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For years, Mzansi didn’t know her face, but her name is etched in our conscience.

TODAY SUNDAY SUN PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE FACE OF COURAGE.

The people of Mzansi will remember the short, sad life of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo – and  everything she stood for. She was brought up as a daughter of the struggle, who lived and died a fighter. She passed away in Jozi on 8 October at the age of 41, of Aids-related causes.

Khwezi, which means “star”, was the name used to protect her identity during the Zuma rape trial of 2006. Accusing her father’s struggle friend brought her nothing but humiliation and exile.

But the accused got off and went on to rule the land – even though he never shook off the cartoon “shawara” on his head.

He was ridiculed after telling the court he took a shower after intercourse with Khwezi, to protect himself from the HI
virus.

Fezekile had no protection from Zuma’s defence lawyers, who tried every dirty trick in the book.

They portrayed her as a woman of low morals, while a mob outside the court burned mphepho and sang Zuma’s theme song Awulethu Mshini Wami.

Later, arsonists burned down her mum’s house.

Fezekile and her mum, Beauty Kuzwayo, were forced out of SA and granted asylum by the Netherlands.

She lived on for 10 more years as a fighter for women’s rights and an HIV activist, and eventually returned to KwaMashu, where she lived a low-profile life in a rented room as a student teacher.

Her family said she had been suffering from an undisclosed complaint.

A public memorial service is planned for this week.

A family member said she would be laid to rest yesterday in a private service for family only.

Former intelligence minister, Ronnie Kasrils, was on Robben Island with Judson Kuzwayo, Fezekile’s late dad.

And Kasrils took MKMVA Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association chairman, Kebby Maphatsoe, to court for defamation.

This after Maphatsoe had said Kasrils had arranged the rape charges against Zuma. Kasrils won the case and got R500 000.

He donated the money to Fezekile for her education, and also to help her mum, who is sick. – News24/IOL

– Sunday Sun

BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

Bokone Bophirima Community Safety and Transport Management department in partnership with the Mahikeng Airport Management Company (MAMco) will host the stakeholder and investor engagement session at the Mahikeng Airport on Friday.

Acting spokesperson for Community Safety department, Thabo Sematle said: “This is part of the lined-up activities set to embark on the marketing drive of the Mahikeng Airport as part of the Mahikeng Re-branding, Re-newing and Repositioning Programme (MRRRP).”

The event will take place at Mahikeng Airport at 6:00pm.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

Local Government and Human Settlements in North West embarked in on a mission to ensure that home ownership came into practice when 10 elderly persons in Utlwanang and Boitumelong near Christiana were handed over title deeds recently.

MEC Fenny Gaolaolwe said over 1000 title deeds will be handed over to the rest of the beneficiaries in both areas.

“The title deeds not only serve as proof of ownership, but it can also be used as an asset to build wealth. We have prioritised the elderly because they have been waiting for a while. By so doing, we want to show them love, care and we have not forgotten them,” Gaolaolwe said.

One of the beneficiaries, Mtemi Mtshwawo, 91 said she could now sleep with ease knowing that she has full proof of ownership of the house she is currently sharing with her grandchildren.

“I am old and frail but I am now happy that my children have a place they can call home and have proof to that effect,” Mtshwawo said.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 28 YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to ten years for house-breaking and another eight years for possession of explosives. The Hawks provincial spokesperson, Capt Tlangelani Rikhotso said Simon Moroke briefly appeared at Scweizer Reneke Regional Court on Wednesday.

“The accused was arrested after he allegedly entered the Morokane Agricultural Cooperative offices in Amalia through the roof. He blasted the safe with explosives and stole R40 000 from the safe.,” Rikhotso said.

She said the accused was also sentenced to eight years for possession of explosives and four years was suspended wholly.

The Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major Gen Linda Mbana lauded the investigating team. Mbana also warned that the Hawks will continue to be relentless when fighting crime in the province.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE
A man allegedly burnt his uncle to death in Nhole village, Taung. The atrocity took place on Tuesday and the suspect was arrested.

The details amid the incident is sketchy and we will do more follow-up. 

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

A 37-YEAR-OLD man was found guilty of murder and jailed to ten years in prison by Douglas Regional Court for murder on Monday.

Karel Katz was handed down 10 years imprisonment for a murder he committed in Campbell earlier this year.   

Northern Cape police spokesperson, Capt Sergio Kock said Lucas Rooibaatjie, 25 was stabbed by Katz at his house in Campbell after the two had an argument about the removal and disposal of a rock in the garden. 

“Katz ran into the house and fetched a knife. He stabbed his cousin, Lucas Rooibaatjie once in the chest. The victim tried to flee from the attacker, but dropped and succumbed to his injuries metres from where he was stabbed.

