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Wow, now this is how you steel to support your legal issues:- Dr. Noeketsi Mosola spent R2.4m from municipal coffers on legal wrangle

Tshwane city manager Moeketsi Mosola has spent a whopping R2.4million from municipal coffers on his legal fight with former executive mayor Solly Msimanga. Mayoral spokesperson Norman Mohale said the matter came under scrutiny in light of information that the City didn’t have a policy on the provision of legal fees for employees. He said incumbent executive mayor Stevens Mokgalapa was briefed about the situation and had asked for a comprehensive report. Msimanga and Mosola wrangled over a report related to a contract awarded to GladAfrica in November 2017 to assist with the rollout of City infrastructure. The contract was in January declared irregular by the Auditor-General. It has since been terminated by mutual agreement from both parties. The report on the contract was compiled by independent investigators Bowmans, which had been mandated by the council to probe the alleged irregularities related to the awarding of the multimillion-rand tender. Msimanga was…

Tshwane city manager, Dr Moeketsi Mosola, reprimanded for aborted China trip

Tshwane city manager Dr. Moeketsi Mosola has received a serious talking-to from executive mayor Stevens Mokgalapa about the controversial authorization of a trip by officials to China. Mokgalapa called off the trip in April after it came to his attention that Mosola “erroneously” signed a document on his behalf. He then called for an investigation to determine how the anomaly in the documents occurred. On Monday he broke his silence in the wake of the probe, saying he had already given the implicated parties a tongue-lashing. “I did reprimand those who were involved. For me the fact that it was canceled and that the city never incurred any funds for it; it ended there,” he said. Asked who exactly he reprimanded, he said: “It was the city manager I reprimanded because that was his signature.” He said that his message to Mosola was that what happened with the China trip must not repeat itself. “What I have received was that it was done in hindsight and I request…

Tshwane Metro Police Department officers pounce on robbery suspects

Pretoria - Tshwane Metro Police Department officers on Sunday arrested three men for possession of a car that was taken during a house robbery in Limpopo about two weeks ago. The arrests were made in Barnett and Hilda streets in Hatfield at about 11am. The suspects had been on the run after committing another crime on Saturday. Metro Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said the vehicle's original number plate had been replaced. The suspects, aged 24, 32 and 37, are facing charges of house robbery, attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, as well as possession of a hijacked motor vehicle. Mahamba said two charges were opened in Limpopo and the others yesterday in Pretoria. “Between May 18 and 19, three suspects went to a house in Limpopo and committed house robbery and took a VW bakkie, a firearm, R4000 and bank cards and went to withdraw R5000 from the victim's account. “On Saturday night they went to a pub in L…

Polisie se misdaad rekord styg – Twee Metropolisie lede van Pretoria op heterdaad betrap met ’n gesteelde voertuig in hul besit

Twee lede van die Pretoriase Metro Polisie is in hegtenis geneem nadat ‘n gesteelde voertuig in hul besit gevind is. Die voertuig wat in Eldoraigne gesteel is, is opgemerk by ‘n woning in Philip Nel Park. Die eienaar van die huis, ‘n vroulike lid van die Metropolisie is gearresteer en na verdere ondersoek is nog twee verdagtes aangekeer. Die een is getroud met die vroulike konstabel en word tans opgelei deur die Metro Polisie. Dit blyk dat die polisie se misdaad rekord aan die styg is as gelet word op die groot aantal voorvalle waarby beamptes betrokke was in die afgelope maande. Deur: Die Vryburger Hierdie berig weerspieël nie noodwendig die mening van SAUK-nuus nie.

Bogus doctor arrested for issuing medical certificates to people applying for or renewing their driver’s licenses

A 50-yeard old man pretending to be a licensed medical practitioner was arrested by the Tshwane Metro Police (TMPD) at the Waltoo licensing department on Tuesday. It appears that the man was issuing medical certificates to individuals who applied for new or to renew their driver’s licenses. When questioned by the police, the man claimed to be a qualified doctor. TMPD officers got in touch with the health professional council of South Africa and verified that the so called medical practitioner was operating illegally, as his medical license was suspended. The bogus doctor was arrested and will appear in court soon. Read the original article on Rekord East.

