A man (33) has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Upington Regional Court for assaulting a woman (25) and child (3) in Kariskamp location, Keimoes on 15 March 2023. Hendrik Losper assaulted the victim and also beat a toddler, who was hanging onto her mom.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said: “The court imposed a seven year imprisonment for assault with the intent to cause Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) and also declared Losper unfit to possess a firearm.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, lauded the Investigating Officer, Detective Sergeant Jurie Charld Mokgalagadi, for the methodical investigation of the case. Otola urged all communities to rate the police efforts by participating in the “RATE OUR SERVICE” online survey to assist the police in improving services.
Setshwantsho: Monna wa kwa Magogong o wetse mo forong
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Mogwanto wa thebolo e bokoa ya ditirelo, o one o boloditswe ke baagi ba motseng wa Magogong, gaufi le Taung, ga wa fela monate. Mo letsatsing la gompieno, baagi ba ile ba bolotsa mogwanto, mme ba ipelaetsa kgatlhanong le thebolo e bokoa ya ditirelo, jaaka tlhokego ya metsi, go sa bone motlakase ga mmogo le ditsela tse di sa tsamaegeng.
Fela, go begwa fa monna mongwe, Thabang Mosienyane, yo eneng ele karolo ya mogwanto o, a ile a wela mo forong le go tlhokafala ka gangwe. Go ya ka dipego, Mosienyane one a gotsa molelo gaufi le foro eo, mme a relela le go wela mo forong.
Kgabagare, molekgotlha wa masepaleng o mogolwane wa Taung, gape ele karolo ya komiti ya ga mayara, Itumeleng Maribe, are ba ile ba lelediwa ke bangwe ba baagi go tla go tsaya lekwalo la dingongorego (memorandum). Maribe are, fela go ne ga nna le dipego tse di sa jeseng monate, mabapi le go tlhokafala ga mongwe wa baagi.
“Go begwa fa Thabang Mosienyane, yo eneng ele karolo ya batho ba ba neng ba ipelaetsa, a ne a wela mo forong. Go begwa fa moswi a ne a gotsa molelo gaufi le foro fa a ne a relela le go wela mo go yone. Re ile ra kopana le baagi, mme ra tla ka toga-maano le go bona tharabololo mo dingongorego tsa bone.
“Jaanong, re dumalane ka bongwe jwa pelo gore, re tlile go kopana le baagi mo letsatsing la kamoso. Kopano e, e tla be e tsenetswe ke batsaya-karolo botlhe ba ba farologaneng ka ura ya bo lesome mo mosong,” Maribe wa tlhalosa.
Maribe are, ga jaana ba etetse lelapa la ra Mosienyane, le go bona gore batla thusa jang jaaka masepala. Maribe are, meyara wa masepala o mogolwane wa Taung, Tumisang Gaoraelwe, o tshepisitse ba lelapa gore masepala o tla tsenya letsogo mo thulaganyong ya phitlho ya ga Mosienyane.
“Meyara o buisane le ba lelapa, mme o kopile gore ba mo neele ditlankana tse di maleba, gore masepala o kgone go thusa mo dithulaganyong tsa phitlho.
“Seo, se tla diragala fela fa ditlankana tsotlhe tse di maleba di setse di feletse. O tla gopola gore go na le ledi le le beetsweng thoko kwa masepaleng le le thusang mo ditirong tsa potlako di ditshwana le tse,” Maribe wa tlhalosa.
Picture: The Toyota Etios sedan allegedly stolen in Silverton/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (42) who was arrested for being in possession of a suspected stolen vehicle is set to briefly appear at Vryburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Makatise Joseph Khuabo was arrested by the Vryburg K9 and Mahikeng Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU) in Moffat Street in Vryburg on 26 February.
The North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said: “Khuabo was driving a Toyota Etios Sedan when he stopped and searched. After the inspection of the vehicle, it was found to be stolen during April of 2023 in Silverton.
“The driver was immediately arrested and appeared before the Vryburg Magistrate’s Court on 29 February 2024 for being in possession of a presumed stolen vehicle. He was remanded in custody until 5 March 2024, for a formal bail application.”
Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant Gen Sello Kwena, commended the police and all other role players for their continued collaborative efforts. Kwena said this will send a clear message that crime will not be tolerated in the province.
