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29 November 2013
1.2 Billion
5521 Cases
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HIGH-JACK ALERT: 15 CASES IN BRITS
powered the driver, tied him up, loaded
him in the back and took possession of
the truck. They drove madly with the
kidnapped driver towards Soshanguve
where they abandoned the 4-ton Isuzu
Prisma truck. This not being the only
incident, criminals that took possession
of the 8-ton vehicle hijacked just recently another truck on the way back to
Brits. The prompt reaction of the truck
driver allowed him to escape the cabin
of the truck and alert the police and
Prisma Transport. The criminals found
themselves cornered and had to abandon the truck on the spot, fortunately
allowing the escape and safe return of
the driver, Jacob. We urge all transport
companies to take extreme precaution
in the months to come before Christmas, as they will be in danger as for
now none of the perpetrators have been
brought to justice and are extremely
dangerous and well armed, prepared to
do the extreme.
For any transport needs contact
Marinus Zwaan 082 799 5089
at Prisma Transport
Ongoing hijacks have been a concern to the Brits transport companies and the situation has escalated to uncontrolled proportions.
G
angs of trained professionals in
truck hijackings have targeted the
businesses in Brits. The modus operandi
is to stop a truck under false pretences
such as breakdowns, asking for directions with any means to stop the truck
on its route. We have seen a series of at
least 15 heists in the last months.
The loss to the business is not only in
loads but also in stolen trucks, stripped
and sold on the black market. The
concern of the transport businesses is
extreme, as each truck has to be fitted
with special tracking equipment. The
drivers in these matters are kidnapped
and treated harshly and find themselves
in real danger. In more than one instance they had been shot and killed, as
the hijackers do not want to be tracked
or recognized by the drivers. Recently
a squad of hijackers, fleeing the police
after heisting a large amount of cash
in transit in Northam, entered Brits. At
the time a truck of Prisma Transport
driving out from Tambotie Street in
Brits, was stopped by a black BMW
with 6 heavily armed men with AK47
rifles and trunkloads of money. They
asked for directions and quickly over-
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08 November 2013
Please help in finding this man
Missing Person
Police in Letlhabile are appealing
to the members of the community
to assist in the finding of Mr. Buti
Jacob Moya aged 56 years.
The Letlhabile police are urging
members of the public to help
them in the tracking of Mr. Jerry
Thipe who is regularly seen at
the following places: Rabokala,
Centerville, Hebron and Kgabalatsane.
J
erry Thipe can be helpful with positive information regarding the murder
case that was opened on 18thAugust
2010 where a 57 year-old man was shot
and died instantly by four suspects at
Ouskraal Ipopeng Section. Anyone with
information of the whereabouts of this
person is encouraged to come forward
at Letlhabile Police Station or contact
the Investigating Officer Captain Tlhapi
on the following numbers:
M
r. Moya went missing on 24th
April 2012. He left his home in
Letlhabile to Marikana and was never
to be seen again. He was wearing green
and yellow cap, blue jacket, cream and
black colored stripped t-shirt, brown
pair of trousers and black boots. The
victim is still missing to this date and the
police would like to urge members of
the community to help them on finding
of the victim. Anyone who might know
about the whereabouts of the victim
can contact the Investigating Officer
W/O Seema on the following numbers:
083 367 8546/012 251 0508.
Jerry Thipe
082 843 2099. Your assistance is appreciated in advance. Let us work together
to stop crime in our community.
Woman’s murder horrendous
and appalling
North West Premier Thandi
Modise has condemned in the
strongest terms possible the incident in which a 38 year-old man
allegedly killed his wife and set
her house on fire over the weekend describing it as horrendous
and appalling.
T
he man who handed himself to
police after the incident appeared
in the Stilfontein Magistrates court on
4 November.. In conveying condolences
to the family of the woman and wishing
the couple’s 12 year-old daughter who
suffered minor injuries from the fire a
speedy recovery, Premier Modise urged
Right: Mr. Moya
men who are insecure in their relationships to seek urgent counselling and
professional help instead of resorting
to violence which results in dire consequences for all parties involved including innocent children.
“Prevention of
violence against women should be supported by real men who understand it to
be key to achieving gender equality as
well as women’s access to human rights
in general and sexual and reproductive
rights in particular,” stressed Premier
Modise. Spokesperson for the North
West Police, Captain Pelonomi Makau
confirmed that investigation into the
case of murder, attempted murder and
arson are continuing.
LOST AND FOUND
Brits Police are appealing to the
members of the public to come
forward and collect their items
that are kept in the storeroom.
and identify any property (printers) if
he/she is having legal ownership papers
to proof that the items belongs to him/
her.
T
For more
information
contact
Captain
Sibeko on
0833467845
his emanates from the lost and
found case opened on the 8th October where the Tactical Respond Team
members found about eight printers at
the nearby bushes in Elandsrand while
they were patrolling around the Elandsrand and surrounding area. There has
not been anyone from the community
who has come to report a crime case
pertaining to the stolen printers. However, police would like to appeal to the
members of the community to come
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invite you to come and enjoy our deli
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vehicle or just want to come and
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We are calling upon the public and businesses to assist with
sponsorship/donations for the Awareness Campaigh 16 days of
violence against woman and children.
With this event we are trying to educate our community about the
violence and abuse and to try and bring the police and community
together to fight crime. As our motto says: Together we can build a
better community. We are expecting 300/400 people to attend the
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What will be needed for the event is the following:
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08 November 2013
Young female Nguni breeder returns 12
cows back to project
A 32-year old Reokeditswe Tlhapane who became a beneficiary of the NW/IDC Nguni Cattle Development project in 2008,
had on Friday 1st November,
amongst a group of four beneficiaries returned the loaned
indigenous Nguni cows back to
the project.
