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Legislature Fails Oversight Test? P3 Our newspapers are read by more than 150 000 people weekly Legislature fails oversight test? p3 Uncle serves double life p5 sentence for rape Established 1889 13 Martin Street; Galleria Arcade; Shop no 1 & 2 E-mail: mailbag@mafi kengmail.co.za GPS Co-ordinates: 25” 51’ 49,42 S • 25” 35’ 40,52 E 19 JUNE 2020 Tel: 018 381 1330/ Provincial 381 2884 Legislature Fax: 018 381 0425 R4-00 Speaker, VAT INCL Susan Dantjie. PAGE 2 MAHIKENG MAIL 19 JUNE 2020 Eskom announces electricity supply Covid-19 cut in Mahikeng and Mmabatho areas diagnosed MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: Eskom announced major interruptions into its electricity workers supply affecting greater Mahikeng today. In a statement , the power utility said, “ Eskom wishes to inform customers in and around Mahikeng may and Mmabatho areas of the major planned power outage. The power outage will allow Eskom technicians to conduct repairs on some the feeders return to that are affected”. The interruption is scheduled for Thursday, June 18 from 06:00 to 18:00. For safety reasons, all the electrical points must work be treated as live at all times. MAFIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: For any enquiries and more information, please The Department of Employment and call Eskom’s Contact Centre on 08600 ESKOM Labour said last week that they had (37566). (SMS) Your query and account number / has noted a number of media reports indicating that Covid-19 patients meter number to 35328. Email: customerservices@ no longer needed to test negative to eksom.co.za resume work. The Department’s Chief Inspector for Health and Safety Tibor Szana said it was not correct that Covid-19 patients no longer needed to test negative to resume work. Meet the Miss SA Top 35 vying “In terms on the new directions, &DVK$GYDQFH if a worker has been diagnosed with :KLOHZDLWLQJIRU Covid-19 and isolated in accordance with 9 3HQVLRQ3DFNDJH for the Miss SA 2020 title the Department of Health Guidelines, 9 3URYLGHQWIXQG an employer may only allow a worker 9 5RDG$FFLGHQW)XQG MAFIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: The contestants represent eight provinces – to return on conditions that, the worker 9 Gauteng has 13 contenders (with three from Pretoria and two from Soweto) followed has completed the mandatory 14 days of 3UR¿WIURP6DOHRI+RXVH by the Western Cape with seven; Kwa-Zulu Natal with five; the Eastern Cape and self-isolation, said Szana. 2IÀFHQR_&DUULQJWRQ Free State with three while North West has two and Limpopo and the Northern Cape Other conditions were that, the 6WUHHW_0DÀNHQJ each has one entrant. worker had to have undergone a medical &HOO The North West province will be starting entering after a knee injury halted evaluation confirming fitness to work represented by its very own Lerato Siko her ambition to be a Protea netball player. if the worker had moderate or severe aged (24) from Miederpark, Potchefstroom She loves burgers, enjoys knitting scarves, illness in relation to COVID-19. in the North West province. She has a B. trying new recipes and watching makeup Szana said it was vital for the employer Com degree in Marketing and Tourism tutorials and perfecting her makeup skills to ensure that personal hygiene, wearing Management from North West University, on herself and on other people. of masks, social distancing, and cough Potchefstroom and is the proud owner of L A etiquette amongst other known best S Events, an event styling and coordination practices identified is strictly adhered to business. She is also currently enrolled as by the worker and, the employer must a student at the University of Cape Town closely monitor the worker for symptoms for an online course in events management upon returning to work. and describes herself as multifaceted, hard- He said in this instance a worker will working and kind. be required to wear a surgical mask at Thato Mosehle aged (25) from least for the period of 21 days from the Klerksdorp in the North West is part of the date of the diagnosis in their interest and top 35 contestants. She is a medical doctor the best interest of those around them currently completing her internship with especially. the aim of becoming an anaesthesiologist. The new directive also states that She has won numerous pageants which she Lerato Siko Thato Mosehle workers who have been in contact in the workplace with another worker who has been diagnosed with Covid-19, the employer must assess that worker’s exposure in accordance with the Department of Health’s Guidelines to ascertain whether the exposure carries a high or low risk of transmission between the workers. “If there is low risk exposure, the employer may permit the worker to continue working using a cloth mask complying with standard precautions and, the workers symptoms must be monitored for 14 days from the first contact. “If there is high risk of exposure the worker must remain in quarantine for 14 days, and the employer of that worker must place the worker on sick leave in accordance with clause 27.3 for that period, said Szana. If employers need further clarity on understanding and interpreting the direction, they must feel free to contact Chief Inspector on 082 883 5737. 