“He died on the scene and the suspect was immediately arrested by police. The accused later appeared in the Douglas Regional Court where he received R500 bail,” Kock said.

Magistrate Vernon Smith sentenced Katz to 10-years-effective imprisonment on Tuesday.

The Pixley Ka Seme Cluster Commander, Brigadier Nomahlubi Sofika lauds Detective Constable Algene Mandisa Son of the Campbell Detectives unit for a job well done. 

“The professional gathering of information by the investigating officer brought a water tight case to court. The sentencing of the suspect surely sends out a message to other perpetrators that transgressors of the law will be investigated, trialled and convicted.”

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BY REGINALD KANYANE
North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Local Government and Human Settlements will hold a meeting with the Department of Local Government and Human Settlements over Annual Report 2015/16 in the Legislature Committee Room 2 at 14H00.

Senior management of the department including representatives from the Office of the Auditor General will attend the meeting.

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Bokone Bophirima Community Safety and Transport Management MEC, Dr Motlhabane calls for peaceful protests in the province and the country at large. This follows a number of protests that are been reported in the province.
Yesterday in Lehurutshe hundreds of learners were left stranded on their first day of school reopening for the last term of their 2016 schooling year when the roads were closed by protesters making it impossible for learners to access their taxi and bus transport.
Some learners were offloaded from taxis and prevented from going to school.
“This is so frustrating because some of us we are supposed to write a test for final preparatory examinations. They are so cruel, how can they just destroy our future like this. Denying us education like this won’t give them water,” said one of the stranded learners from Ramotshere Secondary School.
The protest still continues and the N4 road to Skilpardhek at the Dinokana area has since been closed yesterday together with the Swaartkopfontein road.
Motorists are advised to take alternative routes which are the Ramatlabama and Kopfontein border routes travelling to and from Botswana.
At the Mmabatho Nursing College the situation was also reportedly violent following the students protests. Properties are allegedly damaged at the college following these protests.
At the North West University, Mahikeng campus, police had to use rubber bullets to disperse an uncontrollable crowd.
MEC Dr Motlhabane said it is worrying to see how people are raising their concerns given that South Africa is a liberated country. “In the past years against apartheid this would’ve been understandable but in this era, it really amazes me on how people can be so unashamedly violent.
South Africa is a liberated country, we have better ways of raising our concerns since our government leadership is always on the ground and always available, our eyes and ears are on our people’s interest.
We humbly request our people to protest in a manner that enhances tenets of our democracy and within the provision of the constitution. Destroying of public and private property will not bring us water, will not bring us service delivery nor provide a settlement agreement for us regarding fees must fall. But through round table discussions and dialoques all these can swiftly be settled,” said Dr Motlhabane.

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JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness News has learnt that a formal summons has now been issued for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. 

NPA head Shaun Abrahams called for a press briefing early on Tuesday morning in Pretoria. 

‘s understood that the summons is for a charge of fraud. 

It has been issued for Gordhan, former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy Sars Commissioner Ivan Pillay.

It’s believe the charge of fraud relates to the payout made by Sars to Pillay when he took early retirement.

At 10am, the rand was trading at R17,11 to the British pound, R13,91 to the US dollar and R15,49 to the euro. 

By 10:20am, it was trading at R17,49 to the pound, R14,23 to the dollar and R15,82 to the euro. 

More to follow on this developing story. 

Source: http://www.ewn.co.za

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BY REGINALD KANYANE

GOLFERS from around the Bokone Bophirima province and neighbouring countries such as Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland will from this week participate in the first of its kind Small Dorpies Golf Challenge to be hosted by the provincial departments of Tourism, Education and Sport Development and the North West Development Corporation. 

North West provincial government spomesperson, Brian Setswambung said the hosting of this unique golf challenge was pronounced by North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo in his State of the Province Address in February 2016.

“Mahumapelo said this initiative will go a long way in attracting tourism activities and unleashing small dorpies’ business and investment opportunities.

“Central to the Bokone Bophirima Small Dorpies Open Golf Challenge is to create opportunities that will change the economic landscape of the province with particular emphasis on small dorpies,” Setswambung said.

He added that this tournament serves as a build up to the 2016 Bokone Bophirima Small Dorpies Open Golf Challenge to be launched later in the current financial year.  

“The small dorpies golf tournament which is held in line with the fifth administration’s five concretes, namely, growing the province’s economy through Agriculture, Culture and Tourism, developing the Villages, Townships and Small Dorpies economy, improving delivery of services through Setsokotsane, Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal, and the philosophy of Saamwerk-Saamtrek, will take place at Zeerust Golf Course   on  Tuesday,” he said.

Setswambung further said the golf tournament will also take place at Koster Golf Course  on Saturday and in Wolmaranstad Golf Course on Wednesday next week. 

The tournament will end at Christiana Golf Course on Saturday, 22 October 2016.

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