T
lhapane who has 400 hectares of
land in Modikwe, Brits, received
23 Nguni heifers and a bull in May
2008, and has managed to increase the
number of this breed to 72. She will as
part of the 5-year contract obligation,
return back to the project 11 heifers
and a bull, and remain with 60.
Tlhapane says as a young female
farmer, she is grateful for the support
and advices provided by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and its partners, as that enabled her to efficiently manage her only
agricultural project, thus growing by
leaps and bounds. As the sole owner
of the farm, Tlhapane has employed
two workers who look after the cows.
The MEC for Department of Agri-
culture and Rural Development, Ms
Desbo Mohono, says the commitment
shown by Tlhapane and other beneficiaries of this project is encouraging,
as all of them are successful. “Our
observation is that while the Province
has been struck by drought which
affected the majority of our livestock,
this breed has despite this condition,
thrived. The cows we are taking back
to the project for distribution to other
new beneficiaries remain in good
condition, since this indigenous breed
is known for its ability to withstand
harsh conditions and livestock diseases”, emphasised MEC Mohono.
The NW/IDC Nguni Cattle Development project started in 2006 as
a tripartite partnership between the
North West Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development, the Industrial Development Corporation and
the North West University (Mafikeng
Campus) in an attempt to re-introduce
the Nguni breed back into the Province. The project is again aimed at
empowering developing farmers with
livestock farming skills and developing their entrepreneurship abilities.
Reokeditswe Tlhapane with her Nguni cows. She is a great example
of excellent skills and hard working effeorts to be a successful cow
farmer
cows to subsistence farmers in the
Other beneficiaries who are set to reProvince, out of which, 144 have been
turn the 12 loaned cows this week are
returned back to the project for further
Peabro Farming Cc in Stella, Learadistribution to new beneficiaries.
mele Nguni Cattle Farming Trust in
Leeudoringstad and Nguni Five from
Ottoshoop, who have also managed
to increase their respective livestock
numbers to more than 80. To date the
project has distributed 1272 Nguni
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08 November 2013
Schools must deal
ruthlessly with
incidents of racism
ONLY 1.4% GRADE 9’S GOT MORE
THAN 50% IN MATHS IN NORTH
WEST FOR 2012
Whilst its systems go for the end
year final exams for the Class of
2013, it is every young person’s
dream to achieve a matric pass
that will let them study towards
a degree at the university of
their choice.
T
he year 2012 national matric
results increased with 3.7% from
70.2 to 73.9%, but mathematics, as
a subject remains a challenge. There
is a decreasing number of learners
taking core maths and have switched
to maths literacy. “What is clearly required is a different way of calculating
matric pass rate. A school and indeed
a province should not be rewarded
for getting a 90% pass rate in maths
literacy when that is achieved by
entering less than 20% of its pupils to
maths,” wrote Martin Prew on Mail
and Guardian online, 5 July 2013.
The truth is learners taking maths
literacy as a subject rather than core
maths won’t be able to study accounting, commerce, engineering and medicine amongst others, beyond matric.
Jurg Basson, mathematics specialist
from JB Consultants said the introduction of the new national mathematics curriculum for primary and high
school learners in 2013 and 2014 underlines new approaches and updated
topics that can pose a range of challenges for teachers. Speaking at the
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said he believed that many teachers, in
an attempt to boost learners’ pass rate,
are encouraging learners to take mathematic literacy instead of mathematics. “Learners are not provided with
the advice, information and guidance
required in order for them to make
conscious and holistic choices of possible areas and subjects of study and
concrete pathways to these as mathematic literacy does not afford the
learners access to higher education”.
North West Province only had 1.4% of
grade 9 learners achieving more than
50% in mathematics for 2012, whilst
in grade 6 only 7.1% got more than
50% in mathematics in the same province. This is according to the Annual
National Assessment (ANA) 2012 that
was released by the Department of
Basic Education. “If pupils were confident in maths they would not willingly take the easier option of maths
literacy. The problem starts in primary
school where the foundational mathematics algorithms are learnt, or not.
Another cause of the failure of schools
and pupils to choose maths instead
of maths literacy is related to career
advice. If townships and rural schools
had proper career services in place,
pupils would understand the implications of choosing maths literacy in
preference to maths,” wrote Prew.
North West Premier Thandi
Modise has called on schools to
take firm action against perpetrators of racism in their schools in
order to send a strong message
that racism of any form would not
be tolerated in this country.
“
Incidents of racism such as the one
reported undermine our efforts at
nation-building and social cohesion that
seek to unite all communities across
racial, ethnic and gendered lines.” said
Premier Modise. In reacting reacting to
newspaper reports on claims of racism
at a North West school, Premier Modise
called for human rights education,
values and anti-racism to be intensified
as part of the curriculum and for the
department of education to ensure that
racism is tackled head-on in an integrated manner.
It was earlier reported that that 14-year
old twin brothers Kago and Kagiso
Mangope, who are doing Grade 8
at Potchefstroom Gimnasium school
were constantly being referred to as
“kaffirs.”The twins’ bother, Lebo Mangope was quoted as saying that the racial slurs were hurled in front of a teacher but the teacher acted as if nothing
happened. The school has untaken to
investigate the matter. Premier Modise
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says her administration would request a
report from the school and take action
if necessary. “Schools play a pivotal role
in society. Students coming from these
institutions go on to occupy influential
positions in business, politics, government and other sectors. It is therefore
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citizens who will contribute towards
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08 November 2013
PUT AN END TO CHILD AND WOMEN ABUSE IN BRITS
60 000 women and children in
South Africa are victims to abuse
every month; this is according to
the World Health Organisation
(WHO). The sad reality is you
might know someone who is in
an abusive relationship or you
are a victim yourself.
