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THE LIFE of a 21-year-old student from Pampierstad was changed after a seven-hour operation at Lenmed Royal Hospital and Heart Centre in Kimberley on Saturday, which made it possible for her to open her mouth for the first time in 16 years. The student, who survived a serious accident at the age of five, can now open her mouth from 0 to 5cm. The patient underwent a bilateral temporomandibular joints (TMJ) operation, performed by maxillofacial surgeon Dr Irshaad Abdoola and his team, on Saturday. The procedure included bilateral TMJ gap arthroplasty with interpositional grafts, abdominal fat harvesting and bilateral coronoidectomies. This was the first procedure of this magnitude performed at Lenmed hospital in Kimberley. The definitive surgical management is planned as a two-stage procedure, separated by approximately three months of healing time. The patient sustained injury to her TMJ’s and gradually developed bony fusion of the joints, which resulted in her being unable

The Northern Cape MEC for Health, Maruping Lekwene, unveiled new emergency medical services vehicles that will be distributed across the Province. THIRTY emergency medical services vehicles – 20 ambulances and 10 patient transporter vehicles – were launched by the Northern Cape Department of Health on Tuesday to assist with emergency cases in the Province. The MEC for Health, Maruping Lekwene, said the new vehicles will enable emergency medical services (EMS) to respond faster to emergencies. “This launch takes place where we have just identified the Omicron virus. However, people must not panic as more research is being conducted by researchers to give more accurate information. The Northern Cape emergency medical services have reached a critical stage in its development. Not only have the needs and expectations of our citizens increased beyond all recognition over the past 27 years, but also the developments in clinical knowledge and health technology have outpaced our ability to kee

JOHANNESBURG - National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole has been questioned about an intelligence report about the July unrest, which Police Minister Bheki Cele said he never received. Kehla Sithole is back in the witness seat on Tuesday, testifying at the inquiry looking into to the riots. Sithole said there was an early warning report received but there was no need to send it to the minister at the time, saying it was a just a normal routine intelligence report. "There is no specific intelligence report, except in the intelligent report if there is something contained that requires me to bring that particular aspect to the attention of the minister". In his statement, Cele said during the time of the unrest, he visited affected areas with the deputy national commissioner, and provincial commissioner saying Sitole was nowhere to be found. More than 300 people died during the unrest that emanated from the widespread looting that took place in Gauteng and KwaZulu

Chief of the SA Army bestows a sergeant's rank on long serving Rifleman.  The Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha honoured Rifleman Isaac Mudau for his 41-year longstanding and selfless service to the country with the rank of Sergeant.  In a gesture that sought to redress the injustice of having Rifleman Mudau serve for over four decades in uniform without a rank to show for it, the Military Command Council approved the SA Army's recommendation to have Rifleman Mudau to promoted to the rank of Sergeant with effect from 01 April 2021. Lieutenant General Mbatha not only honoured Sergeant Mudau, but he also expressed his sincere apology for the injustice meted against this long serving soldier and patriot. He cautioned that no South African National Defence Force member should be made to experience an ordeal as demoralising as that undergone by Sergeant Mudau. "Never again shall it happen that those loyally serving this country are ma

Residents of Makause informal settlement in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, woke up on Monday morning to find bullet-riddled bodies of seven people at different parts of their settlement. The killers are not yet known and police are investigating. Spokesperson for the Gauteng police, Colonel Kay Makhubele, said information at their disposal was that there was a shooting in the morning at the informal settlement. "Later when people [came] out of their houses, they saw the bodies." Makhubele said the bodies were not next to each other and were found at different parts of the informal settlement. He could not confirm the genders of the deceased, but said all of them were over the age of 30. He also said they did not have weapons on them, and it was also not yet known if they lived in the area. Some parts of Ekurhuleni have, in the past few years, seen warring factions of illegal miners shooting and killing each other in Ekurhuleni. Asked whether the incident could be related

On 29 November 2021, Postmasburg Crime Prevention members followed up on information they received about a male person who is alleged to be in possession of illegal firearms . The team of led by Capt Neville Ruiter attended to information with a search warrant and found a male at the identified address in Marantheng in Postmasburg.  Two handguns were found hidden in a laundry bucket. One of the firearms found was reported stolen in the Eastern Cape in 2016. The suspect was also found in possession of SANDF uniform. The suspect was arrested for Unlawful Possession of firearms and will soon appear in the Postmasburg Magistrate Court. The police will continue to clamp down on the proliferation of firearms during the Festive period. End Enquiries  Communication Officer W/O Nomvuyo Makoloi 0763802097

