t interfere.

“The only time I ask questions, it’s for their age and when I tell them to leave when they start getting too drunk.”

The Daily Voice team witnessed groups of skimpily-dressed teenage girls openly drinking on the streets and dancing around drunk on the road.

And when the sun went down, the skirts got shorter – and the shorts even shorter.

Nthabiseng says the girls wear short skirts to attract more men.

“Guys only notice the girls with short dresses on and make-up,” she tells the Daily Voice.

“We dress up to look older so that we don’t get thrown out.”

Statistics released by the South African Breweries (SAB) earlier this year revealed that one in two teenagers in South Africa drink or has been drunk.

Many shebeen owners say they try to keep the teenagers out of their taverns by demanding to see IDs at the entrance.

But they admit it is hard to keep track of everyone on a busy day.

“Schoolgirls sometimes knock here at 6am while in uniform to buy beer. They often get very upset when I refuse to sell to them,” Babalwa Kenqa, 43, says.

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Obakeng Maje

Bloemhof- Police arrested a 29-year-old suspect for allegedly broke  into a house and raped a 82-year-old woman in Boitumelo, Bloemhof yesterday morning.

“A 82-year-old victim freed herself after the suspect fell asleep in her bed. She  asked a neighbour for assistance” Captain Adele Murburgh said.

“The police was informed and on arrival at the scene, found the suspect still asleep” She said.

The suspect was arrested and appeared  in the Bloemhof  Magistrate Court today for charges of housebreaking and rape.

By Obakeng Maje

Lichtenburg-North West police are also investigating a culpable homicide after a 20-year-old male pedestrian hit by a Nissan Livinia vehicle on Wednesday along Sannieshof road.

“A 21-yar-old driver of the Nissan allegedly lost control of his vehicle and collided with a pedestrian crossing the road” Captain Adele Myburgh said.

“The driver of the vehicle was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and his blood sample was taken by police for forensic testing.

By Obakeng Maje

Lichtenburg- A 27-year-old suspect is soon to appear in the Lichtenburg Magistrates Court for a charge of possession of firearm without a license after he was arrested by police on Wednesday at 05:55 am north west police said.

” The suspect was arrested in road block that was held by police at the Lichtenburg/Coligny road Railway line.  A 7.65 pistol with nine bullets was allegedly found inside his vehicle” captain adele myburgh said.

the vehicle was searched by police (at the road block) and confiscated.

By Obakeng Maje

Klerksdorp- North West police are investigating an inquest a two year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on Tuesday at about 14:00 in Doringkruin.

“The boy was fell in the swimming pool after slipped off the chartered eye of his mother. He was discovered later by his mother” Captain Adele Myburgh said.

“He was rushed to the nearest local clinic where they tried to revive him,but with no luck” she adds.

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BY Obakeng Maje

Delareyville- Police are investigating a culpable homicide case after the driver of a VW Golf allegedly lost control of the vehicle and it overturned on the Delareyville/Ottosdal Road, about 15km from Delareyville.

“This accident happened during the early hours of Wednesday at about 04:00. One occupant of the vehicle, a female passed away shortly after being admitted at a local hospital” captain myburgh said.

The driver and four other passengers were all taken to hospital for medical treatment” she said. 

By Obakeng Maje

Mahikeng-As the year 2012 comes to a close, we remember with anguish the bloodshed and the tears that were shed in the aftermath of the Marikana tragedy. We wish to convey our gratitude to church leaders under the auspices of the South African Council of Churches and traditional leaders for playing a significant role in facilitating mediation and supporting the negotiation process that ended in wage settlements and normalising of relations in the mining sector.

The challenges we faced in the past year not only served to make us acutely aware of the urgency with which we need to address unemployment, poverty and inequality but have strengthened our resolve to seek lasting solutions to the challenges facing us.

We wish to assure the people of our province that though we are still faced with challenges in some areas, the strides we have made together and the pace we have set gives us confidence that these are not insurmountable but need us to continue holding hands.

We wish to thank those who supported our effort to intensify the fight against poverty, joblessness, homelessness, illiteracy, crime, greed and corruption and for believing that clean governance is achievable.

Though our resolve to establish and maintain a corrupt free public administration was tested and challenged on all fronts by those who seek to continue plundering resources meant to improve the lives of our people, we intensified our effort and scored major victories in the interest of good governance and protecting the resources and assets of our people.

We owe it to our people to strengthen partnerships we have established with the business sector, churches, traditional leaders, community based organizations, institutions of higher learning, non-government organizations, women and youth organisations and the media to accelerate service delivery, stamp the tide of corruption and to usher a new era of pride in selflessness, integrity and morality.

