Índice para 2022-09-02 em DFA News

THE BAIL appearance of the man accused of the rape and murder of 11-year-old Relebogile Segami was postponed until September 22 for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to decide on whether to transfer the case to the Northern Cape High Court or not. Itumeleng Machabe, 24, appeared before the Galeshewe Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where he was supposed to apply for bail after the matter was postponed on July 8. Machabe is also facing a further charge of raping a 15-year-old girl. The postponement submission was made by the State, which submitted to the DPP for the referral of the case. The State made reference to the fact that due to the matter being a high-profile case and in the public’s interest, a decision needs to be made in…

THE FORMER owner of the now-defunct Shadows Pub and Grill, Johannes "Hansie" Galloway, has been found guilty of two charges of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl during 2014 and 2015. Judgment was handed down in the Kimberley Sexual Offences Court this week. Galloway had pleaded not guilty to the charges. The incidents took place in Douglas where Galloway violated the child by touching her private parts without her consent and also made her touch his genitals. The court also found him guilty of threatening the girl not to tell anyone, where he offered her R10 and a lollipop in exchange for her silence following the first incident that occurred in October 2014. The girl was living with Galloway at the time of the incident as her mother was in a…

SOUTH Africa is forging ahead with a plan to create a new state-owned power company by converting three coal-fired plants into gas-burning generators to ease the country's energy crisis. State power utility Eskom generates most of South Africa's electricity and has subjected the country to rolling blackouts since 2008 because its old and poorly maintained facilities can't keep pace with demand. The proposed new company, dubbed Generation 2, will take over the three plants that are set for decommissioning, according to Energy, Minerals and Resource Minister Gwede Mantashe. "If we re-purpose them into gas power stations, we will save a lot of life in South Africa in terms of energy," Mantashe said in an interview in his office in Pretoria, adding that it was "urgent" to create the company. The…

THE PROVINCIAL finals of the Sanlam-Kay Motsepe Schools Cup kicks off at the Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium in Upington tomorrow where the four regional champions will play for the honour of representing the Northern Cape at the national contest in KwaZulu-Natal in December. Homevale High School’s football team will represent the Frances Baard district at the competition. Homevale will be competing against Dibotswa High School from the John Taole Getsewe district, Kakamas High from the ZF Mgcawu area, Steinkopf High from the Namakwa district and Britstown’s Theron High school in the Pixley Ka Seme district. Early in this month Homevale High came out tops in the Frances Baard leg of the competition winning all three of their qualifying matches in the regional play-offs which were held in Warrenton. Homevale High…

The previous name created challenges because there is already a team in Spain with the same name THE TEAM known as Kimberley Real Madrid has changed its name to Diamond City FC following a directive from the South African Football Association and the ABC Motsepe League broadcasters and sponsors who requested the change of name in keeping with international intellectual property regulations. Diamond City FC representative and events manager Jerry Kale yesterday said the change was requested due to the likelihood of a possible infringement of patent and or copyright should the club continue to be referred to as Real Madrid. Kale explained that the broadcasters had pointed out to the club the risks to them and the club of continuing to use the old name. “The club chairman Winston…

A 43-YEAR-old Kimberley man was gunned down in front of his young children at his house in Armstrong Street in Verwoerd Park yesterday morning. According to reports, the man was transporting four children to school when he was fatally shot. Three of the minors are believed to be the children of the deceased while one is his neighbour’s child. A neighbour said she rushed outside when she heard gunshots yesterday morning. “The four children were inside the vehicle that the deceased was driving. As I heard the loud banging noise, I told my daughter that those were gunshots. There were several shots that were fired and I could even smell the gunpowder,” said the woman. “I then went outside to see what was happening. As I stepped out, one of…

IN CELEBRATION of Women’s Month, 50 female entrepreneurs based in the Gamagara Local Municipality were selected to take part in a three-day “Women-in-Business” training programme through funding from REISA Solar. The initiative is implemented by the solar plant’s service partner Angels Resource Centres and Lead Academy. This development initiative was aimed at assisting women running small businesses with new business compliance start-up kits. The workshop provided participants with business skills training, business planning and goals setting and equipping and empowering, as well as business start-up kits. A community operations officer for REISA Solar, Veronique Isaacs, highlighted that communities need women-owned enterprises that are compliant and sustainable to participate in the mainstream economy. “As most businesses in these communities are owned by men, creating equal opportunity requires female-owned enterprises to be…

