North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements & Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Nono Maloyi calls on eligible voters to use the upcoming voter registration weekend, to register to vote in the 2024 General Elections. Maloyi said, according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), nearly 23 296 voting stations in all municipalities across the country will be open for voter registration over the weekend from 18 to 19 November 2023.
“I want to take this opportunity to make a clarion call to all the residents, especially first-time voters who are mainly young people, to register to vote in order to participate in the 7th General Elections to be held sometime next year.
“This opportunity cannot be taken lightly as many of our leaders laid their lives in order for us to enjoy this freedom and be able to vote for the leaders of our choice,” he said.
Maloyi further said all South Africans aged 16 and older can register to vote, but to vote one needs to be 18 years or older. He added that to register, one needs a South African Identity Document (ID) – either a green barcoded ID book, ID Smart Card, or a valid temporary ID certificate.
“Those who are already registered can make use of this opportunity this weekend to verify and update their information with IEC,” said Maloyi.
Picture: The illicit cigarettes confiscated/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
The police have seized various brands of illicit cigarettes and wooka tobacco to the value of R7.8 million and issued R1500 fines for dealing in illicit medicine. The shop owners were also served with compliance notices, requesting them to provide the authorities with the required documentation permitting them to possess such consignments.
Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said, one suspect (33), who is a Bangladeshi national, was arrested on a previous warrant of arrest and will appear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court soon. Sam said the police are reinforcing efforts to eradicate the sale and trafficking of counterfeit goods, with a focus on illicit cigarettes and tobacco products.
“The Provincial Organised Crime Unit and Provincial Crime Intelligence in conjunction with, the Provincial Firearm, Liquor and Second Hand Goods Unit (FLASH), the Kimberley Public Order Police (POP), the Kuruman K9, Highway Patrol, and Crime Prevention Units, Prieska VISPOL, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) Customs and National Rapid Response team and the Department of Home Affairs Immigration Services conducted intelligence driven operations.
“The operations that commenced on 13 November 2023, were executed in Kimberley, Kuruman and Prieska. These multi-disciplinary operations were conducted on intelligence gathering efforts,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, applauded the collective efforts of law enforcement agencies, citing that the current levels of illicit trade, need to be addressed urgently and the police will strengthen compliance control measures in combatting illicit-related crimes.
Sepodisi mo kgaolong ya Taung, se ikuela go botlhe ba ba tlileng go kgaoganya madi a letsema le lebidiwang stokvel, ba ikele tlhoko ka dinako tsotlhe. Se se tla morago ga gore, maloko a le mabedi a stokvel kwa motseng wa Mokgareng, ba tseelwe madi a lekanyediwa go R113 000.
Go begwa fa maloko a, ba ne ba bala madi mme ene ya re moragonyana fa o mongwe wa leloko a tsamaile, banna ba le babedi ba ne ba kgorogelwa o madi a ne a le mo go ene. Go begwa fa ba ne ba fitlha ba mo supa ka sethunya, mme ba mo kaela gore a ba neele madi.
Fela mosadi yo, one a latola fa madi a le mo go ene. Go begwa fa banna ba, ba ne ba puruputsha ntlo le go batlana le madi. Ene ya nna a o ne o mpeile motho, mme ba ne ba tsamaya ka nngobo e sa fotlhwa. Go ya ka dipego, mosadi yo, one a letsetsa one a bala madi le ene, mme a mo kopa gore a tle go tsaya madi a, gonne gona le batho ba kgale ba mo supile ka sethunya ba a batla.
Go kaiwa fa sepodisi le sone sene sa lelediwa, mme mosadi o le ene, one a tla go tsaya madi a. Fela, tshega ene ya fapoga mo e nnang teng fa mosadi o tshotseng madi a ne a tla a tlhapile ka dikeledi, le go kaela mapodisi fa banna bao, ba ntse ba ile kwa lelapeng la gagwe, mme ba tshotse madi ao.