Sesthwantsho: Baeteledipele kwa Ntshwanahatse ba thankgolotse letsema la go kampela mabitla
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Baagi ba motse wa Ntswanahatshe, gaufi le Dryharts mono Taung, ba kaile fa ba thankgolotse letsema la go kampela mabitla a bone. Mongwe wa barulaganyi ba letsema le, Lesley Tsolo are seno se tla morago ga gore diphologolo di senye difikantswe (tombstones) tsa ba malapa le ba masika a bone.
“Rona jaaka baagi, re ile ra bona go le botlhokwa go tla ka letsema le. Kakanyo e, e tla morago ga gore re bone mabitla a batsadi ba rona, ga mmogo le ba masika a digwa ke diphologolo ka ntlheng ya gore ga gona legora le le siameng le le ka thibelang diphologolo tse go tsena ko mabitleng.
“Re ile ra ribolola letsema le, le go itsise baagi ka maitlhomo le maikaelelo a rona. Mme re itumetse thata go bona tshegetso go tswa mo baagi ka kakaretso. Go fitlha ga jaana, ga gona ope o neelanang ka tshegetso ya ledi go tshegetsa letsema le, ntle le baagi. Ledi le re le bonang mo baaging, ra le tsaya mme re le tlatse go reka dilwana tse ditlhokegang mo go ageng legora le,” Tsolo wa tlhalosa.
Are ba simolotse go tsenya legora mo mabitleng mo letlhakoreng le lengwe, mme ba tla fetela go lelengwe. Re eletsa thata gore baagi ka kakaretso ba tsene le rona mo torong e ya go tlhabolola motse wa rona. Tsolo are se, ga se letsema la bofelo le le tlileng go thankgololwa kwa Ntswanahatshe, gonne ba setse ba dirile tsheka-tsheko ya ditlhokego mo motseng.
“Matlhaga-tlhaga are a bonang mo baagi, a re tlhotlheleditse gore re lebelele sengwe gape se re tla se dirang, mme maikaelelo ele go tlhabolola motse wa rona. Se segolo se ke neng ke se eletsa ke gore, badiri ba rona ba ba re thusang ka go ithaopa, re se ba lebale fa go nna le letsema lengwe le le duelang mo motseng wa rona.
Mongwe wa baeteledipele, Boitumelo Dilapiso, le ene o kgwa ka tlhaa.
“Rena le matsapa a le mantsi mo motseng wa rona, ke ka moo re tlileng ka porogerama e ya go baakanya mabitla. Fa o tla go lebelela, botlhoka-tiro bo ko godimo mo motseng. Basha ba le bantsi ba na le ditlankana tsa dithutego tse di maleba, fela ga go fetoge sepe.
“Matsapa ke gore, ga rena keteledipele e maleba mo motseng wa rona. Le puso e itshetse moriti o tsididi mabapi le go tlisa ditlhabologo mo motseng wa rona,” Dilapiso wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, mongwe wa baagi, Mothusi Dikwelane are tiriso e botlhatswa ya diritibatsi le nnotagi, ke tlhoba-boroko mo motseng wa bone. Dikwelane yo ga jaana a dirisang metsameko ya kgwele ya dinao ga mmogo le bolotlowa go ka ntsha basha kwa mebileng are, ba lobaka ba itsise sepodisi gore ke bo mang batho ba ba rekisetsang basha seritibatsi sa nyaope, fela ga go mokgwasa ope.
“Kgang ya diritibatsi e utlwisa botlhoko, me re ile ra itsise ba ba maleba gore gona le batho ba ba gwebang ka diritibatsi. Fela, ga gona sepe se se diriwang. Sepodisi ga se dire sepe, mme re lobaka re ikuela go sone go tsiboga. Ka maswabi, ga go nko e tswang le mina.
“Tiriso e botlhatswa ya diritibatsi le nnotagi di bolaile basha ba le ba ntsi. Ebile, bana ba setse ba feta bagolo ka ditebego, mme letsema le, le tlile go re thusa thata. Re ile ra tlhopa komiti e e tla re etelelang pele, mme e dira bosigo le motshegare bagaetsho,” Dikwelane wa tlhalosa
The South African Football Association (SAFA) said it has noted the attempt to create a negative narrative and derail the Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana programmes. SAFA president, Danny Jordaan said they will not be detracted from their plans and are fully focused on qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
“Bafana Bafana are participating in the FIFA Series international friendlies pilot project in Algeria, which runs from 18 to 26 March 2024. Banyana Banyana are playing the final round of the Paris Olympic qualifier against Nigeria between the 1st and the 9th of April 2024.
