Johannesburg – A man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing two of his family members and injuring two others with an axe in Douglas, Northern Cape police said.

The 53-year-old man was spotted by a worker from a nearby golf course around 13:20, Colonel Priscilla Naidu said.

The worker then contacted the police, who found the man lying in bushes, and arrested him.

He allegedly killed his 40-year-old sister and his 19-year-old nephew with an axe on 5 March.

His 80-year-old mother and 17-year-old niece where also injured in the incident.

“They were both taken to hospital at the time, but have since been discharged,” said Naidu.

The man, who stayed with all four family members, had been at large since the incident.

He was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for dehydration, but would be transported to Kimberley for further treatment, said Naidu.

He would appear in the Douglas Magistrate’s Court soon.

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Johannesburg – A woman was killed and 26 others were injured when a car she was travelling in was hit by a bus from behind on the N14 in Centurion on Sunday, paramedics said.

A man she was travelling with, was seriously injured and the 25 occupants of the bus sustained moderate to serious injuries in the accident, said Netcare 911’s Santi Steinmann.

The woman was declared dead on the scene.

The injured were treated on the scene before being taken to nearby hospitals.

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Johannesburg – Moments after pleading poverty in front of several thousands of his supporters, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema hit the skies in a helicopter, heading to his next rally, City Press reports.

Malema told EFF supporters at the University of Venda sports grounds in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Sunday that his party was broke.

“We’re an organisation with a zero balance in the bank but our rally looks like that of people with money. We live on donations, but our rallies are well attended.

“We don’t have money; we have nothing but imagine if we had resources and could afford to give all of you T-shirts and berets. This whole campus would be painted red,” he said.

“We’re an organisation of orphans; an organisation of poor but loving people.”

While he was addressing the rally, a helicopter hovered over the venue, preparing to land. Malema continued to speak despite the noise. He later apologised for the disturbance.

“I want to apologise for this chopper, which was disrupting out meeting. I think someone called these people to come here and that is disrespectful.

“Don’t call choppers to places where there is a meeting; you must learn to respect our meetings. So for that I am very sorry,” he said.

Malema said this, only to be seen boarding the aircraft minutes later, leaving dust on the ground as thousands watched it take off.

After his speech, Malema was taken to the sports stadium next to the open field where he was addressing the rally. Many flocked there and climbed walls to get a glimpse of Malema’s helicopter behind the stadium walls.

Perhaps trying to explain the helicopter even before it arrived, Malema had earlier apologised to his supporters explaining that he had been to church, still had to be in Sekhukhune, and in Joburg for an 18:00 meeting, saying the programme was being rushed because “we have to be everywhere like the Holy Spirit”.
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Mahikeng- North West MEC for Human Settlements, Public Safety and Liaison Nono Maloyi will be launching the North West Traffic College in Mahikeng.

The college is set to provide an appropriate training and development of traffic officers in order to ensure the delivery of professional road safety and law enforcement services in the province.

MEC Maloyi says students who will graduate from the college will be competent, confident, well trained and ready to serve the province and decisively deal with traffic law defaulters.

“The college will further provide a continuous training to the current traffic officers on refresher courses as per Legislation” departmental spokesperson Ben Bole said.

The significant launch which will be held as follows:

Date: 15 April 2014

Venue: Boitseanape Building (opposite Traffic Department) Mahikeng

Time: 10H00
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Johannesburg – Miners in the North West platinum belt were given the false promise of a R12 500 salary, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Saturday.

“Everyone can see that it was a lie. We do not support the exploitation of workers’ genuine demands,” Nzimande said at a National Union of Mineworkers’ shop stewards’ council in Boksburg, on the East Rand.

“The NUM was not stupid, it knew and understood [the situation]. The problem was not with the NUM, it was with the false promise…We hope workers will learn a lesson after this.”

During his address, Nzimande made reference to defectors who joined the rival Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) in recent years.

“What is happening in the Rustenburg platinum belt is a typical example of what happens when workers are divided,” he said.

Amcu has been involved in wage negotiations in the sector with workers downing tools at Lonmin, Anglo American Platinum, and Impala Platinum in January. They are demanding a R12 00 basic monthly salary.

Nzimande said striking miners had still not received the R12 500 basic salary.

In August 2012, 34 people, mostly striking miners, were shot dead and 78 were wounded when police fired on a group gathered near Lonmin.

In the preceding week, 10 people, including the two policemen and two security guards, were killed in strike-related violence.

Many members of NUM had joined Amcu at the time.

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Johannesburg – An independent investigation would be held into service delivery in Leeuwfontein informal settlement in Tshwane, the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs said on Saturday.

A meeting between the department, the community, the SA Communist Party in Gauteng and the City of Tshwane agreed at a meeting on Saturday that the probe was needed, spokesperson Tsakani Baloyi said in a statement.

“The investigation, which must involve participation by affected members of the community, must be completed within a month from 15 April 2014 and … a report thereon be presented to the community by the end of May 2014.”

Temporary measures, including an increase in water supply and chemical ablution facilities, would be put in place while the investigation continued.
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