WESTERN CAPE - To ensure a safer environment for the community, Public Order Policing members were deployed in areas of concern today to clamp down on lawlessness. These deployments were rewarded with the arrest of suspects who were caught in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. This morning, a 31-year-old man was arrested in Town 2 Khayelitsha after he was found in possession of an unlicensed 6.35 pistol without a serial number. Also in Town 2, another suspect was arrested in possession of a variety of ammunition without a license. While on foot patrol in Harare, the members seized a homemade firearm and one round of ammunition that were found abandoned.   In Lingelethu West, a 41-year-old man was arrested in possession of an unlicensed 38 Special revolver and ammunition, while a 24-year-old man was arrested in possession of an imitation firearm, SANDF uniform and ammunition.  Once charged, the suspects are all expected to make their court appearan

Johannesburg – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse won the most prestigious award, the Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège Lifetime Achievement Award, at the GQ Men awards on Saturday-27th November 2021 Admired and respected globally, Mabuse is the third recipient of this award. The GQ awards, better known as “MOTY” honours South Africans who have excelled and pushed the boundaries of their own potential for over 20 years. Previous winners are actor and playwright John Kani and Kaizer Motaung, who took the accolade home is 2020. Mabuse, is a pioneer within his industry. He is the founder of the legendary Kippies nightclub in the heart of Newtown, which was named one of the world’s 100 greatest jazz clubs by Downbeat magazine – and he released nine albums, including ‘Burn Out’, which remains one of South Africa’s most cherished tracks to date. He also amassed a considerable trophy cabinet, including the Silver Order of Ikhamanga for his contribution to music. The event which took place at the Four Seasons Ho

Chris-Tiaan has just stolen my heart all over again. We were in Checkers getting a few things for his return to school this week. There was an older lady looking at some meaty bones (more bones than meat). She took one pack, looked at the price and returned it to the shelf. Chris-Tiaan told her to follow us to the Deli section. He took a grilled chicken, 12 bread rolls and 2L cold drink. I kept quiet and wanted to see what he plans to do. He then took 36 eggs and also gave that to her. He then opened his wallet with his pocket money and told the lady at till point that he will pay for the items. He also took 1L of his own yogurt from our trolley and gave it to her telling her that she and her family should enjoy their meal. I asked him why he did it and he said that he is fortunate to have food everyday, she deserves more than just bones.  Not only is he working hard to save our planet by planting 1000’s of spekboom but is also sharing the little pocket money he gets with o

The National Coronavirus Command Council meeting which was earlier announced as scheduled for Sunday, 28 November 2021, has been brought forward to Saturday, 27 November 2021.    The Council will assess developments in the COVID-19 pandemic, including scientific updates around the newly detected coronavirus variant, which has been named Omicron by the World Health Organisation.    The outcomes of this meeting will give direction as to whether further consultation is required at the level of the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC).    The Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, also wishes Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi a speedy recovery after he tested positive for the Covid-19.    Minister Motsoaledi remains in good health and he is currently in self-isolation.    Government urges all South Africans to vaccinate and to remain disciplined in applying the known safety measures, to ensure a safe and joyful festive season with families and friends.

You buy a car for R300k  You pay R7000 pm over a period of 60 month's.  After 60 month's you find that the value of the car is now R180000 meaning over the period of 60 months you've lost close to 50% of your money.  People where I come from celebrate paying of car's like it's sum major achievement when it's actually a major loss over the year's.  What happened to buying a smashed vehicle for R20000 and fixing it for R10000 and driving it for five years.  Your goal should not be paying of a R300k debt over five years your goal should be having an investment of R300k on your portfolio over the period of five years.  Imagine you work 40 hour's a week and half your salary goes towards paying off a depreciating liability.  You work for debts and not for incomes yet you expect to be rich one day.  Stop trying to meet society standards. The society in overall is in debt. Day and night on television we are sold debt. When you open your TV you see a new POLO bet