The North West MEC for Human Settlements Public Safety
Liaison Nono Maloyi said that
his department set aside R1.2
billion for housing development
in the current financial year according to reports.
W
omen and children have proved
to be vulnerable to abuse and
violence in society. A total number of
5521 cases of sexual crimes have been
reported in Brits for this year and Jericho have only 11 cases reported. The
number of unreported cases may also
be staggering. Many women and children are abused and raped in their own
homes by a relative or family, others
at schools often by teachers, making it
difficult for them to speak out because
they are either ashamed or scared.
The brutal murders of women and
children are equally worrisome. According to a study conducted by the
Medical Research Council of South
Africa, SA is the global leader when it
comes to female murders. The South
African rate of female homicides is
five times higher than that of the global rate. Women and child murders are
becoming a trend in the Brits area. Not
long ago Nthabiseng Sekgothe from
Sephai Village was hacked to death by
boyfriend Jonty Mfolo who later committed suicide. Freddy Abel Sono, also
hacked a 31-year-old woman to death
with an axe in Oustad Section, Modik-
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help and resources that will help them
out of abusive relationships. Men and
young boys need to be taught about
abuse and that women and children
need to be loved and protected, not
violated. The time is now for women
to stand together, support one another
and to demand justice against women
abuse, before we lose more lives.
we, he is on the run from the police.
Baby Anthony Jansen (5) died of brain
haemorrhaging after suffering abuse
from his mother Cindy-Lee Jansen and
Marko Barnard. They both are facing
charges of murder after Baby Anthony died last year November. Local
communities are in a serious need of
awareness on women and child abuse.
Abuse in rural areas is often turned
a blind eye on. Negative attitudes
towards abuse should be changed.
“Prevention of violence against
women should be supported by real
men who understand it to be key to
achieving gender equality as well as
women’s access to human rights in
general and sexual and reproductive
rights in particular said North West
Premier Thandi Modise.
If a woman is raped, the first thing she
is asked is “what were you wearing?”
or “what did you do”. Abuse comes in
different forms, if you have someone
screaming at the top of their lungs as
they slam things, punch holes into the
walls, kicks objects and this happens
more than once, it is abuse period.
Women need to be encouraged to seek
aloyi said that North West has
a disturbing housing backlog
estimated to more than 300 000 units
and 14 000 houses will be built in the
2013/2014 financial year. “Our budget
for this financial year is R1.2 billion
but this money is not enough. You will
recall that in the previous financial
year we had spent our entire budget
which was an indication that we don’t
have enough money,” said Maloyi.
The incomplete RDP houses in Block
I in Letlhabile serve as an example.
The houses are half-built and allegations of people occupying those houses illegally are no secret. Madibeng
Times reported on the story on 12th
July. It is a relief that the Provincial
Department of Human Settlements has
prioritised housing in the province and
that rightful owners will be given the
title deeds and keys to their homes,
once they are completed.
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08 November 2013
Buckle up to Sassa’s cash-less system to better lives of the poor
save more
lives on the
road
South Africa and the rest of the
world are expected to pay tribute to road accident victims and
their families on 17th November.
T
he World Remembrance Day for
Victims of Road Accidents takes
place on the third Sunday of November yearly. It is dedicated to remembering the many millions of lives lost
on the roads, their families and communities as well as to acknowledge
the devoted emergency crews, police
and medical personnel who on a daily
basis deal with the traumatic aftereffects of road deaths and injuries.
Factors for road accidents include
dangerous, reckless or inconsiderate
driving, dangerous overtaking, high
speeds, abuse of alcohol by drivers
and pedestrians, fatigue especially
among drivers of public transportation, roadworthiness of vehicles
particularly tyre failure and defective
brakes and pedestrian negligence (jay
walking, walking on freeways, not
being visible at night and drunken
walking). Not wearing of seatbelts has
proven to be the major contributor to
fatal accidents. In Brits alone, cases of
driving under the influence increased
from 139 in 2012 to an alarming 186
in 2013. These cases increased by 47.
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The South African Social Security (SASSA)’s new cash-less
system will give the grant beneficiaries an opportunity to buy
groceries and pay bills at retailers.
I
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is swipe. The new SASSA MasterCards will better the lives of the poor
and bring an end to corruption and
fraud. This comes after SASSA called
all beneficiaries to re-register on the
system and have their biometric details like fingerprints, voice and other
personal information, distinctive to
them, captured.
The agency’s campaign for beneficiaries to re-register for grants wiped out
more than 150 000 bogus recipients
and saving R150 million a year. It
registered under 22 million beneficiaries. Here one cardholder can receive
multiple grants for beneficiaries in the
same family, the payments are put on
one card, putting an end to duplication
and ensuring that only those who qualify receive grants. The MasterCards
can be used at any store that accept
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bank account opened for them, which
is offered free of monthly charges.
Grant beneficiaries will now be able to use the SASSA’s new
cash-less system at retailers.
ances, and withdraw cash at till points
without incurring transaction charges
at selected South African retailers.
Recipients can also withdraw cash at
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However, SASSA has reported that it
does not have any relationship with
companies who are issuing loans to
grant beneficiaries. The agency has
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08 November 2013
NATIONAL DISABILITY AWARENESS
MONTH
The country embarked on the
Nwest approves plan to
accelerate employment of
people with disabilities
National Disability Month that
started on Sunday of 3rd November and will end on the 3rd December with the aims of promoting awareness, an understanding
of disability issues and the rights
of people with disabilities.
