Satawu calls off strike…but!!!

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Cape Town – Last-minute talks may have averted a strike by 60 000 freight industry workers, that could potentially bring the economy to a standstill, according to Business Report. 

 

The SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu), along with other unions in the transport and logistics industry, called off the strike after the Road Freight Association came with an offer. 

 

The unions will take the offer to workers on Tuesday. If workers reject the offer, truck drivers would embark on a protected strike that could drag on for the rest of the week. 

 

The strike could have disastrous implications, costing the economy millions and halting the transportation of fuel, coal, food and steel. 

 

Workers are demanding a 12% wage increase but employers have offered an 8.5% increase. 

 

The Road Freight Association’s labour relations manager, Magretia Brown-Engelbrecht, has advised members to make contingency plans, due to the disruptions that may arise.

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Sars free to attach Malema’s properties

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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Revenue Service (Sars) can now attach expelled ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema’s assets, if he fails to pay the R16 million tax bill he was slapped with. 

Sars confirmed that it obtained a judgment against Malema earlier in September following two years of fruitless discussions with him.

Malema is also facing charges after an arrest warrant was issued for him on Friday.

It is believed the charges are related to his Ratanang Family Trust and his controversial business deals with the Limpopo government.

The charges reportedly include money laundering and fraud.

The tax judgment was unopposed but Sars said Malema had the option of appealing. 

The fiery politician’s money affairs had been a headache for the revenue service.

His half-built house in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, and a farm house in Polokwane and other properties can now be attached, which had been brought through the family trust. 

Malema is expected to appear in court this week.

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A woman arrested after drowning her own daughters

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By Obakeng Maje

Mmabatho- North West Police Divers are hard at work search for a eight year girl after their mother intentional threw them in a dam.

Sergeant Moiloa said Police were called at Tontonyane village in Mmabatho after a woman,32 took her two daughters along with her to the dam.

She allegedly tried to commit suicide by throwing her eight year old daughter along with her sibling aged four and she followed.

“Police were called at Tontonyane village after some allegations that a woman tried to commit suicide by drowning herself with her kids this morning” sergeant Moiloa said.

“Police rushed to the scene and rescued a 32 year old woman and her four year old kid. North West Police Divers are working round the clock to find a eight year old daughter who is still missing” yelled Moiloa.

According to information received, the gruesome event were discovere by a member of community who in turn informed the police.

Police are still at the scene and more details will follow soon.

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Tshabalala ready to offer Wits Students some “lessons”

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By Obakeng Maje

Mbombela- Premier Soccer League trendsetter, Kaizer Chiefs are ready to continue with their sterling form tonight when they tackle Bidvest Wits for a leaugue encounter.

Chiefs are leading the pack with 10 points, two points adrift the second placed team.

Bafana international and Chiefs midfielder, Simphiwe Tshabalala has been outstanding for Soweto giants, even though sometimes had a bad day in the office like any individual.

This sometimes make his supporters and the whole soccer fanatics to be impatient and prelude in giving him flacks.

However Shabba says he is unfazed and ready to go.

Siphiwe Tshabalala believes that there are more goals to come after opening his account for the season in an emphatic 2-1 victory against Black Leopards on Wednesday. 

The Phiri born midfielder has been one of the top scoring midfielders in the gold and black in the past four seasons.

It is because of his goals and sometimes his creativity that has seen him walking away with Kaizer Chiefs Player of the Season in 2008/2009 and 2011/2012. 

“I am delighted to have scored my first goal of the season. Sometimes you wonder when the goal is going to come and I am glad it finally did” said Shabba with a smile. 

“I always aim to score more goals in a season but then again for me the teams success is more important than individual goals. I am happy to create or make a contribution as long as we get maximum points” He continues. 

Shabba dedicated the goal to her younger sister Nompumelelo, who was celebrating her birthday on Wednesday, She turned 14 and despite being younger has been a pillar of strength in the family.

“Last week was an important one for us as it was my late mum’s birthday on Friday (21 September). My mum was a massive fan of the Club” asserted Shabba. 

The Glamour Boys travel to Nelspruit to honour a meeting with Bidvest Wits.

“With the Leopards game out of the way. We are now focusing on Bidvest Wits. They have strengthened the team and will prove tough but then again if you want to win things you should be prepared to beat anyone. We are going to Nelspruit with a positive attitude” he said. 

Shabba watched the last game between the two sides at the same stadium on the stands as he was out with injury.

“We were unlucky to draw 1 all after Bernard Parker had given us an early lead. Kaizer Chiefs supporters had come in numbers and I am quite sure that it will be same on Monday” told Chiefs website. 

Kickoff for the game is at 18:00 at Mbombela Stadium.

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Freight talks hit snag

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Wage talks in the freight industry have deadlocked. This means road freight operations will come to a standstill today. Trade union, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) expects 80% of the sector’s 120 000 employees to down tools.

 

Unions have rejected an 8% wage hike. Prolonged strike action could affect petrol supplies across the country as well as the transportation of food because many of the union members are long-distance truck drivers.

 

Truck drivers have been threatening to go on strike after several months of failed salary negotiations with employers. Satawu has given notice of plans to strike from today, because of today’s public holiday the stay-away would not take effect until tomorrow, a spokesperson said.

 

“There is currently a recommended offer by the employers that we are considering, but we hope to check with our membership…. We are going to contact our members tomorrow morning,” the union’s Vincent Masoga told AFP. Masoga said truckers are seeking a 12% increase for 2013 and 2014.