“There is one matter we wish to address, and it is related to SAFA CEO, Lydia Monyepao. Monyepao has dismissed the claims that, she wants to quit and has been bullied by me. So, we describe the claim as malicious gossip with the contempt it deserves,” said Jordaan.
Meanwhile, Monyepao said: “We have a normal working relationship with Jordaan and I have no intention to quit, as claimed. Jordaan and I have a healthy working relationship.
“In fact, we were together in Côte d’Ivoire recently during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and met on 4 March 2024, to discuss the upcoming programmes of Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana, amongst other football matters.”
Picture: The suspected stolen vehicle recovered by the police during raid/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
More than 1000 suspects were arrested by the police for various crimes during Operation Shanela. The North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said 58 arrests were made for drug-related offences, 31 for illegal dealing in liquor.
Myburgh further said 17 suspects were arrested for driving under the influence of liquor, eight for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, 37 for burglaries, 53 for malicious damage to property, while 67 suspected undocumented persons were handed over to the Department of Home Affairs for further processing.
“On 26 February 2024, Vryburg K9 and Mahikeng Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU), stopped the driver of a Toyota Etios Sedan, in Moffat Street, Vryburg. The vehicle was inspected and it was found to be stolen during April of 2023 in Silverton.
“The driver, Makatise Joseph Khuabo (42) was immediately arrested and appeared before the Vryburg Magistrate’s Court on 29 February 2024 for being in possession of a presumed stolen vehicle,” she said.
Myburgh added that Khuabo was remanded in custody until 5 March 2024, for a formal bail application. She said in another incident reported on 29 February 2024, the police in Taung received a tip-off regarding a man (32), who was allegedly in possession of an illegal firearm.
“This led the police to a premises, where the accused, Lesedi Nthutang was allegedly found being in possession of an illegal firearm. Nthutang was arrested and appeared before the Taung Magistrate’s Court on 1 March 2024.
“He was granted R500 bail and his case was postponed until 8 March 2024. Arrests were also made for serious and violent crimes that included 10 for murder, 193 for assault with the intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), 111 for assault common, and nine for rape,” said Myburgh.
She said during the detective wanted suspect raids operations, 293 suspects who were wanted for numerous charges, were arrested. Myburgh said all suspects will make their respective court appearances in various courts this week.
“Operation Shanela focuses on high density operations and keeping the province safe and secure. It will continue to be successful after 1154 suspects were nabbed for numerous crimes between 26 February 2024 and 3 March 2024,” she said.
Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant Gen, Sello Kwena, commended the police and all other role players for their continued collaborative efforts. Kwena said this will send a clear message that crime will not be tolerated in the province.
A man (29) was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the De Aar Regional Court for attempted murder. Jorey Jonas was also sentenced to eight years imprisonment for rape, but it was wholly suspended for five years. He raped a woman (18).
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said Jonas had an argument with a woman, who was with her daughter (4). Sam said the argument escalated to a fight that led to the accused assaulting the victim and stabbing her daughter with a knife.
“The court found the accused guilty of attempted murder and imposed a 5 years imprisonment and declared him unfit to possess a firearm.
“In a separate matter, a man who had sexual relationship with a girl (12) in Victoria West, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The accused, Zwelibanzi Ntlokomfana was also declared unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, applauded the De Aar FCS Unit’s investigating officers, Detective Warrant Officer, Melany Oliphant and Detective Constable, Erick Ngcapayi for the sterling investigations that ensured that the perpetrators are brought to book.
Otola said the police will continue to ensure that Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) and child victims are protected and feel safe.
A man (21) has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by the Northern Cape High Court sitting in Kimberley for murder, assault GBH, malicious damage to property, attempted arson and malicious damage to property. Wendell Swartz crime spree started on 23 September 2022, where he assaulted a man (29) with a panga in Koopmansfontein when attending a braai at a friend’s house.