Go ya ka sebueledi sa sepodisi mo Bokone Bophirima kwa sedikeng sa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen, tiragalo e ke ya ka Sontaga.
“Re ikuela go maloko a stokvel go se ntshe madi a bone kwa polokelong, mme se ba tla se dirang ke go tsenyetsa maloko a bone madi ka mokgwa wa EFT.
“Ga gona ope o tshwerweng mo tiragalong e, mme go begiwa fa banna bao ba ne ba le babedi. Tiragalo e e tshwanang le e e diragetse gape kwa motseng wa Lokaleng ka Lamatlhatso,” van Rooyen wa tlhalosa.
Setshwantshopapiso: Baithuti ba sekolo sa Mokgareng ba itumeletse tiragatso ya seopedi sa mmino wa Gospel
Ka OBAKENG MAJE
Baithuti ba le bane ba marematlou kwa sekolong se segolwane sa Mokgareng, gaufi le Taung, ba ba ne ba tsenetse dikampa tsa go kwala diteko tsa bofelo jwa ngwaga, ba kobilwe kwa kampeng eo. Go begwa fa baithuti ba ba basetsana, ba ne ba thoba kwa kampeng eo ka Lamatlhatso bosigo, mme ba ya go iphanya ka ntse.
Go begwa fa baithuti ba, ba ne ba tla ba nkga bojalwa ba re phuu, mme ba fitlha ba tsosa modumo le go baka dintwa kwa kampeng eo. Sebueledi sa Lefapha la Thuto mo Bokone Bophirima, Mphata Molokwane, o netefadileditse Taung DailyNews, fa ele nnete gore baithuti bao, ba ne ba thoba le go ya go nwa bojalwa, fela o ganeditse dipego tsa gore, ba ile ba baka dintwa.
“Ka Lamatlhatso bosigo ka ura ya 11, mogokgo wa sekolo one a letsediwa ke mongwe wa lekolo la lekgotlha-tsamaiso ya sekolo (School Governing Body), mme a mo kaela fa gona le baithuti ba ba tagilweng, ebile ba lwantsha moithuti mongwe. Gone ka nako eo, mogokgo one a tabogela kwa sekolong, mme a fitlhela go sena ntwa.
“Fela, ke nnete o fitlhetse baithuti bao, ba iphantse ka ntse. Ga go itsiwe gore baithuti ba, ba thobile jang kwa kampeng, gonne dikgoro tsa sekolo di ne di lotletswe. Mogokgo one a ntsha baithuti bao mo go ba bangwe, mme a ba tsenya mo phaphusing ya bone ba le nosi,” Molokwane wa tlhalosa.
Molokwane are, ene ya re mo mosong ka la Tshipi, mogokgo one a itsise baithuti bao, fa ba kobilwe kwa kampeng eo. Molkwane are gape, go ne go na le dipego tsa gore, gona le batho bangwe ba ba sa itsiweng ba ba ne ba kokota mo diphaphusing tsa baithuit bangwe fa ba robetse.
“Fela, morago ga dipatlisiso, ga re a bona ope kwa sekolong, mme re belaela fa ene ele mongwe wa baithuti ba basimane morago ga go utlwa modumo kwa diphaphusing tsa basetsanyana. Mogokgo one a netefatsa fa baithuti ba sireletsegile kwa sekolong, mme go sena matshosetsi ape.
“Ka ura ya bosupa mo mosong, mogokgo gape one a bona mogala go tswa go modula-setilo wa lekgotlha-tsamaiso la sekolo, yo one a mo kaela fa a bone mogala go tswa go batsadi bangwe ba baithuti. One a kaela mogokgo fa batsadi bao, ba tshosetsa ka go ntsha bana ba bone kwa kampeng gonne ba sa sireletsega,” Molokwane wa tlhalosa.
Molokwane are, gape mogokgo one a tabogela kwa sekolong. Are ba ne ba tsireganya, mme ba netefaletsa batsadi fa baithuti ba sireletsegile.
