WeeklySA_AdminCOUPLE’S DEATH COULD BE TAXI HIT – POLICE
A Limpopo taxi owner and his wife were gunned down in what police believe is related to taxi violence in the Bolobedu area.
The 47-year-old Fourie Mphayi of Ga-Matshwi, had just stopped at a filling station to buy his wife, Deborah Moila, 42, of Bellevue village, some refreshments when unknown gunmen fired bullets at him and his wife, killing both, on Tuesday night. The incident happened at the Mohlabaneng Cross, near Bellevue, outside Modjadjiskloof.
Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said two men emerged and one of them entered the shop and fired shots at the taxi owner while the other open fire on the woman inside the car before disappearing.
He said they could not be ruled out the link between the incident and taxi violence. Anyone with information is requested to contact Sergeant Phaladi Makola on 082-749-2233 or the Crime Stop number 0860010111. – Frank Maponya
Cops open human trafficking case following alleged rape of Lesotho woman
Cops open human trafficking case following alleged rape of Lesotho woman. Two people have been arrested for human trafficking and rape charges after a young Lesotho woman was allegedly lured to the country with the promise of a non-existent job.
Police said the 23-year-old victim, was lured by a cousin who allegedly handed her over to a man who later raped her repeatedly at Ga-Thoka, near Mankweng.
Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the victim arrived in South Africa after the cousin deposited money for transport fare towards the end of last month.
On arrival, the cousin allegedly handed her over to a man who kept her as his wife and allegedly raped her until she managed to escape the ordeal on August 10 to report the matter at Mankweng Police Station.
Police arrested the victim’s cousin, aged 24 and a 32-year-old man. The man was charged with rape while the woman is facing a human trafficking case.
Mojapelo said the case was handed over to the Hawks for further investigations. – Frank Maponya
Woman in court over boyfriend’s fatal stabbing
Woman in court over boyfriend’s fatal stabbing. A 23-year-old woman accused of fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, whom she accused of infidelity, has appeared in Lulekani Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge.
The 36-year-old victim was stabbed with a broken beer bottle at a liqour outlet in Majeje village, near Lulekani, outside Phalaborwa. It is alleged the incident happened after the man’s girlfriend received a tip-off last Saturday that her boyfriend was in the company of another woman and she immediately rushed to the scene.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said an argument ensued between the man and the suspect, after which he was stabbed with a broken beer bottle. The woman later handed herself over to police at Namakgale. The suspect, Juscah Mheleni, 23, has been remanded in custody.
Meanwhile, social development MEC Nkakareng Rakgoale said she was disappointed that such an incident happened at a time when the country was commemorating Women’s Month.
“It is very disturbing to still learn about incidents of gender-based violence during the month of August, including at any other time. Gender-based violence is not exclusively perpetrated against women.
Women of today must emulate the women of 1956 and resolve disputes in a more peaceful manner,” Rakgoale said. – Frank Maponya
