World Alzheimer’s Month: Understand the warning signs and symptoms of dementia 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 8 September 2020 Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of dementia, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. There are warning signs and symptoms, but every individual may experience one or more of these signs to a different degree. One of the most common signs of dementia, especially in the early stage, is forgetting recently learned information. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and this September, for World Alzheimer’s Month, Livewell aims to encourage understanding, reduce stigma, and raise awareness around this common, yet devastating disease. Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of dementia, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. There are warning signs and symptoms, but every individual may experience one or more of these signs to a different degree. One of the most common signs of dementia, especially in the early stage, is forgetting recently learned information. Others include forgetting important dates or events, asking for the same information over and over, and increasingly needing to rely on aides (e.g., reminder notes or electronic devices) or family members for things they used to handle on their own. Some people may experience changes in their ability to develop and follow a plan or work with numbers. They may have trouble following a familiar recipe or keeping track of monthly bills. They may have difficulty concentrating and take much longer to do things than they did before. People with dementia often find it hard to complete daily tasks. Sometimes they may have trouble driving to a familiar location, managing a budget at work or remembering the rules of a favorite game. People with dementia can lose track of dates, seasons and the passage of time. They may have trouble understanding something if it is not happening immediately. Sometimes they may forget where they are or how they got there. For some people, having vision problems is a sign of dementia. They may have difficulty reading, judging distance, and determining colour or contrast, which may cause problems with driving. People with dementia may have trouble following or joining a conversation. They may stop in the middle of a conversation and have no idea how to continue or they may repeat themselves. They may struggle with vocabulary, have problems finding the right word or call things by the wrong name (e.g., calling a “watch” a “hand clock.”) A person with dementia may put things in unusual places. They may lose things and be unable to go back over their steps to find them again. Sometimes, they may accuse others of stealing. This may occur more frequently over time. People with dementia may experience changes in judgment or decision making. For example, they may use poor judgment when dealing with money, giving large amounts to telemarketers. They may pay less attention to grooming or keeping themselves clean. A person with dementia may start to remove themselves from hobbies, social activities, work projects or sports. They may have trouble keeping up with a favourite sports team or remembering how to complete a favourite hobby. They may also avoid being social because of the changes they have experienced. The mood and personalities of people with dementia can change. They can become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxious. They may be easily upset at home, at work, with friends or in places where they are out of their comfort zone. If you, or someone you care about is experiencing any of these warning signs, please consult with a medical professional. Early diagnosis gives you a chance to seek treatment and plan for your future. < Previous Article Next Article >

