p 4 17 March 2017, PLATINUM WEEKLY, 50 Marais Street, Tel: 014 592 5653, Fax: 011 252 6669, E-mail: [email protected] MAGALIESBERG Cops foil armed robbers Rustenburg – Sunday morning, 12 March 2017 about When the police arrived on scene, two suspects man- rescue successful 09h30, a clothing shop in CBD Rustenburg, in Fatima DJHGWRÀHHWKHVFHQHEXWWKHSROLFHPDQDJHGWRDU- Bhayat street, was the target of three armed men. rest one suspect. A female employee of the shop was tending to her The staff members and customers were found un- work, when a man entered the shop and instructed her harmed. to be quiet. He was followed by two armed men. 7KH SROLFH FRQ¿VFDWHG D PP SLVWRO DQG ¿YH OLYH The gunmen ordered the employees and clients into rounds at the scene. The get-away vehicle was also the stock room, while the manager was ordered to col- impounded. lect all cell phones and place them in a box. “The Fidelity personnel and the police members are While he was collecting the phones, a man from Fi- commended for outstanding work under life-threaten- delity visited the shop. One of the ladies in the shop ing circumstances,” Captain Elsabé Augoustides, po- signalled the Fidelity guard, that he indeed entered a lice spokesperson, said. hostage situation. The suspect, Lesego Mokwape, appeared before the He left the shop and immediately contacted the police Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court and remains in custody. An elderly lady slipped and fell along a hiking trail in a very for backup. Investigations continue. inaccessible area in the Magaliesberg. Magaliesberg – Netcare 911 paramedics were sum- moned to assist Mountain Rescue, the South African MORE DONKEY SKINS DISCOVERED AT A Air force from 17 Squadron and a team from Off Road Rescue Unit, to locate and treat a 77-year old woman. RESIDENCE IN THE NORTH WEST The National Council of SPCAs ly, according to information that was the area, working on the case and “The woman had injured herself in Magaliesberg on Farm Animal Protection Unit re- obtained from the suspect. He will others. Sunday, 12 March 2017,” Chris Botha, Netcare 911 sponded to a tip-off and obtained a be charged under the Meat Safety An urgent appeal is made – any- spokesperson, said. warrant to enter a residential prop- Act 40 of 2000 and charges under one with information of any Reports from the scene indicate that the elderly lady erty in Vryburg in the North West the Animals Protection Act 71 of kind may contact the NSPCA slipped and fell along a very inaccessible part of the province. Together with members 1962 are being considered. via [email protected]. You hiking trail at around 10h30. from the Vryburg SAPS Stock Theft According to the tenant, this was a may remain anonymous but the The rescue team managed to locate the hikers and Unit, the NSPCA uncovered ap- small consignment and many oth- more information you are able to after the patient was examined, it was found that she proximately 30 donkey skins inside ers, much larger in size, had al- give, the more helpful it will be sustained serious injuries. The paramedics stabilised the house. ready been sold and shipped off to in tracking down and bringing to the lady and after she was immobilised in a specialised According to the tenant of the prop- various customers. justice those involved in this de- stretcher, they hoisted her with the medic and rescu- erty, all the skins that were discov- The donkey skins found at the prop- spicable, horrendous and cruel ered belonged to him. The skins had erty have been logged as evidence trade. HUVLQWRWKH2U\[KHOLFRSWHU6KHZDVWKHQÀRZQWRD been purchased from surrounding with the local SAPS and have been National SPCA press release, 10 specialised hospital in Gauteng for the care that she villages where donkeys had been removed to a place of safety. March 2017. required. slaughtered inhumanely and illegal- The NSPCA Inspector remains in Six nabbed for Truck-Hijacking Rustenburg – A truck travelling from Botswa- then hired another truck to tow the trailer to na to South Africa was hijacked on the N4, a scrap-yard. The goods were apparently in between Zeerust and Rustenburg on Monday, transit to a scrap-yard in Mmakau (De Wildt) DRUG-BUST 6 March 2017. area near Brits. The trailer was eventually The truck was loaded to the brim with non- found in Soshanguve near Pretoria. at private school in Rustenburg ferrous metals including copper, manganese Tip-offs from the community assisted the Rustenburg – The Rustenburg Police drugs at school level. Innocent children and stainless steel, all to an estimated value Rustenburg Flying Squad to trace the six sus- ‘visited’ a private school in Rustenburg on might become involved when others start of R 300 000.00, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwa- pects, aged between 22 and 62. Thursday morning, 9 March 2017. Police experimenting with drugs. Possession ERQHSROLFHVSRNHVSHUVRQFRQ¿UPHG The suspects appeared before the Brits Mag- members, accompanied by members of and dealing in drugs are illegal. Drug- Reports indicate that the suspects detached istrates’ Court on Monday, 13 March 2017, Public Safety, arrived at the school short- abuse destroys lives,” Captain Elsabé a trailer from the truck and left it along the and face charges of the possession of sus- ly after 08h00. Augoustides, police spokesperson, said. N4 national route. Later on, the truck was pected stolen goods and hijacking. A small quantity of dagga (a ‘bankie’) and abandoned in Rustenburg. The suspects two thinly rolled dagga zolls, were con- ¿VFDWHG7KHGDJJDDQGFLJDUHWWHVZHUH found in a carry bag in one of the class rooms. A small plastic bankie containing some dagga was found in a dust bin, pos- sibly dumped when the police arrived at the school. No arrests were made. Learners were warned of the dangers of possession of narcotics and the dealing in drugs. Learners were requested to be A truck loaded with non-ferrous metals to the estimated value of R 300 000.00 disciplined and to respect their school, was hijacked between Zeerust and Rustenburg. co-learners and teachers. Sporadic visits to secondary schools can be expected in future. “The main aim of these visits is to eradi- A/Off Shadrack Moloto, one of the police cate the possession and later dealing in RI¿FHUVDWWKHVFKRRO ÀQGXVRQ Find more cars at www.platinumweekly.co.za )LQGPRUHFODVVL¿HGVDW www.platinumweekly.co.za Find more jobs at www.platinum- weekly.co.za Find all tenders at www.platinumweekly.co.za Find more cars at www.platinumweekly.co.za )LQGPRUHFODVVL¿HGVDW www. facebook platinumweekly.co.za Find more jobs at www.platinumweekly.co.za Find all tenders at www.platinumweekly.co.za Find more cars at RUSTENBURG DRUG-BUST VALUED AT R80 000 Rustenburg – The Rustenburg Mokgwabone, police spokes- Police arrested a couple and person, the Police have been seized cocaine with an estimated monitoring the illegal drug deal- street value of more than R80, ings that were taking place at the 000.00 during a raid at their prop- house for some time. erty in Rustenburg Noord, in the Members of K9 Phokeng raided early hours of Monday morning, 6 the house. They recovered co- March 2017. caine weighing 323.5 grams The arrests came as a result of an concealed inside the pillows in ongoing intelligence driven opera- the couple’s bed. The pair aged, WLRQVDLPHGWRFXUEGUXJWUDI¿FNLQJ 32 and 43, appeared before the activities and other serious crimes Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court within the Rustenburg Cluster. facing charges of the possession According to Brigadier Sabata of drugs. Investigations continue.