The North West Executive Council
(Exco) has adopted a revised JobAccess Plan to accelerate employment of persons with disabilities.
In terms of the plan, close to 1200
more people with disabilities are
targeted for employment by the
provincial administration within
the next 10 months.
S
ome people are born with disabilities
while for some it is as a result of accidents. Most people living with disabilities often suffer unfair discrimination,
verbal, physical and sexual abuse at the
hands of their families, friends and community due to widespread ignorance,
myths and stereotypes.
In rural communities there are not
enough to accommodate the disabled
children. Obed More School for the
Disabled is one school in Jericho that
caters for the needs of kids with special
needs, while in other areas, there are
limited resources that offer support to
the disabled and their families.
Technological advancement has made
it possible for other disabled people to
enter the workforce and pursue their
aspirations to pursue careers of their
choice, but lack of access to information
and empowerment has become an obstacle to some in achieving their goals.
Disabled people’s needs are not taken
into account in the public transport
industry in some areas.
“After being involved in a car accident,
I cannot use both my legs. I rely on
crutches and sometimes a wheelchair
to move around. It becomes a problem
P
remier Thandi Modise who had
recently urged provincial government departments to endeavour to
employ more people with disabilities,
whites, coloured and Indians within
the provincial administration says that
the plan is product of intense debates
during the consultative process involving
departments and the Provincial Disability Forum.
when I have to go to town to get my
pension or run some errands. The steps
on the entrances of buses and taxis are
too high for me. It takes me 15 minutes
or less to climb in a taxi or bus if there’s
no one to help me. You would find some
people being rude because I am wasting their times,” said a disabled man on
condition of anonymity.
Oskraal community
service delivery
The only way communities can overcome their fears, myths and negative attitudes towards the disabled are through
education and awareness programmes.
“Like the HIV positive community, the
disability community needs powerful
leadership, loudly saying that all are entitled to participate, to be full citizens, to
be outraged, to have needs, to feel whole
and legitimate. In the coming decades
this will mean taking up the issue with
the government,’’ wrote Dr. Brian Watermeyer, Clinical Psychologist on daily
maverick, 19 September 2013.
Oskraal residents engaged on
a meeting on 31st October 2013
where service delivery issues were
discussed with ward councilor
Sipho Masina.
C
ounsilor Masina explained to the
community that the budget that
was allocated for them for the financial
year 2013/2014 was depleted and they
must wait for the next budget presentation in April 2014. Residents demanded
answers to know where the money
allocated to them went. They blamed
T
he ceremony was held at the Roman multi-purpose centre. The
schools that benefited from the event are
Madidi primary, Mmamonwana primary, Mpyatilo primary, Seamoge secondary, Nkoana Poo secondary, Mamogwai
high and Mafanele high school. The
project manager Sello Seemela said that
they host this prestigious event annually
to motivate students to reach for their
full potential. The prizes ranged from
t-shirts, medals, trophies and bursaries.
One of the students Letlhogonolo Lesolang who is a student at Nkoana Poo
secondary couldn’t hold back his excitement and said he will work harder and
ensure that he holds the no.1 position
next year.
The event was made possible by sponsors Tshwane South College, Mediclinic
Legae, Avuxeni Computer Academy,
Batswana Gare transport and local businesses BK bricks and sand, Poo Brothers
the councilor for not being transparent
about the budget and when the electricity will be installed. “The area has been
with no electricity for more than 7 years,
our councilor Mr. Masina has promised
us heaven on earth. This time we are
sick an tired of his empty promises, we
demand answers.” said angry resident
Mrs. Maria Sikgathu. Another meeting
is scheduled to take place on 7th November 2013 at 1700 where the ward
councilor is expected to submit solutions
to the service delivery issues the community of Oskraal is facing.
Modise to report back to
Rankotea community on
mining royalties
The Academic Award
ceremony held at Madidi for
rural under-privileged
schools
On Saturday 26th October Giants Agitation Youth Development
joined forces with Speak community newspaper in hosting the 3rd
annual Academic Award ceremony for schools in and around
Madidi village.
Modise had said that building an inclusive society, requires that departments
should go beyond placing people with
disabilities as interns to employing them
and advancing their upward mobility
within the public service. Approval of
the plan will bring changes to employment practices including the inclusion
of disability interests in short-listing
and interview panels. In addition to
mainstream recruitment process, Exco
has directed departments to work with
the Office of the Status of People with
Disabilities(OSPD) to identify posts for
exclusive recruitment of Persons with
Disabilities. The OSPD and relevant
structures in government have also
been mandated to coordinate initiatives
aimed at preparing and placing jobseekers Persons with Disabilities.
North West Premier Thandi
Modise is expected to report back
on the findings of a Commission
on Inquiry set up to investigate
the management of the royalties and or income derived from
mining companies and alleged
activities of corruption and maladministration of the funds of the
Rankotea community.
funeral parlour, Moagi General dealer,
OBK Sound and Videos Productions
and Black beauty designs.
Joey Ramorei gave motivation to the pupils and stressed the need for education
in the modern society. He went on and
said that development should start at a
tender age as a lot of focus is placed on
matriculants only and often the young
ones are overlooked; he praised the initiative for considering the young pupils
as well. The spotlight was taken by a
Katlego Esia, a student from Mmamogwai Secondary school who won the
best matriculant trophy, he could not
hold back his tears as his school mates
hugged him and praised him. All he
could say is thank you.
T
he premier received the commission’s final report on Monday from
Judge Herbert Hendler. On Tuesday,
she said she would expedite the announcement of the report’s findings and
implementation of the recommendations. “In receiving the report Premier
Modise undertook to study the report
and action its recommendations. The
premier emphasised the significance of
presenting the report to the Rankotea
community as a matter of urgency
and that the report to be presented to
the Rankotea community should be
translated into Setswana so as to accommodate all residents of Rankotea,” the
premier’s spokesperson Lesiba Moses
Kgwele said.