Prism Training Centre - Waar liefde en geduld 'n verskil maak 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 13 September 2022 Vrugte en groente en ander nie bederfbare kos is ook welkom. Prism Training centre is ‘n nie-winsgewende skool in Ermelo wat kinders met spesiale behoeftes akkomodeer. Die skool beskik oor buitemuurse aktiwiteite soos perdeterapie, swemklasse, musiekterapie en ook rekenaarvaardigheidsklasse. Daar is tans 8 leerders van verskeie ouderdomme in die skool. Van die leerders in die skool verg meer aandag as van die ander leerders en elke een se spesiale behoeftes word in voorsien. Die skool is in 2020 gestig deur Mev. Gerda Smuts, ñ oud-onderwyseres en kunstenaar. Haar liefde vir kinders kan gesien word in haar passie en geduld waarmee sy die kinders by haar sentrum hanteer. Tydens ‘n onderhoud met die Tribune het Mev. Smuts gesê “ Die is my kinders, ek is so lief vir hulle. My eie kinders sê al dat ek liewer is vir my skool se kinders, maar elke liewe kind in die skool het ‘n baie spesiale plekkie in my hart”. Die skool beskik oor ‘n speelgrond vir die kinders met verskeie klimrame, bande en ‘n sandput. In die klas word die leerders volgens hulle spesiale behoeftes gestimuleer op baie kreatiewe maniere. Hulle bou legkaarte, lees, tel en doen ook skoolwerk. Die skool doen graag ‘n beroep op die gemeenskap vir skenkings van boeke, legkaarte, skryfbehoeftes of enige ander donasies. Vrugte en groente en ander nie bederfbare kos is ook welkom. Die skool is geleë by Simon Bekker Straat 6 en Mev. Gerda Smuts kan gekontak word op 084 427 9730. Vir enige kontant donasies kan die volgende bankbesonderhede gebruik word, FNB Bank, Gold Business Account, Rekening Nommer: 63012398061, Takkode: 210835. < Previous Article Next Article >

Mnr & Me Liggie 2022 met trots aangewys Foto deur Wayne Thomas Photography. Foto deur Wayne Thomas Photography. 1/1 Share Supplied Content 16 August 2022 Stylvolle sportsterre. En stylvol was die Liggies beslis! Tema: Stylvolle sportsterre. En stylvol was die Liggies beslis! Die beoordelaars moes behoorlik kopkrap om tussen die glinsterende Liggies te kies. Die aanbieder, die pragtige Bianca Le Grange, het ook luister aan die aand verleen. Die volgende toekennings is gemaak: Mej Lggie: Cecilia Venter, 1ste Prinses: Lindokuhle Mahlangu, 2de Prinses: Janneke de Villiers, Mej Fotogenies: Mianke Kwakernaak en Mej Persoonlikheid: Siyanda Maduna. Mnr Liggie: Kyle Alves, 1ste Prins: Diean Swart, 2de Prins: Praise Ngubeni, Mnr Fotogenies: Ndumiso Motha en Mnr Persoonlikheid: Ulrich Kleynhans. The Liggies sparkled on the stage and made it quite difficult for the judges to decide who should walk away with the prizes. Congratulations to: Miss Liggie: Cecilia Venter, 1st Princess: Lindokuhle Mahlangu, 2nd Princess: Janneke de Villiers, Miss Photogenic: Mianke Kwakernaak and Miss Personality: Siyanda Maduna. Mr Liggie: Kyle Alves, 1st Prince: Diean Swart, 2nd Prince: Praise Ngubeni, Mr Photogenic: Ndumiso Motha and Mr Personality: Ulrich Kleynhans. (LB) < Previous Article Next Article >

TLU calls for attention on farm murders 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 29 September 2020 “The minister lets farmers in the country down. Our borders are not protected, stock theft is ever-increasing, and farm attacks get more violent than ever. Our feedback indicates an alarming element of racial hatred during such attacks. The minister says he sees every murder on a South African as serious, but it is time for him to realize that race plays a role when it comes to farm attacks.” Mr. Geldenhuys stated. TLU SA calls on the minister of police, Mr. Bheki Cele, to clarify if farm attacks and murders receive the attention it so urgently requires. Even if, according to him, it does not enjoy the status of a National Priority Crime anymore. The minister recently said in parliament, in answer to a question from the DA, that these crimes are not classified as priority crimes. He said farm attacks fall under other severe crimes like murder, attempted murder, sexual attacks, assault and robbery. According to him, they handle these crimes under the SAPS’s National Rural Safety Strategy, implemented from 1 March 2020, and which will be in place for the next five years. “It seems like the minister is more concerned about semantics than human lives,” says Mr. Henry Geldenhuys, the president of TLU SA. “Research shows that these types of attacks and murders on farms contain other elements than the ‘normal’ cases of murder and robbery. The protection of our members, the farmers who produce the food South Africans eat every day, is the most important issue for TLU SA. The minister should know that farmers stand together and that they can paralyze the country when food production is affected.” The recent farm attacks across the country saw very high levels of violence and racial tension. The EFF’s continued rants about land issues and the minister calling commercial farmers disrespectful and allowing communities to yell and insult them only serve to increase the tension even more. “The minister lets farmers in the country down. Our borders are not protected, stock theft is ever-increasing, and farm attacks get more violent than ever. Our feedback indicates an alarming element of racial hatred during such attacks. The minister says he sees every murder on a South African as serious, but it is time for him to realize that race plays a role when it comes to farm attacks.” Mr. Geldenhuys concluded. < Previous Article Next Article >