THE SOUTH African Weather Service (SAWS) has predicted strong, damaging winds over areas between Plettenberg Bay and Kei River Mouth. The forecaster says this will make navigation difficult for smaller vessels, resulting in them taking in water and capsising. “Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Hantam, Karoo Hoogland, Central Karoo municipalities including Oudtshoorn, Ladismith and Worcester areas of Western Cape as well as the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Siyancuma, Siyathemba, Kareeberg, Ubuntu local municipalities of the Northern Cape and over Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape,” SAWS said. Strong winds are also predicted over the Northern Cape, while in the Western Cape SAWS says it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot over the interior and along the south coast. “It…

MAX Verstappen is expecting an emotional and “pretty crazy” festival as he heads into his first home race as world champion, seeking his 10th win of the season, at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Buoyant after a run of spectacular triumphs including a masterclass for Red Bull at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, the runaway leader of the title race warned the clamour of a capacity crowd could be distracting as he faces a much tougher contest. “It will be harder for us to be as dominant and I expect Ferrari to be strong,” said the 24-year-old Dutchman. “There’s a lot more downforce required at Zandvoort. “Of course, I want a good result, but it’s important to score points, always, so let’s hope we can do a good job. My…

THE GREATER police stations in the Kathu and Postmasburg areas yielded successes during Operation Basadi actions that were executed this week. This year's Women's Month campaign was celebrated under the theme “Women's socio-economic rights, empowerment and resilience”. This multidisciplinary operation on Tuesday was held with support from provincial and local traffic departments, the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Home Affairs, Kumba Mine, Community in Blue patrollers, the Community Police Forum (CPF) and other external role-players. Northern Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Sergio Kock said a women law enforcement multidisciplinary parade, led by the provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Koliswa Otola, was held at the Siyathemba police station in Kathu, where Otola also relayed the purpose of the day. “The dignitaries and members were formally welcomed in Kathu by a representative from…

WHEN I look around, I can see that a shift is occurring; when I go outside, I can feel it on me; and when I glance at other people's faces, I can see that they are also aware of the change. Are you able to identify that change? Yesterday saw the arrival of Spring Day, signalling the end of the winter and the arrival of the summer's hot sun. The pretty blues, brilliant yellows, and all the hues of the rainbow are beginning to emerge in the flower colours. The winter leaves are starting to burst with colour again and the green grass is starting to sprout again. The fact that the sun rises earlier in the morning and sets much later in the day indicates a change in season.…

The Springboks and All Blacks find themselves propping up the table heading into the fourth round of the Rugby Championship and desperately need wins this weekend, if only to ease a barrage of criticism. Argentina’s first victory over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil last week rocked the rugby world and plunged the hosts into another round of self-flagellation ahead of the second Test in Hamilton. Where once the fury of the New Zealand backlash was as inevitable and uncomfortable as a windy day in Wellington, the Irish proved in July that this crop of All Blacks can be beaten back-to-back. Coach Ian Foster’s job was secured by a win over the Springboks three weeks ago, but a second home defeat to the Pumas would be a heavy…

The South African Taekwondo Federation (SATF) will host a demonstration of their Kukkiwon fighting style at the Mittah Seperepere Convention centre in Kimberley on September 13 and 15. This week the federation was in Johannesburg hosting a Taekwondo championship, and the demonstration in Kimberley is part of the federation’s national programme promoting the sport. SATF secretary Johanna Sakoliya confirmed the federation’s plans for the Northern Cape and stressed that the Kimberley event was a demonstration which was intended to unlock public interest. The federation’s press release shared details on the organisation. “The South African Taekwondo Federation always takes pride in acknowledging all our combined efforts in collaboration to uplift, develop and educate our communities through sports, in particular Taekwondo. “Our partnership is a symbol of our common interest for creating…

SERENA Williams says she feels “like I’ve already won” the US Open after dramatically extending her iconic career with a never-say-die, three-set victory over world number two Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday. The 40-year-old 23-time Grand Slam title winner triumphed 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 in front of a raucous, partisan Arthur Ashe Stadium Court crowd to reach the third round of a tournament she has won six times. Having declared that she was already “evolving away from tennis” after a 27-year career, Williams’ force of will ensured that the retirement party was put on hold for a little longer. “I just feel like I have had a big red X on my back since I won the US Open in 1999. It’s been there my entire career, because I won my first…