Kgabagare, modula-setilo wa lekoko la sepolotiki la Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) kwa kgorwaneng ya bosupa, Moelegang Magano are: “Re ile ra kopana le botsaisi jwa sekolo, mme ra dumalana ka bongwe jwa pelo gore, re tlile go thusa sekolo ka go netefatsa fa baithuti ba sireletsegile. Jaanong, re dumalane KA go thapa mongwe wa batlhankela ba tshireletso ba banang le ditlankana tse di maleba go ka netefatsa fa tshireletso ele ya maemo a kwa godimo kwa sekolong.”
A-25-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Atamelang Regional Court for raping a girl (19). On the night of 6 December 2020, the complainant and two of her cousins arrived at their home from a tavern in Ottosdal.
Lucky Tshepang Mothowatlhaga subsequently accosted her, while she was knocking on the door.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson, Henry Mamothame said, this happened, while the victim’s two cousins were also knocking on the opposite door of the house.
Mamothame further said, that Mothowatlhaga then dragged her to his residence, at which the two cousins rushed to the neighbour’s house to call for help.
“At the time they came back to assist, the two had already disappeared. Upon arrival at his residence, the accused threatened the complainant with a knife before repeatedly raping her. He only let her leave the following morning.
“The matter was reported to the police and the accused was arrested and granted bail. However, Mothowatlhaga failed to appear before the court and he was re-arrested. His bail was revoked and pleaded not guilty to the charge,” he added.
In aggravation of sentence, the state prosecutor, Adv Edward Manicus, urged the court not to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence, as there were no compelling circumstances to do so.
Magistrate Stefanus Du Toit agreed with the state and stressed the seriousness and prevalence of the offense, as well as the traumatic experience suffered by the complainant. The court declared him unfit to possess a firearm and his name was ordered to be registered in the register of sexual offenders.
Meanwhile, the Director of Public Prosecutions in the North West, Dr Rachel Makhari, lauded the prosecutor, Detective Mmolawa from the South African Police Service, and other role players for a collaboration that yielded a successful conviction.
Picture: Banyana Banyana players celebrating a victory
OBAKENG MAJE
Banyana Banyana continues to reap the benefits of their hard work and this was evident when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the nominations for the 2023 CAF Awards on Tuesday. The nominees were selected based on performances between December 2022 and November 2023 and the awards will be hosted in Morocco on 11 December 2023.
Banyana Banyana is the reigning champions of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and made history at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup by becoming the first South African senior national team to make it past the group stages of a FIFA tournament.
CAF said: “A distinguished panel made up of CAF Technical Experts, Legends, and selected media representatives decided on the nominees, taking into consideration their performances at all levels from December 2022 to November 2023.”
Ellis is up for the Coach of the Year award, which she has claimed on three consecutive occasions (2018, 2019, and 2022). Six players are nominated for the Player of the Year award, which has been previously won by Noko Matlou and Thembi Kgatlana in 2008 and 2018 respectively.
CAF Awards 2023 nominations for South Africa:
National Team of the Year – South Africa (Banyana Banyana)
Coach of the Year – Desiree Ellis
Goalkeeper of the Year – Andile Dlamini and Kaylin Swart
Young Player of the Year – Thubelihle Shamase
Interclub player of the Year – Lebohang Ramalepe
Player of the Year – Thembi Kgatlana, Hildah Magaia, Jermaine Seoposenwe, Refiloe Jane, Linda Motlhalo, and Andile Dlamini.
In other nominations for South African football, Bafana Bafana stars, Percy Tau and Ronwen Williams were each nominated in two categories. Tau is part of the 30-man list for the Player of the Year and Interclub Player of the Year. Williams is nominated for Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year categories.
Kaizer Chiefs’ Ranga Chivaviro also made the cut for the Interclub Player of the Year category.
The Mamelodi Sundowns men’s and women’s teams are nominated under the Team of the Year category.
The police in Taung are looking for six suspects who allegedly robbed members of stokvel R11 000. It is alleged that, the members of stokvel were counting money at a certain house in Lokaleng village, near Taung on Saturday when the suspects pounced on them.