Xtra Savings can now also transact 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 2 November2021 To get a Money Market Account, register for a free account in-store or download the Shoprite app from the Apple Store, Huawei App Gallery or Google Play Store. Good news for all shoppers! Checkers and Shoprite Xtra Savings members can now transact using their Xtra Savings cards following a significant update to the Shoprite Group’s Money Market Account. The Money Market Account, which has attracted 530 000 users since it launched just over a year ago, now provides customers with transactional banking functionalities, including sending money and making withdrawals. “The development and roll out of the account have been driven entirely by customer needs,” explains Jean Olivier, General Manager: Financial Services at the Shoprite Group. Customers indicated that they like transacting with their phones, but also with a card, and some raised concerns about how to access their Money Market Account if their phone battery went dead or they forgot their phones. Realizing that 20 million customers already had the Xtra Savings rewards card, the Group worked on a solution. Customers can now link their Xtra Savings card to their Money Market Account and will be able to use these cards to pay for items provided shoppers have funds in their account. They can use their Xtra Savings cards to pay for goods at checkout points, as they would any other bank card. Money Market Accounts offer banked and unbanked consumers, many of whom are regular customers at the Group’s stores, access to basic transactional banking activities that are specifically aimed at their needs. The account gives them simplicity and transparency, as there are no fees and no physical forms, as it is all digital. It also offers low-cost banking with no monthly fees, no load fees, no transactional fees, only a R5 withdrawal fee, and no debit orders or deductions, as to ensure that customers are in full control of their money. Easy access is offered on any mobile phone, and available for free via the Shoprite app, USSD (*120*3534#), WhatsApp (087 240 5709) or the Xtra Savings card. Anyone can register for a Money Market Account, as a customers just need a South African ID or any passport and a South African cellphone number. “It is a straightforward account which allows customers to be in full control of their money and does not surprise them with any hidden fees,” says Olivier. To get a Money Market Account, register for a free account in-store or download the Shoprite app from the Apple Store, Huawei App Gallery or Google Play Store, or by by dialing *120*3534#. Customers can also add Shoprite on 027 87 240 5709, or Checkers on 027 87 240 5385 as a WhatsApp contact, and follow the prompts. < Previous Article Next Article >

Lizelle Lee is a cricketing powerhouse 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 15 March 2022 Cricket is a simple sport at its core. A ball is delivered. Someone with a bat 20.12m away has to hit it... and few hit it harder than Lee. South Africa’s Proteas find themselves in an unfamiliar position heading into the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand. For the first time in 14 global tournaments, they harbour realistic ambitions of lifting the trophy. “We wouldn’t be going if we didn’t all believe we could actually do it,” says Lizelle Lee, the team’s destructive opening batter who was recently recognized as the best 50-over player in the world by the International Cricket Council (ICC). “We spoke about this in camp. We all agreed that there was no point in going if we didn’t intend to come back as champions. We know it’s never been done before, but we want to make history as the first South African team to win a World Cup.” South Africans have conquered