  NORTH WEST - On Thursday, 25 November 2021, Pudimoe police re-arrested four of the nine escapees at Myra village, Taung through assistance of members of the community.    It is alleged that the escapees were re-arrested after law abiding citizens alerted the police about the presence of the escapees in the village. The police reacted to the information and re-arrested Thabo Pita (24), Thabo Edward Bankies (31) Thabo Aaron Mokwena (46) and Lekhoa Methola (44).  Three of the re-arrested escapees are Lesotho nationals while one is a South African. At the time of the escape, Thabo Pita and Lekhoa Methola were held as undocumented persons and awaiting deportation while Thabo Mokwena and Thabo Edward Bankies were facing charges of robbery aggravating and attempted murder respectively. They are all expected to appear in the Schweizer- Reneke Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 29 November 2021.    Meanwhile, the police are still working hard to trace and re-arr

CAPE TOWN - A police officer has died and another has been injured during a shootout in Killarney Gardens in Table View. Police responded to an armed robbery at a business involving four robbers Friday morning. When officers arrived, the suspects, who had held staff at gunpoint inside the building, fired shots at police as they fled. During the shootout, two police officials were wounded, as well as two robbers. One of the officers from Table View who sustained a gunshot wound to his head died on arrival at a medical facility in the area. The police's Novela Potelwa said that two men were arrested and the other two are still at large. “Two injured suspects were apprehended. An extensive manhunt for the two suspects who are still at large is under way. Additional police have been deployed to assist with the search,” Potelwa said. ‌

The Labour Court on Monday set aside Joseph Mathunjwa’s election as president of AMCU.At the heart of the decision was that Mathunjwa was not employed in the sector since 2013 and so was never eligible to stand as union president.The court ruling is prospective, not retroactive, so any past decisions taken by Mathunjwa in his capacity as AMCU president remain valid. The Labour Court has declared that the election of Joseph Mathunjwa as president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) was unlawful and has set his appointment aside.  In a judgment handed down earlier this week, acting Judge Sandile Mabaso found that because Mathunjwa had not been employed in the mining and construction sectors his re-election as AMCU President in September 2019 was not valid. This goes against AMCUs own constitution which requires an office bearers to first be an AMCU member. And "the constitution clearly states that a condition of being a member [is that] you ne

VRYBURG - The Police in Vryburg have opened a case of Theft after a motor vehicle that was held at the Provincial Traffic Offices disappeared. According to the Spokesperson of the North West Police, Captain Aafje Botma, the Security Officer who was on duty alleges that the stolen vehicle was there on the evening of Monday.  "The officer alleges that when he conducted camp inspection on Tuesday morning he found that the fence had been cut and a black Isuzu with a foreign registration was not there. The vehicle was impounded and parked at the premises of the Provincial Traffic. Value of the vehicle is R40 000," Captain Botma told MORONGWA.  No arrests has been made and police investigations into the matter continue.

Manchester — Ralf Rangnick is close to finalising a deal to become Manchester United's interim manager as they seek a replacement for the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, it was widely reported on Thursday. The Premier League giants have identified the German, 63, who is currently head of sports and development at Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow, as a potential short-term successor to the Norwegian. Michael Carrick took charge of the side for Tuesday's Champions League win at Villarreal, which secured progress to the knockout stages, but the club want to bring in a more experienced figure until the end of the season. United are planning to make a permanent appointment at the end of the campaign, with Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino strongly linked to the job. The Athletic reported that Rangnick, the former RB Leipzig manager, had reached agreement with United to take over, saying the agreement was subject to Lokomotiv agreeing to release him from his contract

JOHANNESBURG - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa. Following genomic sequencing, the variant - B.1.1.529 - was detected in 22 positive cases in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the NICD'S acting executive director Professor Adrian Puren said that it was "not surprising that a new variant has been detected in South Africa". The NICD said that although the data they had was limited, "our experts are working overtime with all the established surveillance systems to understand the new variant and what the potential implications could be." The institute said that positive cases were increasing quickly, particularly in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo. The NICD's Dr Michelle Groome said that regardless of the emergence of the new variant, the importance of nonpharmaceutical interventions remains unchanged. “This means that individuals should get vaccinate

