Klerksdorp – Ten people were arrested for attempting to rob a bank in Klerksdorp, North West police said on Friday.



The North West organised crime unit of the Hawks, the tactical response team and the special task force made the arrests on Thursday after receiving a tip-off, said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.

Four suspects were arrested inside the bank and eight in suspected stolen getaway cars in the parking area. Two suspects were later cleared.

“The police managed to recover two AK47 rifles and three magazines, including handguns.”

The investigation would continue and the suspected stolen cars handed back to their lawful owners.

The suspects would appear in the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of attempted business robbery and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

North West police commissioner Lt-Gen Zukiswa Mbombo praised the arrests.

“This is evidence enough that the DNA of the 21st police century is partnership policing, when the police and the community play their roles respectively. We would like to encourage more of this partnership,” she said.

Sapa

September 20 2014 at 10:39am
Johannesburg – A former police officer was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for stock theft, North West police said on Saturday.



“The stock theft unit demonstrated their commitment to theft of livestock when they secured the conviction of a former police official, Baleseng Lucas Serole,” said Captain Pelonomi Makau.

Serole, 38, was sentenced on Monday. He was arrested in Potchefstroom in February 2012.

There are two pending cases of stock theft and one of attempted murder against Serole, Makau said.

He will appear in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court on October 6 and 7.

Serole resigned from the police service in 2008 after he was arrested for his involvement in an ATM bombing in Jouberton, Klerksdorp, Makau said. – Sapa

Johannesburg – A man was sentenced to three life sentences for rape in the Rustenburg Regional Court, North West police said on Saturday.

“The fight against sexual offences gained another victory when Rustenburg family violence, sexual offences and child protection unit secured three life imprisonments against Simon Molapo,” said Captain Pelonomi Makau.

Molapo, 48, was sentenced on four counts of rape and two attempted rape charges.

The crimes were committed between March 2011 and February 2012 in and around Rustenburg.

Molapo allegedly lured the women by offering them work as a domestic worker.

Molapo was arrested in February 2012. – Sapa

Johannesburg – Rescue operations are underway in Rustenburg to free a man who is trapped on the Magaliesburg mountains, rescuers said on Saturday.



“The man fell down into a gap between two boulders,” Mountain Club of SA Search and Rescue spokesman Dean van der Merwe said.

“It appears that while the man was falling, there was also a rock-fall at the same time causing his leg to be trapped.”

North West police spokeswoman Captain Pelonomi Makau said it was believed the man went up on the mountain on Friday.

INLSA

File photo: INLSA

While he was on top, he is said to have seen a snake. He then jumped and that was when he fell in between the boulders.

Rescue operations started on Friday evening but emergency personnel could only reach the injured man on Saturday, said Van der Merwe.

“The rescue team tried to access the man from 8pm on Friday, but the search was called off around 3am on Saturday. It was started again at first light and we were able to spot him around 7am,” said Van der Merwe.

He said rescuers were unable to move the rock in between the boulders and added that the terrain was making it very difficult for rescuers to get him out.

“Once freed, we will have to put him on a stretcher and haul him to safety before transporting him to a hospital,” he said.

Van der Merwe said the police’s air wing had supplied a helicopter to assist in transporting people up and down the mountain.

The SA National Defence Force was also on standby to assist.

He said more teams were being called in to relieve the team that had been on the mountain for more than 24 hours. – Sap

Johannesburg – The ANC wanting Parliament to protect President Jacob Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa undermines the chamber and the Constitution, the DA said on Sunday.

“This confirms the DA’s position that the ANC deployed its chairperson Baleka Mbete as Speaker to undermine the role of Parliament in holding the executive to account,” Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said in a statement.

The Sunday Times reported that the ruling party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) wanted Parliament to protect Zuma and Ramaphosa from “humiliation and embarrassment” from opposition parties.

This was according to a statement released at the end of an NEC meeting on Saturday.

“The NEC cautions against continuing this trend of negatively exposing the head of state to disrespect and intended humiliation by a fringe group committed to undermining democracy,” secretary general Gwede Mantashe said.

The newspaper said the African National Congress would not explain how the protection would be provided, but said it did not mean Zuma and Ramaphosa would be above accountability.

Maimane said Zuma was elected by Parliament, and thus was accountable to it in terms of Section 92 (1) of the Constitution, which stated Cabinet members were accountable to Parliament for the exercise of their powers and their performance.

“The ANC is not only undermining the sovereignty of Parliament but also the Constitution, which is a worrying trend and a threat to South Africa’s constitutional democracy,” Maimane said.

“The DA requested that President Zuma return to Parliament to answer questions from (MPs), given that he did adequately answer questions in the House on August 21.”

Zuma did not complete answering the remaining questions because of undue protection from Mbete, he said.

“The ANC has long departed from the values of the Constitution, resulting in institutions like Parliament becoming unmanageable and it being usurped to protect those who no longer respect the Constitution.

“The DA will continue to call for speaker Mbete to step down, and for a Speaker who will act impartially and for an accountable executive,” Maimane said.

Sapa

Durban – R140 billion – that’s how much South Africa forked out last year to prevent crime. But, if the latest crime statistics are anything to go by, we’re simply not getting value for money from either the police or security companies.

In the past financial year the government budgeted almost R70bn for the SAPS. That’s taxpayer’s money. But many South Africans don’t just rely on the police – they hire private security companies to protect their homes and businesses.
For more http://www.iol.co.za

Durban – R140 billion – that’s how much South Africa forked out last year to prevent crime. But, if the latest crime statistics are anything to go by, we’re simply not getting value for money from either the police or security companies.

In the past financial year the government budgeted almost R70bn for the SAPS. That’s taxpayer’s money. But many South Africans don’t just rely on the police – they hire private security companies to protect their homes and businesses.
For more http://www.iol.co.za

Johannesburg- Amajimbos coach Molefi Ntseki is confident his U17 side will come away from Egypt with a win as his squad aims to become the third straight South African side to qualify for a major continental tournament.

The U17 take on their Egyptian counterparts in a second leg of the CAF African Youth qualifier, carrying a 2-1 lead from the first leg which was played at Royal Bafokeng Stadium last week.

“We are not going there to defend the 2-1 advantage. That would be precarious. We are going to take the fight to the Egyptians and look for an outright victory and join Banyana Banyana and Amajita in qualifying for the African championships.

“If that happens, we will have completed a good period for South African football. We want to maintain the momentum of all teams qualifying for major tournaments as part of fulfilling the 2022 Vision and I believe we have what it takes,” said Ntseki.

Amajimbos leave for Egypt on Wednesday evening and play Egypt on Saturday, 27 September at Contractor Stadium in Cairo.

They return home the following day.

The squad reports for camp on Sunday, 21 September 2014.
-TDN
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