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Rugby World Cup fever mounts

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Rugby World Cup fever mounts

South Africans across the country are gripped by the green and gold fever ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, which will pit South Africa’s Springboks against the All Blacks from New Zealand. 

If the semi-final is anything to go by, the final game promises to be a nail-biting encounter that will keep every fan on the edge of their seat as the teams go head-to-head at 9pm sharp. 

From schools, companies, and restaurants to social media posts, the Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are counting down the hours to what will go down in history as one of the most memorable World Cup finals in Stade de France. 

If South Africa wins, this will be the first time any country will hold four Rugby World Cup titles. 

Even President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to be cheering in the crowd as he will be travelling to Paris to support the Springboks in their quest to defend the Webb Ellis trophy. 

“The President is really looking forward to being invited onto the pitch for a second time by captain Siya Kolisi to help lift the cup for the world champions,” said the President’s Office. 

Meanwhile, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Zizi Kodwa on Friday joined the Springbok captain’s run to send well wishes to the Bokke. 

“The Springboks are ready for the final. This is your team, fellow South Africans. Let’s get behind our pride and joy! Yivale maBhokobhoko,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.  

According to SA Rugby, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber predicts a powerful onslaught from the All Blacks and said they posed threats in every aspect of the game. 

“Matches between the Springboks and All Blacks are always special and hard-fought, and with this being a World Cup final, the rivalry is expected to be more intense. They have an experienced squad with a physical pack and a backline that can create magic from nothing, so we’ll have to be at our best on attack and defence to get the result.”

For Springbok fans, SuperSport, the home of the Rugby World Cup 2023, will broadcast the final match live. 

The South African game will be also shown on SABC.

And for those who prefer big screens and a bit of a crowd, provinces across South Africa are gearing up for the showdown and bringing on the heat to support the Bokke by having dedicated fan parks. 

Some of these, of which most entrance is free, fans can also enjoy some live music in the build-up to the game.

Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation in Mpumalanga, said it has identified three sites for public viewing, one in each district of the province. 

“These public viewing areas will be located in previously disadvantaged communities, which over the years have shown growing interest in the sport of rugby.” 

Where to watch the Rugby World Cup across the country.

Eastern Cape

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (free entry, gates open at 7pm). 

Sisa Dukashe Stadium (Mdantsane). 

Police Park (East London).

Baby Swag (Zwelitsha). 

Macelegusha.

Northern Cape

AR Abass Stadium in Kimberley (gates open at 4pm to enjoy some live musical entertainment in the build-up to the game).

Limpopo 

Civic Centre Park in Polokwane (free entry). 

Mpumalanga

Nkangala District (Siyabuswa Retail Centre, Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality). 

Gert Sibande District (Loft Lounge Corner Ennis and Oosthuise Street, Ermelo, Msukaligwa Local Municipality).

Ehlanzeni District (Praxos Butchery, Schoemansdal, Nkomazi Local Municipality).

Gauteng 

Soweto Theatre in Johannesburg (gates to open from 7pm). Fans can also expect to be entertained by Jozi FM DJs in the lead-up to the game. 

Pretoria’s Loftus Park (gates open at 6pm). R 120 per person for general admission includes a free parking ticket and can be purchased electronically. 

North West 

Hoërskool Rustenburg (Bojanala) and Maseru Park (Mahikeng).

Free State

SaamTrek Fan Park – Phakisa Raceway. 

Western Cape 

Bree Street (between Church and Hout Street, Cape Town CBD). There will be soft road closures from Wale to Strand Street and Loop to Buitengracht, including all side roads leading to the venue. 

Monwabisi Sport and Recreation Centre (Langa). 

Westridge Civic Centre (Mitchells Plain). 

KwaZulu-Natal 

Durban ICC (gates swing open at 7pm). Fans can expect the big screen, refreshing drinks and delectable food, drink specials and secure and hassle-free parking facilities. 