Emotions were very high. Events of
this nature are mostly popular in urban
schools. According to the organizer this
event is also aimed at bridging the gap
between rural society and urban society,
to create a confident and competitive
generation of young people in rural
areas. Overall the ceremony was a huge
success and shall be remembered by all
involved. The organizers promised a
bigger and more successful ceremony
next year with more schools thus more
competition.
He said family members of the joint
co-owners, the family representatives
and the residents of Rankotea who had
participated in public hearings conducted by the Commission of inquiry to
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complete outstanding work after it was
appointed by Premier Modise to resume
its work. The commission was initially
appointed in 2008 by then Premier
Edna Molewa in terms of the North
West Commissions Act and it completed
its work four months ago, despite two
adjournments. Among its terms of reference, the commission had also investigated:
- the functionality of the Executive
Committee if any and other committees
or subcommittees entrusted with the
general management of the affairs of
the community.
- to collect and examine information
relating to the administration and management of the financial affairs of the
community.
- the cause of continuous battles between all committees that were ever
elected or appointed and recommend
scenarios to be considered to ensure
non-recurrence of such problems.
Kgwele said on completing its investigations, the commission had to make recommendations to Modise on any proposed actions and/or steps to be taken
to prevent the mismanagement of the
funds of the community, including the
appropriate financial and management
structures that must be put in place for
future management of the funds and
general administration thereof.
08 November 2013
SERIAL RAPIST RE-ARRESTED
The assistance of the community
of Brits saw the successful rearrest of serial rapist Boas Jacob
Kgatlhane (33), who has been on
the run from the police for the
past six weeks.
T
he serial rapist has been hiding
in the nearby bushes at Zone 6 in
Letlhabile. He was arrested on Friday,
1st of November just before midnight.
Kgatlhane is facing 13 counts of rape
and a charge of escaping from lawful
custody. The rape charges include: two
rape cases in Lethabong; Hartebeesfontein, seven in Letlhabile, three in
Thabazimbi and one in Mecklenburg.
For four years he has been targeting
teenage girls aged between 14 and 17.
He appeared at the Brits Magistrates
Court on Monday, 4th of November.
IMPORTANCE OF PRINT
MEDIA IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
North West Provincial Spokesperson,
Brigadier Thulane Ngubane said that
Kgatlhane escaped on September 17
while being escorted from the Brits
court after a short appearance, where
he was denied bail. He kicked open the
door of the police vehicle transporting
him and escaped when it stopped at a
traffic light.
Everyone wants access to information, but not everyone has access to it..
T
he outreach of media in rural communities is limited. The majority
of the rural communities rely on radio
as a main source of information, but it
is a luxury to some households that are
poverty-stricken, thus being deprived
of important information on health,
agriculture etc. Print media remains the
best source of local information, fulfilling its role of community development.
the growing need to access localised and
relevant information. The Association
of Independent Publishers have a membership of 230 nationally and according
to the Audit Bureau of Circulations
figures there is a growth in the circulation of free local newspapers.
Local communities also have a role to
play in order for them to be represented
by local print media. In order to have
an independent voice through local
newspapers, they need to participate
and give feedback on the contents.
It responds to local communities’ information needs and is relevant to their
everyday lives. The South African local
newspaper market is growing, indicating
A 47 y/o man
dies
underground
Brits Police are investigating an
inquest case that took place on 1st
November at around 11H00.
T
his incident occurred at Hernic
Mine (Marula Shaft) where it was
alleged that a 47 year-old man (employee) was hit by the falling rock while on
duty and died instantly. An ambulance
was called together with the police at
the scene of crime. Unfortunately, the
deceased was declared dead by EMS
personnel upon arrival.
The deceased was taken to Brits Government Mortuary. The police opened
a case of inquest for further investigation concerning the cause of the death.
Investigations continue.
Successful
arrests
The Brits police successfully
arrested 37 suspects during the
Brits Cluster Suspect Raiding
operation that took place on 1st
November.
T
he arrested suspects are aged between 22 and 47. These successes
are due to the help from four stations
under Brits cluster namely Brits, Jericho,
Assen and Letlhabile.
The cases that were opened against
the arrested suspects include common
assault, theft, assault with GBH, fraud,
and malicious damage to property. The
suspects will appear soon in court and
investigations continues. Police are appealing to the members of the community to report any crime activity at any
police stations.
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08 November 2013
Sekotlong family
needs your help
The Sekotlong family in Lethabong Section, Maboloka is
requesting assistance from the
Madibeng residents.
n the 27th of October at about
O
22:30, the only place that the
Sekotlong family called home caught
fire. All the family’s possessions went
to ashes. Fortunately there was no one
in the house, thus no injuries were
incurred.
The community has come in their
numbers to show support, by putting
together funds and items that will help
with the re-building of the shack, as
the two Sekotlong siblings are orphans. Lethlabile Pick and Pay donated six sheets of galvanized iron, zincs,
poles and food parcels. The community leaders and councilor haven’t come
to pledge their support to the family.
Contact 073 129 3610
Illegal dumping a challenge
Illegal dumping in Oukasie is
becoming a huge challenge. Even
if there are no proper dumping
facilities in place, the community continues to dump rubbish
anywhere, knowing fully that it
is wrong.
T
he youth from Masenkeng Section
have made it a priority to volunteer to clean up streets especially at
the entrances of Oukasie. The group is
hoping to get more support from the
community and be recognized by the
Madibeng Local Municipality.
