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Krejcir charged with murder


Johannesburg – Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and three co-accused face a charge of murder, the Alexander Magistrate’s Court heard on Tuesday.

“I am adding another charge, of the murder of Phumlani Ncube, to the case,” said prosecutor Lawrence Gcaba.

“The murder charge is against accused one, five, six and seven.”

Krejcir, Siboniso Miya, police sergeant Nandi Nkosi and Nkanyiso Mafunda are accused of the murder of Ncube.

Ncube was killed in July last year. His body was found dumped in Heidelberg.

Krejcir, Miya, Zoduma Biyela, Jacob Nare, Mafunda, Nkosi and Owen Serero appeared before Magistrate Reiner Boshoff on charges of conspiring to commit murder.

Postponed for further investigating

They are all alleged to have been part of a group that conspired to kill police Colonel Nkosana Ximba and investigator Paul O’Sullivan.

The two men had been investigating Krejcir.

The first four suspects, Miya, Biyela, Nare and Serero, were arrested on 9 January.

Nkosi and Krejcir were subsequently arrested and charged in March.

Boshoff granted the State a request for a postponement for further investigation.

“The magnitude of this case, even at face value, indicates that this is a complex matter,” Boshoff said.

“I will grant the postponement so that the State finalises its investigation.”

Gcaba said fingerprint investigations from five vehicles and firearms involved in the case still needed to be completed.

Tight security

Another application would be brought against Mafunda at a later stage, he said.

Lawyers for each of the accused objected to the request for postponement.

Annelene van der Heeven, for Krejcir, said the request was an abuse of the justice system.

“The request is unreasonable, especially in the absence of further information from the State.”

There was tight security around the accused.

Relatives of the accused filled the public gallery. Ncube’s family sat quietly as they listened to the proceedings.

His mother kept wiping tears from her eyes after Gcaba announced her son’s name in court.

Krejcir’s wife, Katerina Krejcirova, arrived with their son Dennis and a lawyer.

Earlier, before proceedings started, she handed a suit for Krejcir to wear to one of the heavily-armed police officers at the court.

The case was postponed to 13 June.
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Data Capturers wanted at Department of Education


If you have matric or any equivalent qualification and you are looking for a job, then this opportunity is for you. The Gauteng Province Department of Education is looking for 30 Data Capturers within the HR Provisioning Directorate.

People to contact for hand deliveries or postal addresses:

http://www.careersportal.co.za/careers/careers/3343-data-capturers-wanted-at-department-of-education-gauteng.html

Closing Date: 09 May 2014
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Television Archivist Internship at Mnet


M-Net seeks to appoint a qualified Employment Equity individual to assume responsibility as Television Archivist (Intern). This position is open to People with Disabilities. This person will report to the Manager: Television Archives and will be based at their offices in Randburg.

The Television Archivist (Internship) position will be responsible for the effective cataloguing of the M-Net content for retrieval and preservation purposes.

COMPETENCIES

Functional capabilities which are critical to the production of quality outputs are:

• The ability to write informative and descriptive abstracts

• Basic knowledge of copyright

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)

• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines

• Ability to deal with detail for concentrated periods of time

• Ability to learn quickly

• Ability to be flexible and adapt to different situations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Relevant graduate and/or post-graduate degree in Information & Knowledge Management

• An excellent understanding of customer service/service excellence

• Passion for the media industry

Please forward copies of your comprehensive CV to Sameera.Balkissoon@mnet.co.za

Closing date: 25 April 2014

Please note that if you have not received any feedback by 30 May 2014 your application has been unsuccessful.
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‘Amcu member arrested for attempted murder’


By Obakeng Maje
Rustenburg-An Impala employee and an Association of Mine and Construction Workers Union (AMCU) affiliate been arrested by the police for the strike-related violence in Rustenburg.

The 27 year-old man has been on the run from the police since March 2014.  According to police reports, on Friday at about 18: 00, the suspect and a group of other AMCU members allegedly attacked two fellow Impala workers outside a scrap yard at Extension 13 in Boitekong.

The victims, a 35-year-old woman and a 38 year-old male were severely assaulted and also stabbed with spears. They managed to escape and sought assistance.

“The group of striking AMCU members subsequently went into hiding after their senseless attack. On Tuesday police followed information and arrested Khayalethu Mzimela at Sunrise View in Boitekong” brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.

Some members of the group are still at large. However, the police are following leads and their arrest is imminent.

Mzimela made a brief appearance at the Bafokeng Magistrates’ Court last week Thursday facing charges of Attempted Murder.

The case was postponed to Thursday, 24 April 2014 for further investigation.

“He was denied bail and remanded into custody. The case is being investigated by the Platinum Belt Task Team” Ngubane said.

The North West Provincial Commissioner has commended the work of the Platinum Belt investigating task team.

“This is proof enough that mob psychology does not work, doing criminal activities within a group will end up with the actual perpetrators  being arrested” said Lieutenant General Mbombo. 

She further said the efforts to arrest those who continue to commit crime in the platinum belt will continue.-TDN
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The Thandulwazi Intern-Teacher Training Programme


Are you interested in a career as a teacher of Mathematicsl Physical Science/ECD (Early Childhood Development)? The Thandulwazi Intern-Teacher Training Programme, part of the St Stithians Foundation educational outreach programme, is offering prospective teachers the opportunity to study towards a part-time 4-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) or 2-year postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), through UNISA.

