Rustenburg-North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned the shooting incident which has left two dead and another wounded near the Bleskop hostel, outside Rustenburg, on Wednesday

In appealing for calm and calling on the community to assist police in their investigation, Premier Modise said that police should not leave any stone unturned to bring those responsible for the callous crime to book.

“The taxi industry should not be provoked to anger and retaliation. The senseless attack should not serve to ignite a vicious cycle of violence and add fuel to an already volatile situation around our mining communities,” Modise said.

The Premier has expressed concern that the attack occurred in broad daylight in an area that is supposed to be closely monitored by police.    

According to police, Four taxi drivers were allegedly talking when a VW Jetta stopped nearby and three of the four occupants got out of the car and shot at the victims before driving off at around 11:00 am.

“Two men, both aged 47 and taxi owners, were certified dead on the scene. The other one was taken to the hospital with serious injuries while the fourth man survived without any injury.”Brigadier Thulane Ngubane  said.

Ngubane said the motive was unknown and no arrests were made.

He said the shooting had not been linked to the ongoing strike by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union in the platinum sector.-TDN
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Polokwane – Despite walking to a comfortable 2-0 win over Polokwane City in a PSL match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday night, Kaizer Chiefs still find themselves trailing Mamelodi Sundowns on the league standings.
 
A goal in each half from George Lebese and George Maluleka handed the Amakhosi the three points, but combined with Sundowns’ 1-0 win over MP Black Aces in their Wednesday night fixture sees the Soweto clubs still three points behind their Tshwane rivals.
 
Chiefs dominated the majority of the match and had the lion’s share of possession, but they were often guilty of poor decision making in the final third of the field.
 
Polokwane didn’t offer much in attack, but they did have a couple of decent scoring chances.
 
The Amakhosi started like a house on fire and opened the scoring in the tenth minute thanks to some strong work down the right flank by Kingston Nkhatha.
 
The Zimbabwean muscled his way into the right side of the box and squared for Lebese to tap home from only a couple of yards out, 1-0.
 
Chiefs second chance also came from the right flank in the 21st minute when Siphiwe Tshabalala crossed to find Erick Mathoho in the opposition box, surprisingly so, but his finish matched that of a defender as he shot straight at the keeper.
 
Polokwane’s best chance of the match came nine minutes later when a poor defensive error from Mathoho allowed Thabo Rakhale in behind the Chiefs defence, but with just the keeper to beat he lobbed his effort over the onrushing goalkeeper and wide of goal.
 
Chiefs suffered a slight set-back in the 37th minute when Nkhatha had to leave the field injured and was replaced by Katelgo Mphela – although the fans did not think it was a loss as they cheered the Zimbabwean’s departure.
 
The second half saw Chiefs trying to underline their dominance when Maluleka struck the right hand post after rounding the keeper two minutes after the restart.
 
Maluleka did find his goal in the 73rd minute when a deflected shot from just inside the box looped over the stranded keeper and into the back of the net, 2-0.
 
That goal was enough to seal the three points for Chiefs who still trail Mamelodi Sundowns by three points after they beat MP Black Aces, also on Wednesday night.
 
Scorers:

Polokwane City (0) 0
Kaizer Chiefs (1) 2 (Lebese 10’, Maluleka 73’)
 
Teams:
 
Polokwane City: Modiri Marumo, Tlou Molekwane, Vusi Mthimkhulu, Thapelo Tshilo, Vukile Mngqibisa, Thabo Rakhale, Sandile Sibande (Roger Majafa 79’), Jabu Maluleke, Galabgw Monyana (Esau Kanyenda 60’), Thobani Mncwango, Sipho Jembula (Siphesihle Nzimande 70’)
 
Kaizer Chiefs: Itumeleng Khune, Siboniso Gaxa, Erick Mathoho, Tefu Mashamaite, Tsepo Masilela, Willard Katsande, George Maluleka (Ivan Bukenya 86’), Siphiwe Tshabalala, Bernard Parker (Knowledge Musona 87’), George Lebese, Kingston Nkhatha (Katelgo Mphela 37’)
 
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Pretoria – An early strike from Elias Pelembe secured a 1-0 win for Mamelodi Sundowns over Black Aces in a PSL encounter at Loftus Stadium on Wednesday evening.
 
Pelembe’s goal meant that the Brazilians retained their three point advantage atop of the league table heading into the final three games of the season. Title challengers Kaizer Chiefs beat Polokwane City 2-0.  
 
Sundowns got off to a flying start with Pelembe opening the scoring in the eighth minute following a sustained spell of pressure.
 
Pelembe lost his marker before nodding Tebogo Langerman’s precise cross past Jackson Mabokgwane from close range.
 
Aces were dealt another blow soon after as Mabokgwane had to be replaced by Bafana Nhlapo after picking up an injury.
 
Teko Modise rattled the upright on the half-hour mark as the hosts continued to boss proceedings.
 
Despite spending most of the first 45 minutes deep into their own half, AmaZayoni did have a chance to pull level on the stroke of half-time.
 
Kennedy Mweene, who was virtually untested in the opening stanza, had to be at his very best  to deny Clifford Ngobeni, whose low shot looked destined for the back of the net.
 
Thabang Rooi cleared Alje Schut’s header off the line 10 minutes into the second stanza before Mweene was forced into a good save to deny Thabo Qalinge at the other end.
 
Nhlapo pulled off a string of superb save towards the end of the game to keep Aces in the game and despite Zamuxolo Ngalo squandering a glorious chance, ‘Downs were rarely tested in the final stretch as they held on to remain at the summit of the table.
 