Thebogo Phoka, a block committee
and cleaning campaign member said
they usually get negative responses
from the community on a regular
basis. “There are NO DUMPING
signboards at the entrance of Oukasie,
yet you will find respectable members
of the communities, dumping their
rubbish there. We urge the community to respect the environment and
our efforts in trying to make it a safe
and healthy environment for our kids
and the rest of the community.” said
Phoka.
A resident from Masenkeng was spotted proudly dumping garbage next to
the NO DUMPING signboard.
A member of the community
proudly dumping garbage
Leaving the illegal dumping site
The cleaning campaign members
put all the rubbish in refuse bags.
They are appealing to the community to stop dumping rubbish
illegally
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Madibeng
Local Municipality
NOTICE
NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 121 OF THE MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 56 OF 2003
PUBLICATION OF THE 2012/13 DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT
The municipality hereby gives notice in terms of the provisions of the above mentioned legislation that the 2012/2013 draft
copies of the Annual Reports will be available at the Municipal Satellite Offices and Libraries for public comments from the
11 November 2013. You are kindly requested to submit your inputs and comments of the Annual Report on or before 21
November 2013. You are further invited to attend the meeting of the Municipal Public Account Committee (Oversight)
scheduled from 11 – 21 November 2013 to consider your above mentioned inputs and finalize the Oversight Report to
Council.
For further information please contact:
Mr. Andrew Modise (012) 318 9396
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 012 318 9556
Ms Lebogang Tsogang (012) 318 9496
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 086 560 2607
Your written submission may be submitted in the suggestion boxed at all satellite offices alternatively they may be sent to:
The Chief Operations Office
Madibeng Local Municipality
P.O. Box 106
Brits, 0250
Or
Physical address: Office No 504/517/604
Madibeng municipal building
52 Van Velden Street
Brits
NOTICE
MADIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
MPAC PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CLUSTER MEETINGS:
2012/2013 ANNUAL REPORT
PLEASE, take notice that Madibeng Local Municipality will conduct the process of public participation to
solicit the inputs and comments from key stakeholders in the community on the municipal annual report
for the financial year 2012/2013. The Chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee, Clr. KS
Ntshabele, hereby invite all stakeholders and interested members of the community of Madibeng to
attend these meetings which are scheduled as follows:
DATE
CLUSTERS
VENUE
TIME
11 November 2013
Cluster 5 (wards 17, 18, 19 & 20)
Mmakau Community Hall
17h00
12 November 2013
Cluster 9 (wards 29, 30 & 33)
Cosmos Community Hall
17h30
14 November 2013
Clusters 7 & 8 (wards 7, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 & 32)
Modderspruit Community Hall
17h00
16 November 2013
Clusters 1 & 2 (wards 1, 2, 4 ,5, 6 & 34)
Jericho Tribal Hall
11h00
18 November 2013
Cluster 3 (wards, 9, 11, 12 & 35 )
Letlhabile Community Hall
17h00
20 November 2013
Clusters 4 & 10 (wards 3, 8,10,15,16, 24 & 36)
Hebron Tribal CommunityHall
17h00
21 November 2013
Cluster 6 (wards 13, 14, 21, 22 & 23)
Oukasie CommunityHall
17h00
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08 November 2013
REGISTER TO VOTE ON
9 & 10 NOVEMBER
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has set a target of
getting two million new registrations by the time the voters’ roll
closes before next year’s general
elections.
“
Through its registration drive, the
IEC hopes to increase registrations
to 80% of the voting age population in
line with levels of previous elections
which would require an additional two
million voters to register,” IEC chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula told
SAnews, on Wednesday, after briefing reporters about the IEC readiness
ahead of this weekend’s voter registration drive. Her message to volatile
areas such as Malamulele in Limpopo,
where residents are demanding their
own municipality, is that all South
Africans irrespective of where they
are, should allow the voter registration
to go smoothly as planned.
“We’ve no doubt that this coming
weekend, voter registration will go
smoothly. That all our registration stations will open and we’ve put measures in place to ensure that registration
proceeds smoothly, even in Malamulele,” she said.
To those writing their final examinations, Tlakula said: “Our voter registration process is very quick and I’m
sure that even those young people
who are preparing for their exams can
take a few minutes to visit our registration stations in their respective areas in order to register for next year’s
general elections”. With regard to this
weekend voter registration readiness,
Tlakula said everything is in place for
eligible voters who will visit the IEC’s
22 263 registration stations between
8am and 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. She said a total of 45 795 election
officials will be standing by to register
new voters and to verify the registration details of existing voters.
The voting districts represent a 7%
increase over the 20 859 districts in
place for the 2011 local government
election. The growth reflects an ex-
Support for proposal to clear
bad credit info
pansion of voting districts in predominantly rural areas with increases of
15% in the Free State, 10% in Limpopo and 9% each in the North West
and KwaZulu-Natal to reduce the
distance required for voters to travel
to voting stations. She said all registration materials have been delivered
to eight metropolitan councils and 226
local municipal councils and will be
delivered over the next two days to the
registration stations in readiness for
opening on Saturday morning. “Just
fewer than 30 000 Zip-Zip machines
have undergone testing and battery
checks to ensure they are ready for the
weekend. The machines would be in
an optimal functional condition as a
result of these testing procedures they
have undergone,” she said.
The Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) has received
98 written comments, most of
which support the Removal of
Adverse Credit Information,
Trade and Industry Minister Dr
Rob Davies said on Tuesday 5th
November.
H
e was briefing reporters ahead
of his meeting with the National
Council of Provinces (NCOP) on
Wednesday 6th November; Davies
said the department had received 98
comments on the adverse credit information proposal. The department had
published in the Government Gazette
a notice requesting public comments
on the proposal. The due date for
comments was at the end October.
