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WE DON’T SUPPORT CENSORSHIP: ANC!

   

By  Kutlwano OlifantWednesday, July 06, 2016 12:39

Jackson Mthembu, Chairman of the sub-committee on communications. Photo by City Press  ~ 

EXPLAIN yourself!

This was the instruction to the SABC from Jackson Mthembu at a media briefing at Luthuli House.

During the briefing he said: “The ANC wants qualified people to run the public broadcaster.”

Telling the Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi, and the board of the SABC to explain the recent actions at the public broadcaster, Mthembu said: “We don’t support any censorship.

“In our view that is contravention of the Constitution.”

He also said: “The current issues at the SABC can’t continue any further and can’t be allowed to continue in the name of the ANC.”

He said they will investigate management at the public broadcaster and called for an inquiry into the allegations that tarnished the image of the ANC.

He said neither the party nor the minister was consulted about policy changes at the SABC.

The SABC’s acting CEO, Jimi Matthews resigned last week and seven journalists have been suspended.

Meanwhile, The Communications Workers Union think Jimi Matthews is a coward.

The union said the former SABC acting CEO should have raised his concerns with the broadcaster before resigning instead of taking the debate to social media.

Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, general secretary of the union Aubrey Tshabalala asked: “At what point did Jimi Matthews’ morality become resurrected?

“We cannot agree with or promote the cowardice of people keeping quiet while they are at the helm and wanting to lobby sympathy when they are outside.”

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ANCESTORS WANT PIZZA!

   

By  Unathi Machumane Tuesday, July 05, 2016 13:00

Nokwanda Gotywa claims her ancestors rejected her offering and instead left this note. Photo by Unathi Machumane  ~ 

NOKWANDA Gotywa (42) said five madalas wearing long black coats came to her house last week.

They demanded food from her. The worried woman thought she was having a nightmare.

A week later, Nokwanda’s life became hell.

She is worried that her angry ancestors are following her.

Nokwanda, from Bhongweni Village in Mthatha, said: “On Friday morning at about 5am I woke up to get ready for work.

“When I went to the lounge I was shocked to find five madalas wearing long black coats.”

She said one of the madalas told her they were her ancestors and had come to ask for food.

“My screams woke my husband and son up when they came to see what was happening, the madals were already gone.

“The madalas’ visit haunted me the whole day and my husband suggested we call a sangoma.” She said the sangoma told her to prepare umqombothi, a matchbox and fruit and vegetables as an offering to her hungry ancestors.

“The sangoma told me to leave the offering behind my kitchen door over night.

“I did everything the sangoma told me to do, but the next morning I was shocked to find umqombothi and the other stuff still there.

“To my surprise I found a note saying ‘Sus’nyela, we want pizza’. I called the sangoma again and he told me he has never dealt with such strange ancestors. He then refunded me.”

Another sangoma, Gogo Nkanyezi said when ancestors ask for food it doesn’t mean they want actual food.

“A white goat was supposed to be slaughtered instead of offering fruit and vegetables.”

Nokwanda said her family will not do anything until they get guidance from a strong sangoma.

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4 HOURS AGO

PASTOR'S HOLY SPERM TRICKED ME!

   

By  Kabelo TlhabaneloWednesday, July 06, 2016 11:45

Fundiswa claims Pastor Attie Kgware used her for sex and dumped her when she fell pregnant. Photo by Kabelo Tlhabanelo

Fundiswa Lekhula and Pastor Attie Kgware in happier times.

Some of the WhatsApp messages that were exchanged.

Some of the WhatsApp messages that were exchanged.

   

FUNDISWA SAID he promised her a car, marriage and goodness from his holy sperm. 

But that was before she fell pregnant. 

WHAT SHE GOT WERE EMPTY PROMISES AND THE FADING DREAM OF A NEW CAR. 

Fundiswa Lekhula from Ipopeng kasi in Mangaung is 21 years old, five weeks pregnant, and claims a pastor tricked her in love.

She claims the 50-year-old pastor, Attie Kgware, promised to marry her and buy her a new car.

She claims he insisted on unprotected sex. “He told me his sperm was holy and would bring positive results to my life,” she alleged to Daily Sun.

“I was a member of Your Choice Christian Ministries church and in January the pastor started telling me my boyfriend was bewitching me. I got confused and he took advantage of me because I trusted him as a man of God.” 