Seun vas oor bedrog van R93 miljoen, pa in hof oor korrupsie

Tseko Mojalefa Rabotho (29) het Vrydag in die gespesialiseerde handelsmisdaadhof in Pretoria verskyn op aanklag van korrupsie. Rabotho is op 17 Augustus deur die Valke in hegtenis geneem op aanklag van bedrog, korrupsie en geldwassery ten waarde van R93 miljoen, het lt.kol. Robert Netshiunda, woordvoerder van die Valke, gesê. Hy het aanvanklik op 21 Augustus in die hof verskyn waar dit aan die lig gekom het dat hy ŉ aantal bates, insluitend twee luukse eiendom en 19 motors, bekom het, wat nooit gefinansier is nie. “Net voor Rabotho Donderdag vir sy aansoek om borgtog in die hof sou verskyn, wou sy pa, Jackie Nicholas Rabhoto (57) die ondersoekbeampte by die Valke se kantoor in Pretoria glo met R52 000 kontant omkoop,” het Netshiunda verduidelik. “Hy is dadelik in hegtenis geneem. Hy het ŉ verdere R48 000 kontant in sy besit gehad.” Jackie het Vrydag in die hof verskyn op aanklag van korrupsie. Die twee mans moet weer op 31 Augustus in die hof verskyn.

Pretoria Commuters get some relief as Taxis expected to operate normally

Tshwane commuters can expect some relief as taxis are expected to operate normally this morning. On Wednesday, operators blocked several roads causing massive delays while protesting to the Tshwane House to submit a memorandum to Mayor Solly Msimanga. Among the issues raised by the drivers is that traffic contravention tickets be scrapped. Taxis in the Tshwane area are expected to function without any hiccups at least for the next two weeks. The Democratic Taxi Workers Union of South Africa (Detwusa)’s Themba Maseko says the government is responsible for providing taxi infrastructure, including pick-ups and drop offs. He says drivers should not be fined for government’s failure. “Our demands are the scrapping of the traffic fines because those fines block our PDPs and driver’s licenses and we can’t drive passengers without our PDPs.” Maseko says the fines amount to hundreds of thousands of rands which prevent some drivers from renewing their public drivers’…

Wees nugter en waaksaam met wat jy op die kuberruim oor jou kinders deel

Hopenlik hou ouers dikwels hul kinders se gebruik van die sosiale media fyn dop, maar hulle moet ook kyk na hul eie plasings, waarsku navorsers in ŉ nuwe opname. Deesdae word daar feitlik van ouers verwag om gereeld foto’s van hul kinders aanlyn te plaas om vriende en familie op die hoogte te hou van wat hulle doen, maar dit kan negatiewe ─ en selfs angswekkende ─ gevolge hê, volgens die navorsers. “Dis alles baie nuut. Ons ouers het nie hiermee te doen gehad nie,” sê dr. Bahareh Keith, ŉ pediatriese assistent by die Universiteit van Florida se College of Medicine in Gainesville. Voor die koms van sosiale media kon ouers hul kinders in die verleentheid stel deur ou fotoalbums te wys. Nou los die dinge wat ouers aanlyn openbaar ─ sommige goed, sommige nie so goed nie ─ ŉ blywende “digitale voetspoor”, verduidelik Keith. Hierdie digitale voetspore is besig om die norm te word: studies het getoon dat 92 persent van 2-jarige kinders in die Verenigde State ŉ aanlynteenwo…

Do your online photo’s put you, your family or your belongings at risk?

Are your online photos putting your family, possessions, and safety at risk? They probably are, and what you see in this short video should make you think twice before uploading personal photos Sites like Facebook and Pinterest do strip this info out, but it would probably be better to leave Geo Location tagging off on your cellphone. It seems like just about everyone has a smart phone these days, and they're using them to shoot photos which they share with friends and even post online so that total strangers can view them. It's so easy to do, most people don't even think twice about sharing personal photos. Social media sites encourage you to share your photos and offer free apps making it easy to do. Just one click to the shoot the photo, and another click posts it on the web for all to see. But is it possible that posting photos this way could be putting you or your family in danger? And could strangers use these photos as an aid to commit crimes? The answer to both t…

DO NOT hand out cash because you “have won” something. It is “Advance Fee Fraud”.

AN SMS and WhatsApp scam circulating in Nelson Mandela Bay has already duped at least three people who between them have lost about R20 000 in recent weeks. Eight cases of fraud linked to the scam are under investigation by various police stations across the Bay. Fears that more residents could fall victim to the scam have prompted police to warn residents not to be conned into believing that they have won money in a lucky draw competition. Three cases in the Uitenhage and Despatch area have been reported since the beginning of March. And an additional five have been reported to the Gelvandale police station . Police spokesman Warrant Officer Basil Seekoei said in all the cases the message, received via SMS or WhatsApp claimed the victims’ cellphone numbers had randomly been selected in a lucky draw. The victims are then told to deposit money to claim their “winnings”, which vary between R300 000 and R400 000. “Once they respond to the message it is followed by another stating …