DURBAN - The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in eThekwini has slammed those who voted with the African National Congress (ANC) in council, saying that they were in politics to enrich themselves. The ANC emerged victorious in the council’s inaugural meeting on Wednesday, securing enough votes for its mayoral candidate, Mxolisi Kaunda. The Abantu Batho Congress (ABC)’s Philani Mavundla was elected deputy mayor. Councillors reconvened at the Durban International Convention Centre under tight security on Wednesday to elect the new leadership. The initial session on Monday was abandoned when ANC supporters stormed proceedings, while a power cut added to the disruptions. The IFP said that an agreement was in place with smaller parties to not vote with the ANC but things took another turn. According to the ANC, the Abantu Batho Congress and other smaller parties agreed to collaborate with the governing party because of their shared interests. The IFP’s Mduduzi Nkosi believes that favo

Two days ago I posted, "Don't marry anyone just because you love the person, love is not enough reason to get married. There are other factors to consider."  The post gathered some reactions both on Facebook here and on WhatsApp, some people agreed with me that love is not enough, while others disagreed and then many others asked me about the other factors that need to be considered before you marry someone.  So what I intend to do in this article is to show you the other factors you need to consider before you agree to marry anyone. My intention for making that post two days was to help people to make sure all coasts are cleared before they venture into marriage to avoid regrets. There are many people that got married only because of love but are now regretting that decision. They were blinded by love but marriage performed a miracle on their eyes, now they can clearly see their mistakes. What are these factors you need to consider before you marry?   1. Love Because I s

WESTERN CAPE - Three unknown armed males entered a retail store on the corner of 4th Avenue and 4th Street in Kensington today, pretending to be customers. The customers were ordered to sit on the floor, upon which the suspects robbed the business of an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables. No shots were fired at any stage. The suspects fled the scene on foot in an undisclosed direction and are yet to be arrested. Kensington police are investigating a case of business robbery. The attached images were captured by the business’ surveillance cameras. Anyone with information is urged to call the investigating officer Warrant Officer Cameron Morgan on 074 589 0930 or alternatively call Crime Stop on 08600 10111. 

RESIDENTS of Riemvasmaak in Galeshewe barricaded all the roads connecting to the Pick n Pay circle since 4am this morning demanding that the project for the installation of electricity continues. They say the project came to a standstill three weeks ago after the workers dug holes for the poles.  The protesters are demanding that the new mayor address them after their protest action at the Kimberley City Hall on Tuesday was stopped by the police. They vowed that they will only stop once the electricity is switched on in their settlement. Meanwhile, all the stores at the centre remain closed except for Pick n Pay.

The Department of Transport says it is making steady progress on the construction of a new R677 million project in Limpopo which aims to reduce travel time between the popular Beit Bridge border post, and neighbouring Zimbabwe. The new ring road from Musina South to Musina North commenced in December 2019 and is set to be completed in 2022. The project’s main purpose is to divert the N1 traffic around the town of Musina, and is managed by the Raubex group. More than 1,000 heavy vehicles and trucks use the N1 passing through Musina city centre daily. Intersections and lower speed restrictions create heavy traffic congestion and damage to infrastructure in the town’s central business district. The road will ease congestion between Musina and Beit Bridge border post, a gateway to many other Sothern African Development Community countries that trade with South Africa, such as Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Zimbabwe is also upgrading the Bei

KIMBERLEY- SolPlaatjie Municipality New mayor. Kagisho Dante Sonyoni has been voted in as the new Sol Plaatje municipality executive mayor.Kagisho becomes the youngest mayor in the history of Kimberley .Nomazizi  Maputle  is Appointed as Municipal Speaker  Picture:Kagisho Dante Mayor, Nomazizi Maputle Speaker with Premier Zamani  Saul

THE LIMPOPO police are hunting a gang that held officers at gunpoint and stole weapons from Malamule police station, near Thohoyandou. The group of armed suspects stormed into the station and held officers at gunpoint on Sunday night. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the suspects took R5 rifles, 9mm pistols, shotguns and an undisclosed amount of ammunition. She said: “At about 11pm a group of armed suspects stormed the Malamulele police station and held members at gunpoint in the Community Service Centre.” She added that some members were forced into the back of a police van while one member was ordered to unlock the safe where the suspects took the weapons and ammunition. The Malamulele police station was robbed of several firearms. Picture: SAPS “Following the attack on the police station, the group proceeded to a local food outlet and filling station in the vicinity, where they robbed the businesses of an undisclosed amount of cash. “All role-players, including a