the world before. The men’s Under-19 team, captained by Aiden Markram and coached by Ray Jennings, in 2014 became the first side to win a major final. But no senior squad has done it. This group is unburdened by a history of failing when it mattered. The South African women’s side, under-resourced in every metric compared with their male counterparts, have long fought for equality in the country’s third most popular sport. All too often they’ve been regarded as an afterthought, contesting untelevised games in near-empty stadiums. “When I was growing up, I didn’t even know there was a South African women’s team,” says Lee, who grew up in Ermelo, and will be turning 30-years-old in April. “It just wasn’t something I was conscious of and I know a lot of other girls will tell you the same thing. It wasn’t on TV. You didn’t see games advertised. I played because I loved the game. I didn’t play for fame or money or recognition.” The dial shifted in 2013 when insurance firm Momentum joined as a title sponsor and helped Cricket South Africa (CSA) fund full-time contracts for six players. That number increased over the years, there are currently 15 centrally contracted players with CSA, but changes in other facets have been slow. The team was constantly playing catch-up with the more advanced cricket ecosystems in Australia and England, which together have won 16 of the 18 global showpieces since 1973. “Those countries are so far ahead,” says Lee, who has been a mainstay in the Australian Women’s Big Bash League, and has played for Somerset and Surrey in England. “Women players are given a much bigger platform there. I’m more recognised when I walk around there than I am in South Africa. But it is changing.” Lee credits CSA for ‘promoting the women’s game’ but the players have advanced their own cause on the field. By the time the T20 World Cup in Australia came into focus in January 2020, Lee could look around a dressing room studded with match-winners. “It’s not that it happened all of a sudden, because we’d been working hard for a few years,” she says. “But now we have superstars all around, genuine world-class players.” By winning the ICC ODI’s Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for 2021, she joins an elite list that includes all-time greats Stefanie Taylor of the West Indies, England’s Sarah Taylor, New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and Australian duo Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry. That’s easy enough to understand. Cricket is a simple sport at its core. A ball is delivered. Someone with a bat 20.12m away has to hit it... and few hit it harder than Lee. She’s officially the best woman in 50-over cricket. And if she can hit enough balls with enough force, she may also be a World Cup champion. - Daniel Gallan, New Frame < Previous Article Next Article >

Errie-ruiters gekies vir Mpumalangaspan Op die foto:(voor v.l.n.r): Carli Huber, Mia van Aardt en Inge van der Walt. (Agter v.l.n.r): Walter van der Walt, Melissa Olivier, Karmien Pretorius, Mia Botha, Jade van Strijp en Zané Theron Op die foto:(voor v.l.n.r): Carli Huber, Mia van Aardt en Inge van der Walt. (Agter v.l.n.r): Walter van der Walt, Melissa Olivier, Karmien Pretorius, Mia Botha, Jade van Strijp en Zané Theron Op die foto:(voor v.l.n.r): Carli Huber, Mia van Aardt en Inge van der Walt. (Agter v.l.n.r): Walter van der Walt, Melissa Olivier, Karmien Pretorius, Mia Botha, Jade van Strijp en Zané Theron 1/2 Share Content Supplied 23 August 2022 EHS is trots op elkeen en wens julle alle sterkte toe vir die nasionale kampioenskap wat voorlê. Die Erries is besonder trots op die volgende leerders wat gekies is vir die SANGWA ruiters Mpumalangaspan. Hierdie ruiters gaan deelneem aan die nasionale kampioenskap vanaf 1 tot 5 Oktober 2022 te Afridome Parys. Die leerders het aan verskeie kwalifiserende rondtes deelgeneem en is daarvolgens gekies as deel van die span. Die leerders verteenwoordig die Erries vanaf vlakke een tot vier. Ruiterkuns vat baie opoffering vanaf hierdie leerders en die Erries werk besonder hard om uitsonderlike uitslae te bereik. Die Errie-waardes word sowaar deur hierdie leerders uitgeleef. Baie geluk aan die volgende leerders wat gekies is vir die span: Mia Botha, Jade van Strijp, Karmien Pretorius, Zané Theron, Mia van Aardt, Carli Huber, Melissa Olivier, Inge van der Walt en Walter van der Walt. EHS is trots op elkeen en wens julle alle sterkte toe vir die nasionale kampioenskap wat voorlê. - Inhoud en foto’s verskaf deur EHS < Previous Article Next Article >