You will also be gaining workplace experience at St Stithians College. These positions will be appointed from January 2015.

Preference will be given to aspiring teachers who are:

Passionate about exploring a career in teaching Mathematics, Physical Science or Early Childhood Development/Foundation Phase.

Students already registered in one of the above courses with UNISA.

Grade 12 learners eager to explore a career in teaching who display strong academic results especially in Maths and/or Science.

South African citizens residing in Johannesburg.

From previously disadvantaged groups and/or students in need of financial assistance (Students who wish to gain on-the-job experience, but who don’t need financial assistance may also apply.)

Benefits you will receive:

Mentoring by an experienced educator

Valuable professional training and workplace experience within an IEB school environment.

In addition, you may qualify for one or more of the following benefits, depending on your financial needs analysis:

Payment of tuition fees and a textbook allowance’ Daily meal allowance during term time

Workshop Conference allowance

A monthly stipend.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this wonderful opportunity, please click here to apply online.

Closing date for applications: 12 May 2014.

Your can also visit http://www.stithian.com or http://www.thandulwazi.com

Man United sack David Moyes


London – David Moyes left Manchester United on Tuesday after a hugely disappointing season as manager since replacing Alex Ferguson last July.

Announcing the departure in a brief statement, shortly after staff arrived for work at the Carrington training ground, United thanked the Scot for “the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role”.

Newspapers had earlier reported the game was up for Moyes, trumpeting the ‘End of an Error’ after the American owners, the Glazer family, lost patience.

Moyes, who turns 51 on Friday, was appointed on the recommendation of fellow-Scot Ferguson, who retired at the end of last season after 26 years in the job.

Ferguson had steered United to the title last season for the 13th time last season and 20th overall.

Moyes’s sudden departure evokes memories of the traumatic spell the Old Trafford club suffered between 1969 and 1971 when Matt Busby retired after 24 years as boss.

His hand-picked successor Wilf McGuinness only lasted 18 months before Busby took over the reins again.

It is highly improbable Ferguson will swap his lucrative career as an after-dinner speaker and business consultant for the dugout.

According to media reports, United have courted Dutchman Louis van Gaal, who will quit as coach of the Netherlands after the World Cup in Brazil in June and July.

Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs, 40, who has been working as one of Moyes’s coaching assistants, could be put in charge for the final four games of the season.

Moyes, who was previously in charge of Everton for 11 seasons without winning a trophy, was given a six-year contract by United but they have lurched from one crisis to another.

A shockingly lame performance in a 2-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday was the final straw for the Glazers, with seventh-placed United failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1995-96.

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Krejcir, co-accused return to court


Johannesburg – Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and six others are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday for conspiring to commit murder.

The case was postponed during the last court proceedings for further investigations.

A seventh person linked to Krejcir’s criminal investigation was arrested two weeks before their court appearance.

Makgale said at the time that 33-year-old Welcome Nkanyiso Mafunda was charged with conspiracy.

The group is alleged to have been part of a group that conspired to kill police Colonel Ximba and investigator Paul O’Sullivan earlier this year.

Ximba and O’Sullivan had been investigating Krejcir.

The first four suspects, Sboniso Miya, Zoduma Biyela, Jacob Nare and Owen Serero, were arrested on 9 January.

Krejcir was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in March.

Subsequent to that, female police Sergeant Nandi Nkosi and Krejcir were arrested.

Kidnapping case

One of the men was also linked to the kidnapping and attempted murder case which Krejcir faces in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.

The kidnapping case allegedly involves Krejcir, Sandton businessman Desai Luphondo, and two members of the Hawks – Warrant Officers Samuel Modise Maropeng and George Jeff Nthoroane.

They were arrested in November.

In June, they allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a man whose brother, known only as “Doctor”, disappeared with a 25kg shipment of tik he had been recruited to help smuggle through OR Tambo International Airport.

They allegedly kept the man at Krejcir’s Money Point business premises in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, for four days, and assaulted him.

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Guesthouse killings ‘senseless’


Jonathan Erasmus, The Witness
Durban – A weekend of birthday celebrations at an idyllic Free State farm resort ended in horror for a Durban couple when they were murdered as they slept.

Malvern residents Brian and Tilly Pope, aged 61 and 46, were shot and killed, and Brian’s son Warren was stabbed with a garden fork in the chest and throat. His wife Marlene was severely beaten.
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Fewer and fewer people are voting


Fewer and fewer people are voting during the elections every four years!
According to the data provided by the IEC, voter turnout dropped by almost 11% percent between 1999 and 2004.
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EFF ad also banned by SABC


Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters said they’re very unhappy after their one minute ad campaign for TV got banned by the SABC.

On Sunday the party’s Facebook and Twitter accounts had links to the advert, saying the SABC has touched them (the EFF) “on the wrong side”.

“We’re going for them. They do not realize that we are not called fighters for nothing.”

“The SABC said it is inciteful, because we want to physically remove the e-toll system.”

There are some similarities in this advert to that of the DA’s – it features content of the Marikana bloodbath and of the recent protests at Bekkersdal.

A press conference will be held by the party later today.
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