Pietermaritzburg’s Woodburn Rugby Stadium (gate to open at 3pm). Children below 12 years free and there will be food stalls live music and secured parking. – SAnews.gov.za
 

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Fri, 10/27/2023 - 15:28

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Fidelity ADT’s Quick Response Stops Potential Break-In

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Knowing your neighbours’ routines and being aware of their movements significantly increases the chances of noticing when something is amiss. On 12 October at approximately 15:00 Fidelity ADT successfully apprehended a suspect in Kimberley. The incident unfolded when a neighbour spotted an unfamiliar individual inside a customer’s yard. The neighbour promptly alerted the homeowner, who …

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AFU freezes millions in assets related to alleged PPE corruption case

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AFU freezes millions in assets related to alleged PPE corruption case

The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit has obtained a preservation order against assets related to a PPE matter worth R27 million in the Northern Cape.

The order was granted against the assets of well-known Kimberley businessman Somandla Sibisi and his companies Macronym 37 and Aphiwokuhle Holdings.

The frozen assets include a residential property bought for some R900 000, a business property – known as Live Café – bought for more than R2 million, kitchen equipment bought for over R300 000 and a 2013 model Audi A1 car bought for R130 000.

NPA regional spokesperson, Mojalefa Senokoatsane, explained that the vehicle and property were allegedly bought with “the proceeds of the money received from the Northern Cape Department of Health” through PPE related tenders.

“This preservation order emanates from a case where…Sibisi, who is accused number nine, his company is accused number eight, in the Department of Health Northern Cape PPE-related matter amounting to more than R26 million, made his first appearance together with other twelve co-accused on 11 October 2023, in the Kimberley Magistrates’ Court.

“The accused are facing charges of Contravention of Provisions of Section 86(1) of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), fraud, corruption, forgery, money laundering, uttering, and defeating or obstructing the course of justice concerning the amount of more than R26.9 million.

“The preservation order, the arrest as well and the appearance in court flow from a multi-disciplinary exertion by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), the Special Commercial Crimes Unit (SCCU), the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), and the Directorate of Priority Crimes Unit (DPCI),” he said.

Sibisi’s co-accused in the case are:

  • Northern Cape Department of Health former Head of the Department Dr Dion Theys
  • The department’s former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the department Mosimanegape Gaborone
  • Director of Supply Chain Management Montgomery Lifa Faas
  • Deputy Director of Finance Victor Nyokong
  • Director: Administration Assistant of Supply Chain Management Siyabulela Booi
  • Retired Deputy Director Nursing Directorate: Communicable Diseases Elizabeth Dibueng Manyetsa
  • Assistant Director Directorate: Communicable Diseases Goitsemodimo Piet Moseki
  • Macronym 37 (PTY) LTD
  • Administrative Clerk working for Macronym 37 (PTY) LTD Cleopatra Norman
  • Employee of Macronym 37 (PTY) LTD Macdonald Mampe,
  • Masedi Star (PTY) LTD a private company with limited liability
  • Director of Masedi Star (PTY) LTD Obakeng Samane

“These assets will be preserved awaiting an application by the AFU for the final forfeiture to the State. Dr Dion Theys, Mosimanegape Gaborone, Montgomery Lifa Faas, Victor Nyokong, Siyabulela Booi, Elizabeth Dibueng Manyetsa, Goitsemodimo Piet Moseki, are also out on bail in another Department of Health Northern Cape PPE-related matter amounting to more than R16 million,  that will be back in the Kimberley District Court on 16 October 2023,” Senokoatsane concluded. – SAnews.gov.za

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Thu, 10/12/2023 - 09:31

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Operation Shanela continues to disrupt criminal activities

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Operation Shanela continues to disrupt criminal activities

Through the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Operation Shanela, at least 124 suspects and 137 daily wanted suspects were arrested for committing various crimes over the past weekend.

Operation Shanela's disruptive actions were executed in hotspot areas across the Northern Cape province which included vehicle checkpoints, stop and searches, blue light and foot patrols, compliance inspections and tracing of wanted suspects by detectives across the province.

The outstanding success includes the arrest of two males, age 28 and 36, for possession of stolen property valued at R43 000 after the Kimberley Crime Prevention Unit received information of a tuckshop selling branded goods in bulk belonging to a local supermarket.