Dr. Bhoola se vermeende moordenaars vasgetrek Dr. Bhoola se vermeende moordenaars vasgetrek Lethukuthula Makepeace Davide Shakwane. Senzo Thamsanqa Dube. 1/3 Share SH HATTINGH 20 April 2021 Die verdagtes het Dr. Bhoola se hande en voete vasgebind, en ‘n verband gebruik om hom te verwurg. Wyle Dr. Yasvantray Bhoola (75), wat op 10 Maart 2019 wreed vermoor in sy huis in Cassim Park, se twee vermeende moordenaars is gearresteer. Senzo Thamsanqa Dube (34) is op 9 April 2021 vasgetrek, en Lethukuthula Makepeace Davide Shakwane (39) is op 10 April 2021 gearresteer in Nelspruit. Die twee verdagtes het reeds op Maandag, 12 April 2021, in die hof verskyn, waar die saak uitgestel is na 16 April toe vir verdere ondersoek. Die verdagtes het toegang deur die motorhuis verkry, waar hulle voorgegee het dat hulle mediese behandeling nodig het. Toe die verdagtes ingelaat was, het hulle Dr. Bhoola na die hoof slaapkamer gedwing, waar daar ‘n kluis was met kontant was. Die verdagtes kon egter nie daarin slaag om die kluis oop te kry nie. Die verdagtes het toe Dr. Bhoola se hande en voete vasgebind, en ‘n verband gebruik om hom te verwurg. Sy lewelose liggaam is later gevind in dieselfde kamer. Tydens die aanval was daar ‘n iPhone 7 en iPhone 8, ‘n skootrekenaar, CCTV kameras met die CCTV rugsteun hardeskyf, asook ‘n BMW 7Series voertuig gesteel. Die voertuig is later die aand terug gevind in Suluma Straat, langs Lindiwe Skool in Wesselton, waar die voertuig se sleutel nog binne-in die voertuig was. DNA toetse wat gedoen was in die BMW om die verdagtes te help vastrek. Dube is deur ‘n speurder gekontak om DNA toetse te laat doen, en die DNA toetse wat in die voertuig gedoen was, het ooreengestem met Dube se DNA. Die DNA monsters was verkry deur sweet wat op die rathefboom, asook die deur se handvatsel om die voertuig te open, gevind was. Die speurder het tydens die hofsaak op Vrydag gesê dat daar wel vingerafdrukke geneem was op die aand, in beide die voertuig en in die huis, maar dat daar geen vingerafdrukke gekry was nie. Hul is van mening dat die verdagtes handskoene gedra het tydens die moord. Tydens ‘n ondervraging Shakwane, het hy aan die SAPD gesê dat hy die toneel sal gaan uitwys en kan bevestig waar die insident plaasgevind het. Die twee verdagtes bly in aanhouding, en die saak is uitgestel tot 26 April vir verdere ondersoek. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ligbron rugby 53ste in die land Ligbron rugby 53ste in die land Ligbron rugby 53ste in die land 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 8 September 2020 Tydens die dekade is daar na verskeie aspekte gekyk soos, sterkte van opposisie, werklike punte behaal op veld en nog vele meer. Ligbron is onder die top 100 skole van die dekade, en die top groot skool in Mpumalanga asook onder die top drie skole in Mpumalanga. Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie is 53ste in die land met hulle puik rugby. Afgesien van die COVID-19 pandemie, wat veroorsaak het dat daar geen sport kon beoefen of gespeel word nie, het die SA Skole Sport na die laaste dekade (2001-2019) gekyk om te kan bevestig waar elke skool lê. Tydens die dekade is daar na verskeie aspekte gekyk soos, sterkte van opposisie, werklike punte behaal op veld en nog vele meer. Ligbron is onder die top 100 skole van die dekade, en die top groot skool in Mpumalanga asook onder die top drie skole in Mpumalanga. < Previous Article Next Article >

Vandalism rife as MLM looks the other way 1/8 Share GK CRONJE 13 July 2021 The underground electrical cables around the swimming pool has been excavated and melted down inside the building. Enterprising looters have also begun breaking down sections of the walls and chipping the bricks clean, presumably for personal use or sale. With great execrations and excitement, the Pet Dam reform project was announced in mid 2016. Golden promises of ablution blocks, braai areas, security gates and operating hours turned out to be little more than a lick and a promise. Sibongintuthuko Construction was awarded the tender to construct the Betwaview fence, which would be part of the reform project. The fence spans a distance of 720 meters, and Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM) stated