Thursday, 16 March 2017

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Breaking: Jordaan Elected Into CAF ExCo

Danny Jordaan Has Been Elected Into The CAF Executive Committee

By Soccer Laduma - Mar 16, 2017 04:38 PM

SAFA President, Danny Jordaan, has been elected into CAF's Executive Comittee after today's vote in Addis Ababa.

Jordaan beat off competition from Frans Mbidi and Rui Eduardo da Costa to land the spot for the Southern zone, securing his place in the ExCo after years of trying to gain a seat at the table.

Other individuals that were elected to the committee today were Fouzi Lekjaa, Amadou Diakité, Amaju Pinnick, Suleiman Hassan Waberi, Isha Johansen.

Tarek Bouchamoui, Almamy Kabele Camara and Lydia Nsekera were appointed as African representatives to the FIFA council.

All this news comes on the same day that Ahmad Ahmad completed a shock victory over Issa Hayatou, and will now become CAF's first new President since the man from Cameroon took over way back in 1988.

Daily Sun

By Zimbili Vilakazi Thursday, March 16, 2017 04:02

Christopher Mbambo (right) supported his wife Sibongile (left) when she appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court yesterday. Photo by Jabulani Langa ~

SHE is accused of organising the disappearance of her own baby.

Yet her husband supported her in court yesterday.

Christopher Mbambo (45), from Emaqadini in Inanda, smiled brightly as he walked his wife Sibongile Mbambo (34) to a family car parked at the Durban Magistrates Court.

Sibongile and her makhwapheni, Phumlani Mbokazi (27), were each granted R1 000 bail each.

During the brief court appearance, Christopher was asked about his sudden change of behaviour.

He seemed angry when he said: “This is a family matter that has nothing to do with the media.”

Mfanafuthi Biyela, Sibongile’s lawyer, said she is a teacher with four kids who depend on her.

Biyela said Christopher, Sibongile’s husband of 12 years, also depends on her, as he is unemployed.

Andile Dakela, Phumlani’s lawyer, said Phumlani owns metered taxis and has three kids who depend on him.

Magistrate Mohamed Motala said the kidnapping charge was withdrawn.

However, he did not say why the charge was dropped.

He said the court had no reason to oppose bail because the accused have children and don’t own travel documents.

He said the two were now facing charges of fraud and defeating the ends of justice as they lied about the kidnapping, causing the police to waste state resources on a false case.

City Press

Zwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murdering Nokuphila Khumalo

Staff Reporter 2017-03-16 13:04

Artist Zwelethu Mthethwa has been found guilty of killing sex worker Nokuphila Kumalo in Woodstock in April 2013.

The Western Cape High Court Judge Patricia Goliath said the court was satisfied that the state had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, and added that the accused’s claim of memory loss was “belated and fabricated”.

A psychiatrist testified last week that Mthethwa had no recollection of events that night, possibly due to alcohol consumption.

Mthethwa did not hand in a plea explanation or testify in his own defence.

In December, questions were raised about Mthethwa’s decision not to testify during his trial.
Both his lawyer William Booth and prosecutor Christhenus van der Vijver agreed during closing arguments that he had a right to remain silent and that doing so was not a sign of guilt.

Van der Vijver cautioned that if the case was not sufficiently answered, it could have consequences for Mthethwa.

Mthethwa was alleged to have kicked Kumalo repeatedly – she died from blunt force trauma.

The State alleged he was caught on CCTV camera as he parked his Porsche in Ravenscraig Road, Woodstock.

The ANC Women’s League said yesterday that it was concerned that it had taken two years for the murder trial to be concluded.

“If the [judicial] system is serious on discouraging perpetrators from committing these cruel acts of violence and gruesome murder of women, harsher sentences must [be] imposed,” the league added.

Mthethwa’s bail has been withdrawn and he will remain in custody until his sentencing on March 29.

The African Recorder