The police in Delportshoop recovered and confiscated a stolen vehicle and arrested a 62-year-old male for theft of a motor vehicle after the police were alerted by a tracking company about a stolen vehicle that was stationary around Ulco mine.

Another two male suspects, aged 37 and 40, were arrested and charged under the Northern Cape Nature Conservation Act 9/2009 sec 50 & 51 for alleged illegal possession of endangered plants on the R382 road between Steinkopf and Port Nolloth.

A white Isuzu Double Cab bakkie was stopped and searched and police confiscated ten 50kg bags containing 4485 Conophytum Bilobum plants.

Police also confiscated the Isuzu bakkie as it was allegedly utilized in the commission of a crime.

During the operation, the following items, such as alcoholic beverages, dangerous weapons, drugs including crystal meth, dagga mandrax and tik were confiscated.

A total of 56 compliance inspections at second-hand dealers, liquor outlets and premises, formal and informal businesses, farms and mines were executed.

Numerous roadblocks were conducted across the province during which 25 vehicle checkpoints and eight roadblocks were conducted which resulted in 1631 vehicles stopped and searched and 4637 persons searched.

Police across the province also conducted routine visits at ATM's, business premises, National Key Points, Post Offices and tuckshops.

The Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, congratulated all SAPS personnel and other law enforcement agencies for ensuring that those who violated the laws are confronted and dealt with decisively.

She also appreciated community structures for their role and assistance in the fight against crime. – SAnews.gov.za

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Mon, 10/09/2023 - 11:17

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Skating: Olympians Claim Victory at the 2023 Street Lines Skate Tournament

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The third edition of the Street Lines Skate Tournament, presented by LW Mag and Dragon Energy Drink in association with Dickies, Garmin and GoPro, took place at the legendary Thrashers Skatepark in Pretoria over the weekend (Saturday 30 September). Olympians Boipelo Awuah (Kimberley) and Brandon Valjalo (Johannesburg) took top honours in the Women’s and Men’s …

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Use force proportional to threat, Cele tells police officers

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Use force proportional to threat, Cele tells police officers

Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, has called on police officers across the country to be the first to act when they have to use "force proportional to the threat”.

Cele made the call when he was addressing hundreds of mourners and police officers at the funeral of Sergeant Kediemetse Masilo in Schweizer Reneke, North West, on Sunday.

Sergeant Masilo and Constable Okaetse Mandindi, who were both attached to the Kimberley Flying Squad, were fatally shot earlier last week while tracing a stolen vehicle in Kimberley. 

Masilo allegedly died at the hands of her perpetrator, a 38-year-old Daniel Alberts, who according to records is a repeat offender. 

Alberts has already appeared before the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on two counts of murder, three of robbery with aggravating circumstances, one of motor vehicle theft and one of theft.

During the funeral, speaker after speaker decried the killing of police officers, on and off duty.

Thirty-one police officers have died on and off duty in the last three months.

Cele supported by the South African Police Service (SAPS) management, and representatives of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) have all urged police officers not to hesitate to act.

“Be vigilant and operationally ready to act in any circumstances. If force is required, it must at all times be necessary, reasonable and proportional. 

“I plead with you don’t die with the resources and tools that we have given you,” Cele said.

Constable Mandindi will be laid to rest on Saturday, 02 September 2023, in Pampierstad, Northern Cape.

The commemoration of 34 police officers will also be held on Sunday, 03 September 2023, at the Union Buildings where the SAPS will pay tribute to its fallen heroes and heroines who died in the line of duty in the 2022/2023 financial year. – SAnews.gov.za
 

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SA participates in World Water Week

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SA participates in World Water Week

South Africa is set to participate in the World Water Week Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, which gets underway on Sunday.

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Judith Tshabalala, will lead a South African delegation to the conference, which wraps up next week Thursday.

World Water Week 2023, hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), is focused on innovation, particularly at a time of unprecedented challenges facing water security around the world.

The annual conference is the global leader on water issues and attracts diverse participants and global professionals in the water sector.

The year’s theme for the conference is, ‘Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World’, which invites global leaders to rethink how to manage water and come up with ideas, innovations and governance systems required in a more unstable and water scarce world.