19 JUNE 2020 MAHIKENG MAIL PAGE 3 Dantjie, Legislature in trouble MAFIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: The Speaker of the North West Provincial reports that alleged that in his 2018/19 Legislature, Sussana Dantjie and members of her administration have again been report, the Auditor-Generals cited accused of literally running down the legislature by not only ignoring a lot of wrong inadequate procurement processes and doings at the institution but also deliberately allowing blatant corruption and fraud, lack of policies and procedures concerning financial irregularities and mismanagement as well as misappropriation of funds procurement as the reason why close to 100 running into millions. politically connected companies had been The allegations against the Speaker and they claimed was not functional. These awarded contracts. “The irregularities in her team also include being directly involved services were the responsibilities of the CFO. procurement processes saw contracts worth in financial mismanagement of over R 76 The DA this week received support from more hat R2m procured without inviting million in the installation of the oracle , a whistleblower who is employed by the the minimum prescribed number of written BAS/Walker system as well as the SizaVOX Legislature and have pleaded for anonymity price quotations , applicants not meeting appointment. The latter was reportedly and confirmed the opposition party’s tax requirements and tenders simply not appointed outside the tender procedures. statement of wide-spread irregularities at awarded to the lowest bidder”, the DA said. They have also been accused of the institution confirming the existence of “The North West provincial encouraging corruption in the awarding irregular appointments by the Speaker and Legislature is dysfunctional and could of tenders in which a popular member of her management. collapse soon as a result of all the the National Assembly and his wife were The whistleblower also confirmed the irregularities taking place there”, the allegedly involved. The allegations were DA allegations of unauthorised, fruitless whistleblower said . first raised by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and wasteful expenditure which he said In their response to the latest early this year with the opposition party was displayed by the accounting authority allegations as presented by the threatening to lay criminal and other charges whose leadership showed no respect for whistleblower, the Legislature said against the Speaker and some senior officials public funds . “The accounting authority in a statement that “The Legislature at the entity. has through their actions conveyed their has noted your questions but They accused the legislature of irregular lack of interest in the implementation of remember these are the same appointments involving among others, the consequence management measures”, the allegations that the DA raised and CFO, Thabo Lehutso and acting executive whistleblower said supporting the earlier DA they are under investigation as the manager, Edwin Chaane. They accused the allegation. DA has alleged. We therefore want to legislature of illegally outsourcing financial The whistleblower also handed a pile of reassure the public that the legislature services at an exorbitant cost while approving documents to the Mafikeng Mail in support will comply with the law enforcement payment for data management system which of his claims which also confirmed DA agencies”. SANCO condemns Ndabambi double murder at Setumo Park MAFIKENG MAIL -MAHIKENG: The South African National Civic Organisation such heartrending circumstances,” he said. (SANCO) in the North West on Monday condemned the heinous crime allegedly Twenty-year-old Boitumelo who was committed by a 27-year-old man who stabbed two people including his own sister to stabbed to death by his elder brother death at Setumo Park in Mahikeng over the weekend. Molwantwa was also a bright student who SANCO Provincial Chairperson, Paul tragedy. “Though we are saddened by the graduated with B Comm Law degree from Sebegoe said that the extent to which mental shocking incident, we can only imagine the University of the Free State and was studying illnesses were contributing towards the pain of losing both of their children under towards LLB degree at the same university. upsurge in violent crime including gender- based violence and femicide must be SANCO investigated. Provincial “Our concern is that covid-19 related Chairperson, stress and anxiety could have triggered Paul the inexplicable violent behaviour of an Sebegoe otherwise meticulous civil engineering final year student who just went on a rampage stabbing everyone in his sight,” suggested Sebegeoe. Sebegoe said that the Central University of Technology final year Civil Engineering student, Molwantwa Ndamambi, diagnosed with schizophrenia three years ago should have been institutionalised.
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