As we celebrate Christmas and recharge for the tasks that still lie ahead of us in the new year, we call on all of our people to remember that this season of peace, goodwill and sharing also presents us with an opportunity to expand our giving encompassing the lonely and needy. We should celebrate it by giving the light of hope and love to those who need them most, our orphans, widows and our elderly.More advances lie ahead for us to score and celebrate as part of our legacy, history and rich heritage. Working together we can do more to deepen our democracy and sustain our hard won freedom for the next 100 years.

As a compassionate and caring government that supports the Decade of Action for Road Safety, we appeal to those who will be travelling during this festive season not to drink and drive, to exercise caution and share the road responsibly with other road users.

Let us enjoy the festivities responsibly and support our men and women in dignified blue by reporting suspected criminal activities, women, child abuse and neglect.

As we finalise preparations towards the 2013 African Cup of Nations matches to be hosted by the province at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, we are confident that working together we can do more to create better, healthier and safer communities.

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Johannesburg – The alliance between the ANC, Cosatu and SACP is safe, the Congress of SA Trade Unions said in Johannesburg on Friday.

“We are not in any way feeling stressed about an alliance that is collapsing tomorrow. The alliance is safe,” general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told reporters in Braamfontein.

Cosatu “vehemently refute(d)” a statement in the ANC’s organisational report, which was discussed during the party’s national conference in Mangaung.

Vavi said the statement alleged “Cosatu is the only alliance partner that from time to time sees the democratic government as worse or the same as the apartheid regime”.

Vavi dismissed this claim saying, “Cosatu has never made any such comment and never will.”

When it came to the alliance “from time to time there will be moments of controversy in… Some things will be managed internally. With others they will flare up into public discussions”.

Nevertheless, Vavi reiterated that the alliance, between the union federation, ruling party and SA Communist Party, always managed to move forward.

“The alliance is in good shape and it will continue to be stronger and will be strengthened by the resolutions of the ANC conference.”

The conference ended on Thursday.

Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini was elected to the African National Congress’s national executive committee. Vavi declined nomination.

Vavi said Cosatu would study the resolutions of the conference before making more detailed public comment on it. – Sapa

by Obakeng Maje

Taung-The name Big Nuz comes from Big because they are doing big things and NUZ is the license plate of one of the biggest townships in South Africa, Umlazi, situated in the south coast of Durban.

Big Nuz consists of 3 guys Mandla Maphumulo aka Mampintsha, Mzi Tshomela aka Danger and Sbu Khomo aka R Mashesha.

The group was formed 2002 and they were based in Johannesburg where they hustling moving from one studio to another in search of a record.

In 2002 they did a jingle for Backstage on e-tv when the soapie was relocating to Joburg, they then got a chance to perform on Backstage.

“We continued to hustling in 2003 working with Koloi Lebone and Beatmaker doing songs that unfortunately didn’t see the record shop” They said.

In 2004 they hooked up with Ishmael and got to be featured on Ishmael’s album on a song called Boom Boom.

In 2006 we finally got a record deal at Gallo Records and released their debut album called “Zozo”. The album did not do well due to allegedly poor management by Gallo Records. 

In 2007 DJ Tira heard the talent of Big Nuz after listening on their debut album and called them back home in Durban.

“DJ Tira signed us on his record label Afrotainment. We then got involved on the Durban’s Finest Vol 3 album and produced a number1 summer hit, “Uyoysholo Wena” They said on their website.

The song was number 1 on Ukhozi FM, YFM, Metro FM, Ligwalagwala FM, Motsweding FM including Vaaltar FM.

The song also came second on the songs played on New Years’ Eve.

Afrotainment then released Big Nuz second album called “2nd Round Knockout”. The album topped the charts all over the country with all time classic “Ubala”. “2nd Round Knockout” sold over 20 000 copies in South Africa.

The album won the 2008 Metro FM Best Kwaito Award and got a nomination at the 2008 Channel O Awards. Big Nuz took the centre stage at the 2008 South African Music Awards as they delivered a superb performance opening the ceremony.

Big Nuz also earned two nominations at 2008 SAMA’s for best Kwaito category and Song of the year.

Big Nuz have been the busiest Kwaito group in the country doing shows from Cape Town to Manchester (London).

They worked on the theme songs for KZN Department of transport and Nedbank Cup. They performed in 2009 ANC campaigns and President Jacob Zuma’s Inauguration. In the winter of 2009 Big Nuz have just released their third album titled “UNDISPUTED”. They have worked with their number one producer, Fisherman, and their mentor, DJ Tira. This album feature rhymes by Slikour from Skwatta Kamp, Chilli M and Lvovo Derrango.

They also worked with KZN’s Gospel finest boy Sfiso Ncwane, the flute masters, Kwela Tebza and Durban rocksters DJ Bongs and DJ Twitty and DJ Clock. After you listen to their latest album uyoysholo wena (you will say it yourself) they are the Undisputed Kings of Kwaito. 

They now focussing  on 28 December 2012 at Taung Sports-ground to sowcase their God-given talent.