She claimed he told her mother he wanted to marry her. “We started dating and he promised me a new car – before, during and after we had sex.” 

She claimed she was studying industrial psychology but Attie made her stop.

“He said he would sell his bakkie to settle my university fees. He wanted to leave Bloemfontein and go to Tlokwe, where he wanted me to enrol in a nursing course,” Fundiswa said.

“Now I am pregnant and he doesn’t want anything to do with me.” 

Another pastor, Vusi Masiya, who is a car salesman, said Attie told him he wanted to buy a car for Fundiswa.

“I asked him what was happening between him and the young woman and he did not answer me. I know that he is a married man and that makes me ashamed to be a pastor,” said Vusi.

Attie’s wife, Bogolo (47) said Fundiswa was just the church secretary and had never been in a relationship with her husband.

Attie told Daily Sun: “If she is pregnant, why does she go to the media? She should contact her uncles and they must write a letter to the elders. She is angry that I did not sell my bakkie. I have never slept with her.”

Fundiswa’s mum (40) claimed: “Attie said his marriage was sour and he wanted to marry my daughter.”

Daily Sun is in possession of many text messages allegedly exchanged between the pastor and Fundiswa.

In one message, Fundiswa asked the pastor if he stalked all the members of his congregation and he replied: “Only you.” 

Under a picture of her in a swimsuit, he wrote: “I love that lady.” She replied that she loved him too.

One message from the pastor read: “For me you are the best. Thank you and may God bless YOU MORE.” 

Daily Sun spoke to the pastor on the same cellphone number used to send the text messages.

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'I’M LOOKING FOR A SUGAR MAMA TO SETTLE DOWN WITH'

   

By  Ntebatse Masipa Wednesday, July 06, 2016 10:41

Andrew Mbonani is tired of younger women who only like to party.  ~ 

ANDREW Mbonani (44) says he’s tired of party girls and cheaters. The lonely man from Mayfield in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni is looking for stress-free material! 

He believes he can find love and warmth in the hands of sugar mamas. “I have been hurt so many times because I’ve met the wrong people. I’m not a player. I want to be in serious relationship. 

“I have been in relationships with younger women and those of my age but we got nowhere. “They only liked partying and worse, some of them even cheated on me.

“Others drank more than their fathers. I drink as well, but not the way they did,” he said. “I’m looking for sugar mamas because they are more mature and willing to settle down. They won’t give me headaches.

“I once dated an older woman. She treated me like a king but we had to end the relationship when she moved to the Eastern Cape. “I don’t know why I’m so unlucky with women. I perform well in bed, so I just don’t know. Maybe I’m too serious about life.”

Daily Sun spoke to one woman who had dated Andrew. She said they parted ways because he was too strict. “I liked having fun and to party but he’s not that type of the guy. But I wish him well in his search.”

Andrew works part-time and is looking for a permanent job. “I’m looking for a mature women and she won’t regret it.  “I’m a loving person. I want a woman who wants to settle down.”  

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INYANGA SAVES ALBINOS!

   

By  Zimbili Vilakazi and Msamariya DizaWednesday, July 06, 2016 13:30

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A TRADITIONAL healer trapped a woman who tried to sell him three albino children for R100 000 each.

The inyanga set up an appointment with the woman at her home. He then arrived with four cops who were not in uniform on Friday.

The inyanga told the woman the four men were his sons. Now the 28-year-old from Ngosini in Manguzi, northern KZN who thought was going to pocket R300 000 is behind bars!

She appeared in the Ubombo Magistrates Court on Monday on charges of human trafficking. The case was postponed to Tuesday for a bail application.

Maxwell Thabethe, KZN chairman of the Albinism Society of South Africa, said:

“It was really heartwarming to see inyangas working with the cops, proving they are not involved in the disappearance of albinos.”

A source told Daily Sun the police were notified after the suspect told a local inyanga she was selling three albino children. As he had heard many stories of albinos going missing in neighbouring areas the inyanga pretended to be interested but secretly approached the police.

The source said: “The inyanga asked to meet at the woman’s home to talk more. He arrived there with cops not wearing their uniforms. He told the woman they were his sons and she could talk freely in their presence.” The source said the cops and the inyanga asked her to have the kids ready on Friday as they would pay cash and collect them.

