AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL CONCOCTION

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BY Obakeng Maje

Bloemhof- The South African Police Service in the North West Province will embark on an awareness campaign

(Illegal concoction), on Friday 28 September 2012 at Boitumelong Hall in  Bloemhof, at 10:00.

From 1 September 2012, police in Bloemhof  concentrated on all illegal liquor outlets with the emphasis on illegal concoction sold to members of the community.

“During the crime prevention operation done in September, eight people were found selling concoction and  were issued with fines under liquor Act 29/1989 Article 135(1)(b)”. 

“The illegal concoction recovered at shebeens and houses was destroyed by pouring it inside drains, and containers used for brewing were confiscated by police” Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

In 2011 police managed to close 31 illegal shebeens and from January to September 21 shebeens have been closed

It is alleged that the there are two different illegal concoctions made with the following ingredients: a mixture of radio batteries

( PM 9&10), old shoes, rotten brown bread, old clothing, peels of bananas, rotten oranges, yeast, expired maize meal, pineapple.

According to the information received from the Department of Health, people drinking this concoction suffers from Tuberculosis and skin disease.

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A fight broke between anti and pro-Malema camps

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“Zuma is not a leader, ‘shower man’ must be out with his big head,” he said.

 

A woman nearby called him to order.

 

“Don’t insult our president. He is your president whether you like it or not,” said Lethoba Mandela.

 

While they were exchanging words, another man questioned Mandela’s membership of the ANC. She then produced a membership card with her photo.

 

She threatened to lay charges against another supporter who said: “hare batle makgowa mo [we don’t want white people here]”.

 

Malema was charged with money-laundering and granted bail of R10,000.

Premier Modise confident intervention will resolve impasse

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By Obakeng Maje

North West Premier Mme Thandi Modise is confident that urgent intervention by the Speaker of the Provincial Legislature, Supra Mahumapelo will assist get to the bottom of the underlying causes of the tension between the Portfolio Committee on Public Works, Roads and Transport and the MEC for the Portfolio Raymond Elisha.

 

Premier had in a letter addressed to the Speaker submitted before the committee’s sitting yesterday assured him of her full respect for all the Provincial Legislature Committees and structures and hopes that the matter be resolved as speedily as possible an adversarial relationship between the Executive and the legislature will not benefit the public.“Personalities, personal interests and playing to the gallery should make way for constructive engagements that will assist us deal with the challenges facing the department,” said Premier Modise.

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Heritage Day to be celebrated in style at Taung

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BY Obakeng Maje

The 2012 North West Provincial Heritage Day celebrations will be held at Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District in Taung on September 28.

This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa”, which reconnects the nation with its rich and diverse collective liberation heritage. 

The aim of this year’s celebrations is to create awareness through educational programmes, dialogues, and other public activities on the importance of Liberation Heritage as a vehicle to foster social cohesion, nation building, economic development and inclusive citizenship. 

 

“This year we would like to honour our Heroes and Heroines, those who fought for our liberation, people like mme Thandi Modise, Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Rre Ngaka Modiri Molema and many others,” said MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Mme Tebogo Modise. 

 

“As South Africa matures and settles into its post-liberation era, a huge risk exists that the country might forget about the critical liberation milestones that have mapped the way to the freedom that the country and its people currently enjoy” Modise said.

Important information that resides with the custodians, struggle veterans and communities that have experienced historic events, may end up undocumented, if not attended to in the next few years.”

 

The event will feature various arts and culture activities.

The formal programme will be held at Buxton Sports Grounds, from 10h00.

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Journalists kicked out of court

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Earlier, certain media houses made applications to be allowed into the court, but reporters were removed after officials insisted that the applications were for individuals and not crews.

 

However, according to a Sapa reporter on the scene, no journalists remained in the court.

 

Pandemonium broke out when the journalists were forcibly removed. One was dragged out by two security guards.

 

eNews Channel Africa reporter Karyn Maughan collapsed outside the court.

 

Riot police were deployed inside the court to keep order.