Through this, consumers who had
been blacklisted by the credit bureaus
- but had since settled their debt would have their names removed from
the credit bureau listings. “What we
are saying is that this exercise would
remove that information, and would
provide - particularly through the
amendments that would come through
the Credit Act - for an on-going removal once you pay up,” said Davies.
Of the 98 comments, 66 supported the
proposal, 15 had concerns and didn’t
support it, while 17 raised questions
of clarity. The DTI had also thus far
conducted public consultative sessions
in six provinces, with the remaining
sessions to be held in the outstanding
provinces within the next two weeks.
To register, eligible voters need to be
in possession of a green bar-coded ID
book, or a Temporary ID Certificate
(TIC) or the new smart card ID. The
Commission is grateful to the Department of Home Affairs that has agreed
to open its branches on Saturday and
Sunday to coincide with the registration station hours (8am to 5pm) for
the collection of ID books, smartcard
IDs or Temporary Identity Certificates (TICs). Registration stations are
located at a wide variety of premises
which are leased by the Electoral
Commission for registration weekends and voting days. These include
schools (65%), community and civic
halls (10%), places of worship (7%)
and other community venues. Approximately 7% will use temporary facilities including tents and other temporary structures. There will also be 30
mobile registration stations that will
be used in rural areas. Currently the
Free State has the higher percentage
of voter registration at 80% followed
by the Eastern Cape (79.6%), Northern Cape (77.6%), Limpopo (77.0%),
KwaZulu-Natal (75.0%) and North
West (73.5%). The provinces with the
lowest registration percentages are
Mpumalanga (70.3%), Western Cape
(70.3%) and Gauteng (69.2%)
“We are working to ensure that there
is a greater onus to conduct a real
affordability assessment and at the
same time, we will engage in much
more credit information campaigns
to discourage people from being over
indebted,” said Davies. It had been
observed that real affordability assessments were not being conducted properly by credit providers when granting
credit. “What we’ve actually found
is that instead of active affordability
assessments being conducted by credit
providers, we find that all that really
is relied on is whether or not somebody’s name is on a credit bureau, and
Drug Abuse In Brits
As drug abuse escalates in Brits,
cases of theft out of motor vehicles are also on the increase.
T
here have been 428 reported cases
of theft out of motor vehicles in
2013, where drug abuse serves as the
major contributor. Drivers and passengers should be alert when locking their vehicles and Unfortunately
not all properties allow for cars to be
parked inside, leading to many cars
parked out on the street.
When parking vehicles, car owners
and passengers should follow the
safety tips below:
As drug abuse escalates in Brits,
cases of theft out of motor vehicles are also on the increase.
• If it is a hot day and you are driving
with your windows open, don’t leave
your handbag or laptop on your passenger seat. Anyone can reach in and
grab it if you are parked for a while.
G
overnment has urged South Africans to exercise caution on the
roads as the festive season approaches. “In an effort to clamp down on
road carnage, government is relying
on motorists to change their behavior
on the road to help realise the undertaking by government to reduce
the number of road deaths by half in
2020,” said the Government Communication and Information System
(GCIS) in a statement. It urged motorists not to drink and drive, to fasten
their seatbelts and keep a safe following distance.
• Again, if your windows are open and
you are stopped at a red light don’t get
distracted by someone at your window
when there could be another person at
your passenger window. Always be
alert.
• Don’t leave belongings in the boot
of your car. In many cases there are
cars that are broken into through the
boot and your belongings will surely
be taken.
• If you have a CD player in your car,
remove the front loader. CD units are
the most commonly stolen car ap-
These are just options that may assist
you to avoid theft out of your motor
vehicle and give you peace of mind.
He said the obtainability of garnishee
orders needed to be tightened, while
credit providers must assess whether a
person can afford credit or not. “That
assessment needs to be more robust
than it has been up to now. We need
to change behaviour if we do this
removal of adverse credit information exercise. “We will complement
this with more robust requirements,
in terms of affordability assessment;
we also need to educate people about
credit. What we have at the moment is
an easy way of making credit available to people who can’t afford it.” The
removal of adverse credit information
had previously been referred to as
credit information amnesty. “Credit
amnesty doesn’t mean that the debt is
cancelled. That was one of the possible ambiguities that it would imply if
you owe somebody some money, that
debt is cancelled. That isn’t the case
[here]; it’s the removal of the information off the credit bureau. That is what
will be removed,” stressed Davies.
Motorists urged to be cautious ahead of festive season
pliance so fall victim to this crime,
remove your front loader, remove the
temptation for someone walking past
your car.
• Don’t leave valuables in your car,
even if you are only parking on the
street for a couple minutes. If a criminal sees a handbag or cash in your car
you are asking for trouble.
your name can be on a credit bureau
for years - even if you’ve paid off the
entire debt. The removal of adverse
credit information will benefit close
to two million consumers. Davies said
this was seen as one way of solving
the consumers’ problems, as being
blacklisted often dampened job prospects, among other things. “Secondly,
it will be linked to stronger measures
to try to get much more responsible
behaviour by credit providers through
conducting actual affordability assessments of a more rigorous kind.
That is what we are trying to do,” he
added. The minister also pointed out
that when the National Credit Regulator visited the Marikana community,
following the tragic events of August
2012, it was found that of the 13
credit providers operating in that community, 11 were not complaint with
one or other aspect of the Credit Act.
Davies said it was easy to get garnishee orders (an automatic deduction
from somebody’s salary before they
get the salary), which some times take
a sizeable chunk of a person’s wages.