“When they arrived she had the three kids and she was arrested,” said the source. The kids, aged between 10 and 12 years old, are girls. Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane confirmed the incident. He said the cops were still looking for four-year-old Maneliswa Ntombela from Mkhobose Village in Empangeni, who went missing three weeks ago.

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Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison

By Staff WriterJuly 6, 2016

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The minimum prison sentence for murder in South Africa is 15 years.

The ruling came from Judge Thokozile Masipa, after three days hearing arguments from both the state and Pistorius’ defence on the matter in June.

Both the prosecution and defence stood firm in their arguments, with state prosecutor Gerrie Nel calling for a full murder sentence. On defence, Barry Roux argued that Pistorius’ vulnerability as a double amputee could not be ignored, and asked for a reduced sentence based on mitigating circumstances.

Judge Masipa said that the court could not ignore the mitigating circumstances, and cited previous case law showing the reasoning behind a reduced sentence. She added that, while the case had drawn massive public interest, it was not the court’s duty to satisfy the public.

The court had a duty to sentence based on the facts and the evidence, not public opinion, she said. Pistorius had already served 12 months, was a first-time offender, and was not likely to re-offend, she said.

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The previous ruling

Pistorius was initially convicted of culpable homicide in September 2014, but the ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeal in December 2015 and replaced with a murder conviction.

Pistorius fired shots into a closed bathroom stall on Valentine’s Day 2013, in which Steenkamp had been hiding. According to the former paralympian’s account, he believed Steenkamp was still in the bedroom, and it was a burglar he was shooting at.

Pistorius’ defence had argued that his disability had made him feel vulnerable, and the shooting was an action to protect himself and Steenkamp from potential harm.

However, the state argued that Pistorius knew Steenkamp was in the stall, and that he had attacked her following an argument. The state provided evidence of Pistorius’ troubled history with gun control, having previously discharged live rounds out of a car and in the middle of the restaurant.

Judge Masipa ultimately ruled in 2014 that while Pistorius had known his bullets would likely kill someone, the evidence did not show that his intent was to kill Steenkamp as the state laid out, making it a case of culpable homicide rather than direct murder.

At the time, she said in her ruling: “There is no basis for this court to make the inference that the accused wanted to kill the deceased…. The conduct of the accused shortly after the incident is inconsistent with someone who had wanted to commit murder.”

Masipa ruled that Pistorius could not have foreseen that “either the deceased or anyone else for that matter” might have been killed when he fired shots at the door.

The SCA disagreed, however. In overturning the culpable homicide ruling, the SCA said that Pistorius should have foreseen the deadly impact his four bullets would have in a small bathroom.

The court said he fired four shots into the stall, and the intent was obviously to kill whoever was behind it.

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Meet the Tshwane municipal worker who earns more than president Zuma

By Staff WriterJuly 6, 2016

A new report reveals that Tshwane metro municipal manager Jason Ngobeni is the best paid civil servant in the country, taking home R3 million annually – more than president Jacob Zuma.

President Zuma has an annual wage of R2.8 million, while ministers in his cabinet earn approximately R2.3 million, and provincial premiers earn R2.1 million, according to the Times Media Group.

“Ngobeni was appointed to the post in 2011‚ and even then‚ was out-earning the president. Officials at the time said that a favourable salary package needed to be offered in a bid to secure him and retain him in the position,” the paper said.

The 2014/15 salaries of almost all of the country’s municipal managers were contained in a response by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) to a parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance’s Nomsa Marchesi.

It found that municipal manager at Gauteng local municipality Emfuleni, Yunus Chamda, was paid R2.4 million despite reservations about the municipality’s ability to continue as a going concern in its most recent annual report.

Other metro municipal managers salaries range between R1.9-million for Buffalo City and R2.8 million for Ekhuruleni.

The eThekwini and Mangaung municipal managers’ packages are on par at around R2.4 million each while the City of Cape Town municipal manager earns just over R2.2 million.

The Johannesburg municipal manager takes home R2.6 million annually, TMG reported, noting that the R2 million paid job in Nelson Mandela Bay is currently vacant.

It said that salaries for municipal managers in district municipalities vary between R1 million to R1.5 million.

Auditor-general Kimi Makwetu said recently that irregular expenditure among South Africa’s municipalities has more than doubled over the last five years, to R14.75 billion.

Unauthorised expenditure also increased threefold from 2010-11 to R15.32 billion.