Swartz then proceeded to smash all the windows of the vehicle belonging to his friend before fleeing the scene. On 22 March 2023, he set his parent’s house alight in Delportshoop.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said, Swartz then threw his sister and niece out the window, unfortunately he fled the scene while the police were assisting the two young girls.
Ehlers further said on 1 April 2023, Swartz slit the throat of a traditional healer (59), when she went to pray in the veld. She added that, the lifeless body of a traditional healer was discovered wrapped in a duvet the following day.
“The accused was arrested on 3 April 2023 at his parents’ home in Deportshoop. The community is encouraged to use the Rate-My-Service online survey to comment on the sterling work by the Delportshoop Detectives.
“The sentences will run concurrently. Swartz will serve 16 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to all charges,” said Ehlers.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, commended Detective Warrant Officer Jim Williams of the Deportshoop Detective Unit for securing the conviction against Swartz, who committed a spree of crimes between September 2022 and April 2023.
Sesthwantsho: Molatofadiwa wa polao le maiteko a polao, Tshwaro Mangwegape
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Baagi ba re ba amogela tshwetso ya kgotlhatshekelo ya Taung, go ka busetsa kgetsi ya polao le maiteko a polao kgatlhanong le mogwebi o a itsegeng, ebile ele mong wa maloba wa lefelo le le rekisang nnotagi la The Meat Brothers, Tshwaro Mangwegape (41) mo letsatsing la gompieno.
Mangwegape o tlhotse a tlhageletse ka boripana kwa kgotlhatshekelo, fela kgetsi ya gagwe ene ya busediwa morago go fitlha di 3 Moranang 2024. Go begwa fa Lekgotlha le tlhalositse fa le sentse le emetse dipholo tsa sethunya (ballistic test results), ga mmogo le makwalo-netefaletso (statements) go tswa go dipaki dingwe.
Mangwegape o latofadiwa ka go bolaya motshameki o diphatsa wa setlhopha sa kgwele ya dinao sa NWU Institute, Undivile “Vilo” Mdi (28) ga mmogo le go tlogela tsala ya gagwe ya tlhogo ya kgomo, Aobakwe Ernest Kokwe (33) ka dikgobalo tse di masisi.
Go begwa fa Mdi le Kokwe, ba ne ba le magareng ga batho ba ba neng ba etetse lefelo la The Meat Brothers Pub ka di 16 Sedimonthole 2023, go ya go ijesa monate fa gone go runya thuntso.
Go ya ka Mangwegape, Mdi le Kokwe, ba ne ba le gareng ga setlhotshwana se seneng sa tsena ka dikgoka kwa lefelo la gagwe le go senya dithoto. Morago ga tiragalo e, Mangwegape one a ineela kwa sepodising.
One a tshwarwa le go latofadiwa ka polao ga mmogo le maiteko a polao.
Kgabagare, mongwe wa baeteledipele wa baagi, Kgakololo Koji are batla dula ba letile. Koji are fela ga a itumelela matshosetsi a ba utlwileng, morago ga go rulaganya tebelelo letsatsi pele ga kgotlhatshekelo.
“Re le baagi re dumalana le kgotlhatshekelo gore e busetse kgetsi eno morago. Mme ga nkitla re fela pelo, mme re tla be re le fa gape ka di 3 Moranang 2024. O tla gopola gore motswana orile are, moseka phofu wa gagabo ga swe lentswe.
“Ke nnete re ne re rulagantse tebelelo mo letsatsing la maabane, fela ka ntlha ya seemo, ga ra kgona go tswelela kwa pele ka yone. Re amogetse dipego tsa gore go rulagantswe bo rasethunya (hitmen) bangwe gore ba tle go tsaya matshelo a rona,” Koji wa tlhalosa.
Koji are jaanong ba bone fa go le molemo gore ba emise ka tebelelo eo, ele go efoga tshololo ya madi. Koji are maitlhomo ene ele go tshwara tebelelo letsatsi pele ba ya kgotlha-tshekelo.
Several important milestones have been reached in the last week as part of the work underway to reform and professionalise the public service. These developments are vital both to advancing the goal of a capable developmental state and giving effect to recommendations of the State Capture Commission.
Earlier this week, the National Assembly passed two important pieces of legislation that will improve the functioning of the public service, strengthen accountability and increase efficiency. These bills – the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill and the Public Service Amendment Bill – will now go to the National Council of Provinces for consideration.