 

He refused to say how much the employers’ association is offering, but local broadcaster Talk 702 put the figure at 8%. South Africa’s central bank has forecast that inflation will hold steady at around five percent through 2014.

 

The Road Freight Association of transport employers was not immediately available for comment. A strike could disrupt retail and fuel supply chains in the country, which was swept by violent strikes in its crucial mining sector in recent weeks. – Additional reporting by Sapa-AFP

More tenders for Friends of the Youth League (FYL)

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ImageTwo men linked to the Friends of the Youth League (FYL) have allegedly benefited from multi-million rand contracts with the University of Limpopo, according to a report.

However, FYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu has rejected this as a “cheap and lousy claim”.

 

The university confirmed that in July last year, it awarded a R27.8 million tender for the conversion of a gymnasium into a laboratory to Collins Foromo, the Mail & Guardian reported.

 

Foromo was once a driver for expelled African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema.

 

Foromo told the M&G he was invited to all FYL rallies, but he denied contributing to the organisation.

 

Questions have been raised about who funds the FYL, an organisation which was formed after Malema was expelled.

 

The university also awarded Mandla Seopela, one of the founders of the FYL, a three-year lease for dining facilities on campus, the M&G reported.

 

The newspaper was unable to establish the value of the deal.

 

The university confirmed that it awarded the tender to Seopela’s company, Bohlaleng Foods, in January last year.

 

Seopela has been quoted as a spokesman for the FYL, and works as a speech-writer for Limpopo premier and Malema ally Cassel Mathale, according to the report.

 

The newspaper reported that it had been told that the higher education department had questioned the awarding of the two university contracts, although the department denied this.

 

The M&G alleged that the FYL was using the university to fund its activities.

 

Shivambu denied this.

 

“This cheap and lousy claim is made because of comrade Mandla Seopela’s open and unashamed association with struggles of economic freedom fighters, which he said on various occasions is due to the fact that the leadership of the ANC Youth League… was treated unfairly and should be supported.”

 

Foromo and Seopela “have a right to be economically active and involve themselves in legitimate economic activities”, Shivambu said.

 

He called on the M&G to provide proof that university money was being used to fund FYL programmes.

For more details go to http://www.sowetanlive.co.za

Police arrested three suspects after business robbery in Morokweng

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BY Obakeng Maje

Morokweng- Police arrested three suspects on Friday for Business robbery in Morokweng.

“Allegedly three suspects aged between 17- 23 entered a shop of a Bangladesh citizen and held a Bangladesh citizen to ransom and stole udisclosed amount” Sergeant Moiloa said.

Police arrested three suspects after a tipp off.

The suspects allegedly pointed a knife at a 32 year old man and robbed in his cellphone.

Investigations continue. 

22 year old raped in Delareyville

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The Delareyville police are investigating a case of Rape after a 22-year-old woman was raped by a 42-year-old suspect on Friday.

“It is alleged that the victim was on her way to town visiting her boyfriend when she met with the suspect who took her by force to a nearby tavern.  When they got  there the suspect bought the victim liquor to drink” Brigadier Ngubane said. 

After they were done drinking, the suspect took the victim to an unknown place, raped her and went back to the tavern with victim. 

On arrival at the tavern, the suspect locked the victim in the toilet and left with her cell phone. 

The victim cried for help and she was rescued by a woman who was at the tavern.

  The victim reported the matter to the police and the suspect was arrested. 

Investigation continues.

 

 

Police called to arrest pupils with no panties on

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KwaZulu-Natal – Wearing no underwear is not against the law, police told a Mandeni headmaster after he called them in to deal with three female pupils caught without panties on.

It was just one of many humiliations faced by three friends from Mbuyiselo High School in Mandeni who claim the often sweaty 17km walk to school caused a rash on their nether regions. Their solution was to not wear panties.

But last week when the principal heard of this, he asked a female teacher to check under their skirts and then called the police. The incident prompted a visit to the school by education department officials this week.

 

The Grade 10 girls said pupils who heard about this started teasing them, saying they were asking to be raped, then told the headmaster, who called them into his office.

“My two friends were already in the office when I got there. The principal asked a female teacher to check if we were wearing underwear.

“The teacher then led us to a side room and lifted our skirts individually,” said the 16-year-old.

“She questioned why we weren’t wearing underwear. We told her it was for health reasons, explaining we walk a long distance to school and the panties cause a rash. She said we were lying, rude and disrespectful.”

When the girls returned to the principal’s office, the police were waiting for them.

For more details go to http://www.iol.co.za

What really cost a well-known boxer, Sauderes his life

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BY Obakeng Maje

Brits- Police are investigating a murder case and armed robbery after a well-known boxer, Carrie Sauderes was shot dead.

South Africans woke up to the shocking report which announced the death of one of the finest products in the boxing world that has ever represent the country.

Sauderes, 47 died in the early morning at Kalafong hospital in Tshwane after unsuccessful operation.

“A 47 year old boxer was shot in the stomach at a Guest House in Pretoria after four suspects entered the Lodge and demanded money” said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

It is alleged that one suspect pointed a firearm at Suaderes while others raided the plàce.

According to unconfirmed report, Sauderes tried to react and was shot.

Carrie Sauderes was celebrating his birthday nephew’s birthday with other family members when the robbery tooke place.

 “Carrie did not try anything heroic, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time” said an eye witness who squashed early reports.

It was reported that Sauderes tried to defend himself by attempting to wrestlé a gun from a suspect.

“Police are searching for four suspects who fled the scene with digital camera and handbag belonging to one of members” Brigadier Ngubane said. 

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