Government thanked South Africans
for their support of road safety during Transport Month in October. In
the last 19 years, the country’s urban
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landscape has changed, with transport infrastructure at the centre of
this makeover. Cities are now characterised by better roads, rapid bus
services and dedicated transit lanes, to
name but a few. Freeways have been
upgraded with extra lanes and new interchanges have been built to alleviate
traffic congestion. These changes are a
result of an intensive effort by government to develop and improve the
infrastructure of the country’s transport system. The transport investments
have been transforming the way in
which South Africans live and interact
with each other.
The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system
in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban,
Pretoria, Rustenburg and Port Elizabeth is an example of how service
delivery has improved.
08 November 2013
Brits sport and wellness day
The
Department of
Health in
conjunction with
Capitec
Bank
hosted the
first ever
Brits sport
and wellness day
on Saturday 2nd of
November,
at the Brits
Sports
Grounds.
T
he aim of the event was to promote
wellness through sports. The sports
day consisted of sport teams representing eight companies namely CBI Electric, ISE Automotives, Arox,
ZIG Training cc, Bridgestone Firestone,
Pasdec, Inergy and Kromberg and the
crowd consisted mainly of members
from the mentioned companies.
CBI Electric won the final matches in
Inergy soccer team was beaten by CBI Electric in the final game.
these companies and the department of
“best supporters of the day”. Event
health. We are looking forward to next
organizer Monde Mafunda says he was
year as we will host the event annually,”
pleased with the turnout. “We have
managed to establish a relationship with said Mafunda.
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Kromberg and Inergy respectively.
Mr. Ishmael
Moloi, sub-district
manager from
the Department
of Health graced
the event with his
presence. Kromberg walked away
with a trophy for
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Trustees to the North West Department of Economic Development, Environment,
Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT). This procedure is in terms of the Environmental
Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010.
PROPONENT/OWNER: Piet Rampa Trustees
PROJECT: Proposed facility for the slaughter of chickens.
PROPERTY: Remainder of Portion 239 of the farm Hartebeestpoort C 419 JQ.
THE PURPOSE of this application is to enable the owner to construct a facility or
infrastructure for the slaughter of chickens with a product throughput exceeding 50 chickens
per day and are related to the activities listed in terms NEMA (107/1998), Listing Notice 1,
Notice Number R544 dated 18 June 2010, Activity Number 3(i): “The construction of facilities
or infrastructure for the slaughter of animals with a product throughput of: poultry exceeding
50 poultry per day.”
LOCATION: The relevant property is located a few meters to the south of the town of
Lethlabile A.
REFERENCE NUMBER : NWP/EIA/46/2013
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December 2013) after the publication of this advertisement on 8 November 2013. Kindly
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08 November 2013
Zahara In Brits
MOTSEPE TOURNAMENT FIXTURES
On the 19th of October the residents of Madibeng gathered in
numbers at the Brits Sports
Ground to witness the Loliwe hitmaker Zahara perform, for free.
MOTSEPE TOURNAMENT U13 LEAGUE
STAND
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edbank and SANCO made the
event possible. “We would like to
extend a sentiment of gratitude for the
level of good behavior that was displayed at the venue during the promotional show that was presented by
Zahara, we also would like to thank the
local runner-ups that rendered items
on that day,” SANCO Bojanala Region
Chairperson Pasture Maremo said.
Three cheers goes to volunteers
(Oukasie and Damonsville CPFs) that
The spectators sang along to
Zahara’s songs.
displayed a huge sense of responsibility and ensured the safety of all the
spectators, Nedbank, Letlhabile Radio
Community as well as the songstress’s
managers.
TEAMS
MILAN
P4
BAMBELELA
GWERI GWERI
STRESS FREE
MARENZE UNITED
YOUNG CHELSEA
KATLEGONG
SEGWELANE UNTD
CAPTAIN BOYS
CHALTON
GOODHOPE
13 MA-EDDIES
PLY
WIN
DRW
LOS
GF
GA
GD
POINTS
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
5
6
7
8
8
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
5
2
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
3
3
1
4
3
6
7
18
16
13
20
17
11
10
6
6
10
8
5
4
6
8
7
11
11
12
4
10
15
14
33
14
10
3
13
6
0
-2
2
-3
-5
-6
-28
18
16
16
14
14
11
11
10
6
6
6
3
3
0
0
3
7
2
5
0
MOTSEPE TOURNAMENT U17 LEAGUE
STAND
TEAMS
PLY
WIN
DRW
LOS
GF
GA
GD
POINTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
MILAN
GWERI GWERI
P4
MOOINOOI
CHARLTON
BAMBELELA
MARENZA
SEGWELANE UNTD
CAPTAIN BOYS
MA-EDDIES
KATLEGONG
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
6
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
24
60
18
14
16
9
9
9
7
3
16
7
18
14
13
17
12
14
8
36
11
17
17
42
4
1
-1
-3
-5
1
-29
-8
-1
21
13
13
10
10
10
10
8
4
3
2
MOTSEPE TOURNAMENT U19 LEAGUE
Zahara performing.
STAND
TEAMS
PLY
WIN
DRW
LOS
GF
GA
GD
POINTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
CAPTAIN BOYS
P4
MILAN
STRESS FREE
CHALTON
MOOINOOI BOYS
KATLEGONG
GWERI GWERI
BAMBELELA
YOUNG CHELSEA
SEGWELANE UNTD
7
7
7
5
7
8
6
7
7
7
4
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
5
5
2
14
25
29
12
13
4
9
17
12
7
6
5
8
5
8
13
6
9
32
14
16
26
9
17
24
4
0
-2
0
-25
-2
-9
-20
16
15
13
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
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