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MUM CHOOSES LOVER OVER KIDS

   

By  Kgaugelo SilomanaThursday, July 07, 2016 09:30

Neighbour gogo Ellie Skosana with the three abandoned kids. Photo by Kgaugelo Silomana ~ 

THE mum apparently felt she should choose between her three kids and the new man in her life.

So she dumped her children aged 11, seven and five – to look after themselves!

For the past two months, the three kids from Siyabuswa A in Mpumalanga, who cannot be named to protect their rights, have been living on their own, sleeping in each others’ arms in the bitter cold.

Their 41-year-old mum allegedly immediately moved in with her new man and hasn’t returned since.

Neighbour gogo Ellie Skosana (62) said she realised the kids were living on their own when they kept coming to ask for food.

They had no warm clothes or shoes, and had to find warmth in each other’s arms at night.

“Each time I asked why their mum had not cooked for them, they simply said she was away.”

“I assumed she was out looking for work, but later I realised I had not seen her in her yard for about two months.

“So I questioned the kids further.”

The 11-year-old child said his mum came with her new lover and took most of her things a long time ago and hadn’t returned since.

He said his mum already had a newborn baby with her lover and believed that was why she abandoned them.

Gogo Ellie told Daily Sun: “These kids have not attended school since last June. They don’t even have clinic cards or birth certificates. I am not related to them, but I could not sit back and watch them suffer like this.

“So I took them in.”

Daily Sun tracked down the mum at her new lover’s home.

She claimed she loved her kids, but had to abandon them because she didn’t have much to offer them. “I can’t even look for a job because my ID vanished last year,” she said.

Social development spokesman Ronnie Masilela said kids should have shelter, and food and attend school. “A social worker will visit the kids and do an assessment to determine what steps should be taken,” he promised.

Banyana Banyana

Banyana Banyana soldier on after lengthy 

trip to the US

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• Updated: July 7, 2016

The senior national women’s football side have arrived safely (albeit on the tired side!) in Chicago, United States after a long and draining trip.

The team take on the world’s top ranked women’s football side in a friendly match at the Soldiers Field venue on Saturday evening (7pm SA time) as part of their Rio Olympics build-up.

The Sasol-sponsored South African side left OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening and only reached their hotel late on Wednesday afternoon.

En route they flew to Dakar, Senegal where they made a stopover of about an hour and a half then continued to Washington DC. After a four-hour wait they proceeded to Chicago.

Banyana Banyana head coach Vera Pauw admitted it was a taxing trip.

‘It has been a tough trip, it was very long and took us about 32 hours to reach our destination – which is much longer than we had anticipated. To adapt to that we had to make some changes to our programme.

‘Instead of what we usually do – that is staying up as long as possible to get over jetlag – we did things differently.

‘We let the players sleep early enough to get some rest so that come Saturday we’re still in the balance. After a long travel like that we had to do some loosening up, which we did at a nearby park.

‘This is almost the same thing the team will experience when we travel to Brazil for the Olympics, but it will be a shorter flight as it is in the Southern Hemisphere,’ said Pauw.

Banyana Banyana continue with their preparations for the match later on Thursday. The match will be the first time these two countries have met in an international match.

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DAILY SUN

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11 HOURS AGO

TROUBLED MARRIAGE COMES TO BLOODY END

   

By  Armando ChikhudoThursday, July 07, 2016 04:30

Pfunzo Ramadzhiela’s husband allegedly stabbed her to death while she was waiting to catch a bus to work. Photo by Armando Chikhudo  ~ 

THE community of Maembeni, outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo, is in shock following the murder of a local mum in broad daylight, and in full view of morning commuters.

The estranged husband of 22-year-old mother of two, Pfunzo Ramadzhiela, allegedly ambushed her early yesterday morning on her way to work and stabbed her to death near a bus stop not far from her workplace.

Pfunzo, a domestic worker, died on the spot.

Her husband allegedly calmly stopped a taxi after the incident and left his bleeding wife to die next to the road.

The dead woman’s sister said the couple’s relationship deteriorated after Pfunzo found out her husband had been cheating on her.

She claimed the man had earlier this year posted a WhatsApp status stating, “Hu do fa muthu nanwaha,” which translates to “Someone is going to die this year.”

“She made the painful decision to pack her things and went home to cool off, but the man could not wait.

“He came to her house last Sunday and demanded the phone he bought for her.

“While she was trying to fetch it from inside the house, he apparently choked her. She has not been able to eat since,” said the sister.

“She leaves behind two young children who have no one to care for them.”

Local chief Rasivhaga Mphalaleni of Maembeni said the incident left her in shock, as she had tried to help resolve the couple’s problems.

“This is a sad day for the village. We have never experienced anything like this,” she said.

Thohoyandou police spokeswoman Constable Avhafarei Tshiovhe confirmed the incident, saying a murder case was opened and cops were expecting to make an arrest soon.