TWO GERMAN nationals are expected to appear in court on Monday following their arrest near Askham in the Northern Cape for the illegal trade and possession of reptiles and controlled substances. The men were arrested on Friday in a multi-agency undercover operation comprising the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) Green Scorpions and the Hawks, assisted by the Environmental Enforcement Fusion Centre, the police, SANParks environmental crime inspectors, the Northern Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and the private sector. “The men were nabbed while illegally catching and trading in reptiles, including armadillo girdled lizards which are a threatened and protected species, geckos and tortoises in the Northern Cape with the intention to smuggle them out of South Africa into the lucrative international exotic pet trade,” the DFFE said in a statement. All South African tortoises and some of the lizards are listed by the Convention on the International Tra

Attention: Residents of SPM & All media houses Date & Time: 23-11-2021 06H00 Sol Plaatje Service Delivery Forum Update: Firstly we would like to apologize to the residents for our brief disappearance and silence as coordinators and leaders of the Forum.  We promised that our mandate will come from residents and no place else.  We tried to fix matters internally before giving residents an update but it's impossible to reason with individuals who have their sights set on making the ruling party pay for their recent political defeats. Ours is to stick to our founding principles which say "no politics, no lies", however as we were moving towards a service delivery filled municipality. Names were submitted to the IEC without consulting the community, community leaders and activists within the Forum.  Dennis Pienaar submitted a thumb sucked list to the IEC with himself being number one on the list whereas it was agreed that his name was initially on the list for IEC com

THE GALESHEWE SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit is searching for Siyabonga Madondo, who can assist in the investigation of an attempted rape and assault GBH case. The alleged incident happened in Galeshewe on October 6, at about 9pm. Police spokesperson Captain Sergio Kock said on Monday that the incident took place at the complainant’s home in Moroka Street, where she was severely assaulted and her attacker allegedly attempted to rape her before fleeing the scene. Anyone with information regarding the matter can contact Detective Captain Sebata Tsiu on 082 874 4613, SMS anonymously to 32211 or utilise the MySAPS app. “All information will be treated with the strictest of confidence. The investigation continues.” Kock added.

THE ANC Youth League regional congress preparatory committee (ANCYL RCPC) of Frances Baard has endorsed Kagisho Dante Sonyoni to be Sol Plaatje Municipality’s youngest mayor at the age of 26 years. The new batch of councillors will be inaugurated at Sol Plaatje Municipality on Tuesday. Sonyoni will contest for the position alongside ANC Frances Baard regional treasurer Nondumiso Buda, who has also been punted to be Sol Plaatje Municipality’s next executive mayor. Buda was listed as number one on the ANCs list of candidates for the local government elections. ANC provincial secretary Deshi Ngxanga said they would present the names of three mayoral candidates for Sol Plaatje Municipality to the party’s national executive committee on Sunday. “All our councillor and mayoral lists have been finalised,” said Ngxanga. He confirmed that Sonyoni was included on the list of mayoral candidates. ANCYL RCPC spokesperson Thato Kesekile meanwhile believes that it is time to “rejuvenate”

African National Congress (ANC) councillor Eugene Johnson has been elected as the new mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay metro. Northern Alliance councillor Gary van Niekerk is another surprise as he's been elected council Speaker. The council met on Monday following last week’s postponement of the swearing-in ceremony. Van Niekerk was warmly welcomed as the new council Speaker. He received 60 out of 119 votes, with Democratic Alliance (DA) nominee Rano Kayser receiving 59. Van Niekerk thanked all those who voted for him, saying that he would also be a Speaker for those who didn’t back him. Former Speaker of the Council, Buyelwa Mafaya, was elected deputy mayor unopposed. LISTEN TO 🎶 MIX 📌🔽👇

The police in Gauteng together with other law enforcement agencies were at it again this weekend, firmly asserting the authority of the State in the Province. The officials under the leadership of Gauteng SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela were out in numbers in support of Operation O Kae Molao which seeks to address any form of criminal activities. The operation also aims to assist the local station to reduce crime and this weekend the focus was on illegal mining which is a root cause for crimes such as assault, murders, attempted murder and possession of illegal firearms. The operation saw over 800 people arrested for various crimes that range from possession of unlicensed firearms, possession and dealing in drugs.  The Roodepoort operations resulted in the disruption of illegal mining and 11 people were arrested for possession of illegal mining equipment in Matholesville.