BRITS POS – BRITS –Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena) hosted its 15th annual charity golf day at Centurion Country Club, raising an impressive R180 500 to benefit local charities.
Since its inception, this popular fundraiser has raised over R2.5 million to support seven community-focused organisations. To maximise the impact of the donation, Bakwena selected three charities to receive the proceeds: the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), Thusanang Day Care Centre in Groot Marico and Hartebeespoort Animal Welfare Society (HAWS).
VALA UMGODI – illegal miners resurface from underground 225 + 340 + 140
BRITS POS – BRITS – It is only the beginning as the Vala Umgodi task teams in North West applied pressure and achieved great success.
“225 illegal miners resurfaced from underground in Orkney as a result of starvation and dehydration by SAPS and members of the SANDF who blocked communities in and around these abandoned mining shafts in Orkney from delivering food parcels, water and necessities to these illegal miners,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, spokesperson for SAPS North West.
Oud-Britsie sterf in vliegongeluk
BRITS POS – CULLINAN - Stephan le Roux (49), ‘n oud-Britsie, vlieënier en vlieginstrukteur en Lourens van Niekerk (27), wat reeds sy vlieglisensie gehad het, is plotseling Vrydag, 1 November oorlede tydens ‘n vliegongeluk.
Hulle was op ‘n nagopleidinggraderings-vlug vir Lourens, toe die ligte vliegtuig, ‘n Jabiru J170 (ZU-IBE) enjinprobleme op pad na Wonderboom-lughawe ondervind het. ‘n Noodroep is uitgestuur, maar kommunikasie is verbreek en hulle is moontlik genoodsaak om ‘n noodlanding uit te voer waarna hulle toe klaarblyklik in ‘n hoogspanning-elektriese transmissiekabel vasgevlieg het, waarna die vliegtuig aan die brand geslaan, neergestort en met hulle binne, heeltemal uitgebrand het.
Duo in court for murder and defeating the ends of justice
BRITS POS – HARTBEESPOORT - Bonginkosi Gift Ndaba (31) and Sithembiso Asha Zwane (39) appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 28 October, for murder and defeating the ends of justice.
“The pair was arrested following the discovery of a 41-year-old male, Innocent Mandla Dlamini’s lifeless body under a bridge along the Lanseria road in Broederstroom, near Hartbeespoortdam on Tuesday, 22 October,” reports Colonel Adéle Myburgh, SAPS North West spokesperson.
Bedrieër 15 jaar direkte gevangenisstraf opgelê
BRITS POS – BRITS - Nachy Britz (29) is Maandag, 28 Oktober, in die Brits-landdroshof tot vyftien (15) jaar direkte gevangenisstraf gevonnis nadat sy op twee aanklagte van bedrog skuldig bevind is.
Tussen 2016 en 2018 het Britz niksvermoedende slagoffers bedrieg en mislei en hulle laat glo dat sy ‘n sakevrou is wat wettig luukse voertuie teen ‘n billike prys vanaf die Verenigde State van Amerika invoer. Die slagoffers het belangstelling getoon in van die voertuie wat Britz aan hulle voorgehou het.