Also this week, the Department of Public Service and Administration published a new directive to guide departments in implementing the framework for the professionalisation of the public service.
This directive, together with the draft legislation, will have a far-reaching impact on the functioning of the public service. They give effect to some of our most important tasks.
Firstly, these reforms will help ensure that the best people are appointed to the public service and that they are given support to perform effectively.
The directive, for example, requires that a person can only qualify to be appointed to senior management in the public service if they have successfully completed the pre-entry programme known as Nyukela. The course, which is provided by the National School of Government and takes about 120 hours to complete, aims to ensure that all applicants to senior management have the knowledge and capabilities they need to succeed. The course aims to ensure that prospective senior managers are grounded in the values of good citizenship, ethical leadership and developmental public administration.
All shortlisted candidates must undertake two pre-entry assessments – a practical exercise that tests their competencies, and an integrity assessment that establishes their grasp of ethical principles and ability to take ethical decisions.
All new employees must undergo a compulsory induction programme within six months of appointment, and all current public servants must attend a compulsory re-orientation programme once every five years.
To ensure continuous learning and development throughout a public servant’s career, every department must spend at least 1% of their wage bill on training. To support this effort, the draft legislation currently in Parliament establishes the National School of Government as a national department to provide education and training to employees in all spheres of government, including municipalities and public entities.
During the State of the Nation Address last year, I announced that the National School of Government will work with the Human Sciences Research Council to undertake a skills audit in selected infrastructure and frontline services departments.
The first phase of the project has now been completed, giving us valuable insights into potential critical skills gaps in these departments. In infrastructure departments, for example, the report highlighted the need to improve knowledge of modern engineering practices, sustainable construction methods and environmental impact assessment. The results from the frontline services departments will support the work being done to improve the administration of public services and the quality of services provided. These skills audits have been well received and will help us to get the best that each public servant can offer.
Another important part of the most recent directive, is that the requirement of work experience has been waived for entry level posts in the public service. This must be accompanied by in-service training and support such as coaching and mentoring. Departments are also instructed to establish graduate recruitment schemes to attract young people leaving higher education institutions into the public service.
Secondly, the reforms contained in the draft legislation will significantly reduce the potential for undue political interference in the administration of government.
The Public Service Amendment Bill makes a clear distinction between the powers of elected officials, such as Ministers, and professional public servants, such as Directors-General or Heads of Department. The elected officials, legally defined as the Executive Authority, provides strategic and political direction, while heads of department are granted full administrative powers to run their departments.
This clear delineation of powers will make for a more professional and efficient public service. It will also help to prevent the kind of undue political interference in the administration of the state that the State Capture Commission found sometimes enabled corruption.
Another important change proposed in the legislation is to prohibit a head of department or an employee directly reporting to them from holding political office. This is to strengthen the distinction between political and administrative roles.
Thirdly, these reforms will improve coordination and accountability.
Among other things, the draft legislation will enable the transfer of public servants between national and provincial governments and municipalities. This will help to ensure that people with technical and scarce skills and capabilities can be moved to where they will have the greatest impact. This is particularly important for supporting municipalities, which often suffer from a shortage of skilled employees.
The draft legislation also assigns additional functions to the Director-General in the Presidency, in line with the National Development Plan, to create an administrative head of the public service to whom Directors-General would report on operational, organisational and administrative matters.
Fourthly, these reforms will strengthen the fight against corruption.
As part of the draft legislation, public servants who leave government may not, within 12 months of leaving, accept employment or appointment to the board of a service provider to which they were involved in awarding a contract. They may not perform any paid work or receive any other payment. Service providers or employees who contravene this provision would have committed a crime and could be fined up to R1 million.
To improve accountability and tackle corruption, an inter-departmental task team has developed a central register to track all dismissals and resignations with disciplinary cases pending in national and provincial government. This register currently has over 12,000 records. Work is underway to include information from local government and public entities. This will prevent public servants with disciplinary records being appointed in another part of the State.
All of these reforms will contribute to building a more effective and efficient state that is responsive and accountability. They will enable public servants to do their work without interference and with the necessary support. And they will provide impetus to our collective efforts to build a capable state that is better equipped to fundamentally transform and develop our society.
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