Tshabalala will participate in several panel discussions with her counterparts from across the globe, and among her engagements will be Africa Focus Day, a high-level ministerial panel session aimed at addressing pressing water challenges faced by the African continent.

Africa Focus Day also serves as a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration and to bring together water leaders, policymakers, civil society and academia across Africa and beyond.

“We, as the Department of Water and Sanitation, will use this opportunity to participate in various sessions to demonstrate to the world how South Africa is managing the imbalances of the energy and water usage by both households and businesses.

“We will also demonstrate how the department is working to achieve its vision of being a recognised world leader in water management, of course through positive inputs by SA’s Water Boards, research and academic institutions, business and other partners within SA’s water sector participation,” Tshabalala said.

Tshabalala will also be accompanied by two learners, Kelebogile Abrahams and Mahlohonolo Mosia from Emang-Mmogo Comprehensive School in Kimberley, Northern Cape.

The learners will represent South Africa in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition for outstanding young learners participating in science-based projects aimed at improving water management in communities.

The two South African learners won the National South African Youth Water Prize Competition, held by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in May this year.

The aim of the programme is to encourage learners to protect water resources, use water efficiently, and furthermore, motivate them to pursue careers in the water sector. – SAnews.gov.za

 

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Deputy President to chair Human Resource Development Council meeting

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Deputy President to chair Human Resource Development Council meeting

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to chair the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) meeting at the Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape.

The meeting is scheduled for Friday, 18 August.

The HRDC is a national multi-stakeholder advisory body, which includes representatives from government, labour, the private sector and civil society, led by the Deputy President.

“Its deliberations are carried over for implementation, through various measures and programmes aimed at achieving the strategic goals of the Human Resource Development Strategy Towards 2030,” the Presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.

In line with the council’s decision of strengthening the link and alignment between provincial councils and the HRDC at the national level, Deputy President Mashatile recently led the council to KwaZulu-Natal in May 2023.

The aim was to assess progress achieved by the province in implementing programmes and initiatives towards the attainment of the Human Resource Development Strategy Towards 2030.

As part of the resolutions of the fourth HRDC Summit, representatives of relevant social partners signed two social compacts.

These include ‘Building foundations for a transformed economy and society’ and ‘Building skills for a transformed economy and society’, while the third one will be signed on Friday in Kimberley.

Through this HRDC outreach led by the Deputy President, all the relevant partners have rallied behind the vision to invest in education and training, science and technology, geared to address the challenges of critical skills shortages and unemployment.

The meeting is expected to receive a presentation from the Northern Cape HRDC, which was recently relaunched and chaired by Premier Zamani Saul.

The presentation will provide an update on provincial efforts towards building the requisite skills required for economic development.

Cabinet Ministers, the Premier of the Northern Cape and senior government officials, will accompany Deputy President Mashatile. – SAnews.gov.za

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Opportunities for women in housing

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Opportunities for women in housing

Promoting value chain opportunities for socio-economic empowerment of women in the housing sector will come under the spotlight at the Human Settlements Women Indaba and Exhibition in Kimberley, Northern Cape.

Human Settlements Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi and Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete will this weekend host the Indaba and Exhibition to showcase and unlock socio-economic opportunities for women in the housing sector.

The two-day Indaba to be held from 19-20 August 2023 at Lucrecia Primary School in Roodepan, will focus on promoting value chain opportunities for socio-economic empowerment of women, including access to market, finance and leveraging on innovative building technologies.

While women have been at the centre of housing delivery over the years, the department said, their full participation in the sector is still lacking.

The department said the gathering happens at a significant time as the nation commemorates Women’s Month and provides a platform for government to cast the spotlight on the transformation agenda for women in the sector through policy. 

“The policy includes, among others, enforcing the allocation of 40% of government procurement spent to women-owned businesses, implementing skills development programmes for women and women-owned business, and supporting women to set up their businesses and gain experience through incubator and mentorship programmes,” the department said.

The Indaba will be held under the theme: “Accelerating Socio-Economic Opportunities for Women Empowerment”.

The department said the outcomes of the Indaba are expected to be integrated into the new Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) starting in 2024 and ultimately, the National Development Plan (NDP). – SAnews.gov.za

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