According to the North West police spokesperson in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati cluster, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen, the police are investigating the matter.
“The victims were counting the Stokvel money. After counting, six suspects entered the premises and pointed them with firearms and knives. They threatened the victims and ordered them to hand the money over. No arrests were made yet,” she said.
Meanwhile, the suspects are allegedly known to the victims and the arrests is imminent.
Picture: Drugs allegedly confiscated during operation/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A 35-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for dealing in drugs. This comes after the police received a tip-off about alleged drug dealing at Pabalello, near Upington during Operation Shanela on Friday. The ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sergeant Omphile Masegela said, the Upington Border Police and K9 police, followed up and searched the identified house.
Masegela further said they seized cocaine to the value of R90 720, dagga to the value of R1 300, and an undisclosed amount of cash believed to be the proceeds of drugs were confiscated.
“The suspect is expected to appear in the Upington Magistrate’s Court soon. The continuous fight against drug dealing by the police in the ZF Mgcawu District led to the arrest,” he said.
The CAF Coaching Convention has re-admitted the South African Football Association (SAFA), paving the way for South Africa to host the CAF A License Coaching diploma from 13-20 November 2023. The prestigious course will be divided into four phases and requires a total of 200 hours of study.
SAFA Technical Director Walter Steenbok said, among the selected batch of coaches from 65 applications, a total of 25 participants can now look forward to earning their coveted CAF A badges by June 2024. Steenbok expressed his satisfaction about this turn of events and said they are extremely excited about the upcoming course.
“We believe that, the association has taken a big step forward by being back in the convention. CAF regulations stipulate that, head coaches must possess either a Pro or CAF A license before sitting on benches during continental competitions like the Champions League and the Confederations Cup, leading us towards empowering our local talented coaches.
“Earlier this year, we expressed that, our goal was to ensure that coaches are fully equipped for their duties. A significant achievement towards this objective is the re-introduction of the CAF A License, which is considered as a major accomplishment to SAFA’s Coach Education department,” he said.
Steenbok further said they anticipate that, more courses will be available for both male and female coaches by 2024. He added that, it has been six years since they conducted the CAF B and A course in South Africa, however, they have managed to get accreditation and satisfy the new manuals’ requirements of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
“The coaches listed below have been accepted into the course with success: Alliance Kubayi, Alex Zondi, Bilton Musonda, Boebie Solomons, Bongani Manzini, Carol Kanyemba, Dennis Makinka, Eric Tinkler, Gavin Hunt, Godfrey Sapula, Grand de Smidt, Jabulani Mendu, Kabelo Malapane, Lunga Ngwane, Marcus Mashilo, Monde Hlatshwayo, Nkosana Mabhena, Pogiso Makhoye, Sailor Tshabalala, Steve Barker, Tiro Van Rooyen, Tlisane Motaung, Thulani Mthimkulu, Wesley Segel and Zane Ryklief.
Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos has named his final 23-member squad for this month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. Broos’ charges host Benin at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on 18 November 2023 and then travel to East Central Africa, to face Rwanda on 21 November 2023.
Broos said, he has confidence in the players he has selected to get the World Cup qualifying campaign off to a good start. He said striker, Lyle Foster was not part of the team that was named on Friday afternoon.
“The Burnley player’s omission was due to a medical problem. I spoke to the doctor of the club and to the coach, and they asked me to be discreet about it. Lyle is a good player and has progressed a lot in the last year.
“He did very well also in the English Premier League with Burnley and already scored three times this season. This is the kind of player you always want in your team, certainly when those important games are coming up. But it is what it is and we cannot change it. We hope he will recover as soon as possible,” said Broos.
He further said the team will go into camp at the University of Pretoria on 13 November 2023 and travel to Durban on 17 November 2023. Broos added that, after playing Benin in the coastal city, they will travel to Rwanda on 19 November 2023 and return to South Africa on 22 November 2023.
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