Scorer:

Mamelodi Sundowns (1) 1 (Pelembe 8’)
Black Aces 0
 
Teams:

Mamelodi Sundowns: Mweene, Langerman, Schut, Nthethe, Mphahlele, Wome (Ramagalela 52’), Kekana, Modise, Moriri (Malajila 72’), Pelembe, Laffor (Sumaila 86’)
 
Black Aces: Mabokgwane (Nhlapo 14’), Kobola (Mdledle 82’), Nato, Rooi, Ngalo, Ngobeni, Zuke, Qalinge, Nale, Khenyeza (Okonkwo 58’), Ndoro

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Bloemfontein – A goal by Moeketsi Sekola has secured a 1-0 win for Free State Stars over University of Pretoria in their Premiership match at Charles Mopeli Stadium on Wednesday.

Stars came into the game in second last position on the log, and sought a timely three points. With the win, Stars improve to 24 points with four games remaining.

Tuks, meanwhile, stay on 31 points with three matches left to play.

Tuks player Junior Sibande was the first to threaten for either side, with the game in its fourth minute. Sibande went for goal from a free kick, but Bruce Mtshali in the Stars goal made the save.

Stars scored the opener in the 56th minute. The home side were awarded a corner and Danny Venter sent the ball into the area, and Sekola found the back of the net to take a valuable lead.

Both Venter and Sekola attempted to increase their one-goal advantage within minutes following the goal, but neither player could find a second breakthrough.

In the dying minutes of the clash, Richard Henyekane spurned the chance to double the score for his side. The player on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns, however, could not keep his effort on target as the ball missed to the left of the target.

Tuks keeper Washington Arubi was kept busy in the final exchanges, and made a number of saves to avoid his side falling further behind.

The spoils, though, would belong to the hosts who picked up just their sixth league win of the season, at a vital point in their campaign.

Scorers:
Free State Stars (0) 1 (Sekola 57’)
University of Pretoria 0
 
Free State Stars: Mtshali, Basie, Cardoso, Ouro-Akoriko, Thebakang (Gege 90’), Venter (Mokoena 76’), Sekola, Masehe, Nomandela (Mthethwa 83’), Abraw, Henyekane
 
University of Pretoria: Arubi, Kekana, Mkhwanazi, Monyai (Mathosi 78’), Sibande, Mosadi (Monama 62’), Shoyisa, Matsi, Ketjijere, Nyondo, Massa (Mnyamane 35’)

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Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma was booed while on stage during the ANC’s election rally at Malamulele, Limpopo, on Wednesday, according to reports.
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The South African Men’s U20 National Team has gone into camp in preparation for a practice match against Malawi on Saturday, 19 April 2014 at Nike Football Training Centre in Pimville, Soweto. 

The match is scheduled to kick-off at 13h00.

Bafana Bafana assistant coach Serame Letsoaka, who has called up 18 players for the encounter, will lead the squad in place of coach Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba who is in Namibia.

Mashaba accompanied Amajimbos to Namibia where they are taking part in the Four Nations tournament involving hosts Namibia, Ghana and a select team from Germany.

Letsoaka has had to call up an almost completely different team to the U20 squad that recently won the COSAFA Tournament in Lesotho with Mashaba as most of those players are taking part in the annual Bayhill Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup currently underway in Cape Town.

The U/20 squad will have their first training session at the match venue on Thursday at 10h30 and 16h00.

”This is an important period for all our national teams as we have a very busy schedule, all in line with our vision of getting them to be as active as possible and not wait until the qualifiers of their respective levels,” said SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan.

“This past weekend we had Banyana Banyana playing against Zimbabwe and they will soon be going into camp to face Scotland away. We currently have U17 Men’s team in Namibia playing in a Four Nations Tournament. The U20 Men’s team is in camp to face Malawi on Saturday at Nike Centre.

“Next weekend, we have the start of the SAFA U19 Youth Championship in Bloemfontein. All our national teams are busy. We might not see immediate results but this is a solid foundation for all of our national teams to participate competitively on the international stage.”

As the encounter against Malawi is a practice match, no caps will be awarded.

Below is the SA Men’s U20 squad list:

TEAM LIST

TEAM NAME:

SA MEN’S U/20 NATIONAL TEAM

OPPONENTS:

MALAWI MEN’S U/20 NATIONAL TEAM

MATCH DATE:

19 APRIL 2014

VENUE:

NIKE CENTRE, SOWETO

TIME:

13H00

NO.

PLAYER’S NAME

CLUB

GOALKEEPERS

1

BARR Jethren

Bidvest Wits FC

2

DUMA Nhlakanipho

Mamelodi Sundowns Academy FC

DEFENDERS

3

MKHIZE Khumbulane

Shining Stars FC

4

CUPIDO Keanu

Diambars Academy

5

MOEKETSI Tiisetso

Diambars Academy

6

RAHLOGO Tebogo

Mamelodi Sundowns Academy FC

7

ALFONSO Leonardo

Mamelodi Sundowns Academy FC

8

LEEPILE Tlotlo

Stars of Africa Academy

9

AUSTIN –MERCKEL Ryan

Bidvest Wits FC

MIDFIELDERS   

10

ZULU Melusi

Mamelodi Sundowns Academy FC

11

CHRIATIAN Ryan

Vasco Da Gama FC

12

MDATYULWA Lunathi

Mamelodi Sundowns Academy FC

13

MABENA Bongani

Diambars Academy

14

MAQHINA Thando

Diambars Academy

15

LIPHOKO Tshepo

Amazulu FC

16

MARAISANE Pule

Stars of Africa Academy

STRIKERS  

17

MONENE Elias

Diambars Academy

18

NGUBO Siyanda

Shining Stars FC
-TDN
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