“We urge couples with problems to seek help at government institutions or non-governmental organisations, rather than killing each other.”

DAILY SUN

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4 HOURS AGO

SACP: SABC’S HLAUDI MUST GO NOW

   

By  Kutlwano OlifantThursday, July 07, 2016 11:30

SACP Members Picketing outside the SABC offices. Photo by Themba Makofane Photo by ~ 

THE SACP wants Hlaudi Motsoeneng to get out – and they want him out of the SABC building within seven days.

Not only do they want the chief operations officer to be removed, they want the immediate reinstatement of the corporation’s suspended journalists and the reversal of editorial policy changes.

Yesterday the SACP in Gauteng – joined by the Save Our SABC Coalition and the Media Transformation Task Team – picketed outside the public broadcaster’s offices in Auckland Park to hand over a memorandum of demands.

SACP second deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila said the SABC board had failed to hold the management of the public broadcaster accountable and must be dismissed.

“The SABC belongs to all the people of South Africa,” said Mapaila. He said the SABC’s policies must be a reflection of the will of the people.

The SACP said they also welcomed the action taken by the ANC regarding censorship at the public broadcaster.

The SACP was expected to hand a memorandum over to the SABC but they were told nobody from the public broadcaster would accept it.

• There was a serious confrontation when Motsoeneng’s supporters arrived and distracted the SACP’s picketing.

Police had to keep the rival factions apart.

Motsoeneng’s supporters were members of and artists from various organisations. They said they were in favour of Motsoeneng’s transformation of the SABC.

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HEALTH

4 HOURS AGO

HOW TO TALK TO A DRUG ADDICT

   

By  Kopano MonahengThursday, July 07, 2016 11:23

If you know someone who is a drug abuser, speak to them.  ~ 

DRUGS are a big issue in Mzansi and part of the problem is getting addicts to admit they can’t control their addiction.

Bernadette Campbell, group nursing service manager at Clinix Health Group, said the right time to speak to someone was when they were sober and clear headed.

Denying or ignoring the drug abuse is the wrong option as many addicts end up in hospital or dead before they realise they needed help.

She said some people think approaching the person who uses drugs will ruin their relationship.

“Many people feel this way but are surprised to find quite the opposite reaction. Many alcohol and drug addicts secretly hope someone will talk honestly to them about their problem,” she said.

Bernadette said addiction was a lifelong problem that needed to be treated like a medical condition. “It’s easy to recognise the behaviour of drug addicts but it isn’t easy to talk about the problem.”

The South African National Council on Alcoholism held its yearly Drug Awareness Week last month where it offered advice on how to speak to an addict.

Don’t criticise or judge

You are talking to them because you care about their lives and health, not because they are bad people.

Be specific

Talk about instances when the addict betrayed your trust and friendship. Make it personal. Use phrases such as “I’m concerned” or “I’ve noticed”, to make it clear that these are your feelings of concern.

Talk about the bigger problem

Tell them how concerned you are about the effect their drug abuse is having on their family and friends.

Don’t despair

Many addicts will deny they have a problem but stick to the facts, listen, show a caring attitude and offer to help. The addict may plead and try to manipulate you with emotion, but facts can’t be ignored or changed simply because the addict can’t refuse their truth.

For more information or advice, contact the national council’s helplines on 011 892 3475 or 011 892 3139.

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1 HOURS AGO

NAKED MAN WANTS A JET AND R5 MILLION!

   

By  Tebogo MoobiThursday, July 07, 2016 14:10

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FIVE million rand and a private jet!

That was what the naked man on the roof of Dr George Mukhari Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa, Tshwane demanded.

“I came here flying and I will leave flying,” he told the hundreds of people watching.

He said he had been dropped on the roof from a plane early on Tuesday morning.

“I slept here and I was woken by the hot sun. These corrugated sheets are hot now and I can’t sleep anymore.”

He said that if his demands were not met, he would jump down and die.

To the screams of the people on the ground he then leaned forward as if to jump. “I will jump. I need my money and plane.”

A hospital worker said early in the morning he looked up and thought he’d seen a monkey, as there were many in the area.

Then he heard other workers screaming that they had seen a naked man on the roof of the three-storey doctors’ quarters.

There was commotion at the hospital as patients and medical staff ran outside to see the naked man.

Police were called and after about two hours’ of talking to the man, they managed to convince him to come down. He was taken to the casualty unit.

The man then asked for food and after he had eaten, fell asleep on a hospital bed.

Hospital spokeswoman Mpho Koka said the man was not a staff member but a member of the public.

She said it could not be confirmed whether he was mentally unstable or not. “He was rescued and taken for medical assessment at the psychiatric unit. As per regulations he is supposed to be observed for a period of 72 hours,” she said.

SOURCE: DAILY SUN