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Malema ally and company blacklisted

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Johannesburg – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has instructed the Limpopo Roads and Transport Department to blacklist Julius Malema’s business partner, Lesiba Gwangwa, from serving as a director in terms of the provisions of the law.

 

In her provisional report into engineering firm On-Point, Madonsela ordered authorities and the department to also blacklist the company for fraudulently misrepresenting its bid for a R52 million project-management unit tender and subsequently benefiting from it improperly.

 

On-Point is an engineering firm that is partly owned by Malema and Gwangwa’s family trusts. Gwangwa is the chief executive. “Commence the process of imposing a restriction penalty on On-Point and Mr Gwangwa in terms of the provisions or clause 23 of the General Conditions of Contract,” Madonsela said.

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Safa postpone Poland friendly

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Bafana Bafana will no longer play Poland on October 12 after the local football association decided to postpone the international friendly in favour of African opponents.

 

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund was against the idea of playing a European side, while the national team is preparing for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be staged on home soil.

 

Igesund believes Bafana will greatly benefit from playing African teams prior to the Afcon and Safa have acceded to his request to postpone the friendly in favour of a match against Angola or Mauritius.

 

Angola and Mauritius are set to replace the Poles for a friendly on October 13 and instead of a friendly against the United Arab Emirates on October 16, Bafana are set to travel to Nairobi to face Kenya.

 

According to Safa, Bafana will still play Poland sometime next year after the Afcon.

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South Africa will host the Afcon from January 19 to February 10.

Sindi Nene show finally kicks off

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by obakeng maje

Aspiring Sindi Nene show kicks off tonight.

The sassy Nene could not hide excitement when talking to our crew.

“I am very delirious to see my the show finally kicking off, it has taken a great deal of preparation with my team to make sure that you don’t only watch the show but you experience it” she said.

The show will be at Katzy’s Live in Rosebank http://www.katzys.co.za and doors will open at 19h00.

“The show will be exciting,so do come through and share this magical experience with me”

“I will be featuring guest artists’ Asanda Bam and GB Collective” Sindi said excitingly.

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Malema appear in court

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There was barbed wire outside the court and police Nyalas were positioned in various places surrounding the court. Police patrolled the road.

 
Scores of Malema supporters sang and danced outside the courthouse and the crowd was expected to swell as the day progressed.
 
The media had set up equipment on roads leading to the court.
 
Malema was expected to hand himself over to the police before his appearance on charges of money-laundering involving R4 million.
 
Four other people, including Malema’s business associate Lesiba Gwangwa, appeared in court on Tuesday on charges including fraud and corruption.
 
It is alleged that the four misrepresented themselves to the Limpopo department of roads and transport in respect of a R52 million tender, which was awarded to On-Point Engineers.
 

The fraud charges also relate to designs owned by the department.

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Road freight strike turns uggly

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Durban – A truck driver is in a serious condition after his vehicle was stoned by striking union members in Pinetown on Tuesday morning.

 
The Durban man, who works for Allied Trucking in Westmead, was expected to have surgery on Wednesday morning for injuries to his face caused by a stone thrown through the vehicle’s windscreen.
 
The company’s owner, Rob Mordaunt, told The Mercury that the driver was in Trafford Road when he was attacked. He said all his trucks had to be taken off the road in the interests of his employees’ safety.
 
Metro police spokesman Eugene Msomi confirmed that 150 protesters went through Pinetown business district and attacked trucks.
 
In Richmond Road, the group forced one truck to stop, roughed up the driver, confiscated his keys and told him to leave without the vehicle.
 
No arrests have been made.
 
Meanwhile, hopes of a quick settlement to the nationwide strike by more than 20 000 road freight employees were dashed as Gauteng strikers rejected their employers’ latest offer on Tuesday.
 
“The Gauteng branches have rejected the 8.5 percent offer,” said SA Transport and Allied Workers Union spokesman Vincent Masoga. Their leaders had been told to hold out for a 12 percent increase.