Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The Democratic Alliance (DA) has asked for a special council meeting to discuss the fraud case against Matlosana Municipal Manager (MM) who was arrested over the weekend.
Executive Mayor James Tsolela was scarcely back from sick leave when he had to douse flames this week after it became known that MM Lesego Seametso (37) and her sister, Kelebogile, also an employee of the municipality, were in the dock on charges of theft, fraud, corruption and money laundering. He reacted to the incident by assuring the public that the services at the municipality will not be hampered. “We will uphold the values of transparency, accountability, and integrity in all our endeavours."
Ex MP back behind bars
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The High Court of South Africa; North West Division revoked Sibusiso Kula’s bail and he is back behind bars.
According to Adv Dalton Tshinyane, NPA spokesperson, this decision was taken on Monday June 3. “He contravened his bail condition, by approaching witnesses and persuading them to change their statements provided to the state.”
Bodies discovered at landfill site
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Klerksdorp Police are investigating a case of murder after two bodies were found inside a vehicle on Saturday morning June 1 near the cemetery.
Turns out the bodies belong to two men that were last seen on Thursday May 30 when they left their homes in Khuma for a job in Jouberton. According to Lt Col Amanda Funani, police spokesperson, the men were reported missing at Khuma SAPS.
Crisis averted at hospital
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Klerksdorp Hospital is functioning normally and the hospital is receiving water from the municipality.
The water was connected on Tuesday June 4, after it was cut due to vandalism at the Archbishop Tutu Street reservoir and theft of four pumps. This sabotage took place on Tuesday May 28 and was reported on in this week’s Midweek Record.
Taxi drivers protecting their own
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - It is still tense between taxi owners and the police after the incident early in May where a taxi driver was shot by police officers.
Tsietso Maloba was wounded in the leg and is still recovering from the injury he incurred on May 9. According to Hope Mandla Mooki, chairman of the Kopano taxi route, the driver was shot on the N12 after they confronted police officers who assaulted one of their patrollers. “We received a call from the patrol guys at Ultra City complaining about a policeman who was giving lifts in an illegal car. The policeman told him that we could do nothing to him as he is a policeman and he even called some buddies who came and started assaulting our guy.’’
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