that the costs were covered by a Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). According to MLM at the time, the fencing of the Pet Dam was an initiative bt Gert Sibande District Municipality (GSDM). However, absolutely nothing has come of the project, and to date, the state of the Pet Dam, public swimming pool and surrounding area has, in fact, regressed in shocking fashion. Since its construction, the fence has rusted, sagged and is now lopsided. Sections have been destroyed by vehicular accidents, and a section has been cut open by vandals to provide easy shortcuts to the loot at the abandoned public swimming pool. Despite promises from MLM and GSDM that the area would be spruced up, and that the public swimming pool would be, once again, be an popular attraction, the exact opposite has transpired. The main purpose of the fence has been defeated, and loitering, littering and groups of vagrants and vandals setting up camp in the husk of the swimming pool building is the order of the day. Despite enquiries from over the span of several months, no response has been received from neither the GSDM Communication Unit, nor MLM. Several instances of vandalism and looting had been reported since approximately 2017, where intoxicated residents partying at the swimming pool building damaged the building in their drunken stupor. Fast forward to 2021, and the swimming pool, building, pump house and storage room has been looted of all that is valuable. A lack of action taken by both MLM and the SAPS is to blame. Residents in the vicinity of the Pet Dam has complained on several occasions that they have reported instances of looting and vandalism to the SAPS, who in turn claimed that they either did not have vehicles, or did not have officers to respond to the complaints. Upon investigation, the swimming pool building is an empty husk. Literally everything for value has been stripped from the building. The bathrooms have been vandalized beyond repair, with basins, toilets, shower heads and taps being long gone. The pump room has been systematically looted, with the water pipes being sawn off to access the inner copper lining. The filtration tanks are being cut apart piece by piece, and will soon be carried away as well. The lower parts of the roof has been looted and the beams are missing. Even the metal front gate, which was once locked, is missing. All window frames have been looted, and bricks have been gouged from the walls to strip the water pipes. The inside area of the swimming pool is strewn with melted plastic casings of electrical cables, and the remnants of the electrical infrastructure leaves nothing to be looted. The underground electrical cables around the swimming pool has been excavated and melted down inside the building. Enterprising looters have also begun breaking down sections of the walls and chipping the bricks clean, presumably for personal use or sale. The swimming pool, as well as the kid’s splash pool, is kept full by a water leak emanating from a looted water pipe. The leak had been reported to MLM in 2017, and the municipality has, to date, failed to take action to remedy the leak. It begs the question as to who foots the bill for this colossal waste of potable water, and why MLM has failed to take action in this regard. When all is said and done, the swimming pool, the surrounding buildings and the ghastly Pet Dam are all part of the large-scale collapse of Msukaligwa Local Municipality. The once glorious swimming pool is but a shadow if its former self, with the smell of urine and feces further tainting the dilapidated image of the site. Even amidst loud, yet hollow barking from councillors who threatened to lock the gates of the Pet Dam and hire security companies, the deafening silence of utter incompetence overbears all. < Previous Article Next Article >

Football explodes on the local scene 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 10 May 2022 The aim is to get sponsors for all sporting codes in Wesselton / Ermelo to keep our young ones encouraged and motivated to do good. The town has now become a great space of football, and the culture seems to be taking the town by storm, That’s a great sight for sponsors, soccer fans and other community stake holders. On 27 April 2022 we saw a great display of football shown by two major radio stations in town, VOCFM 102.9 and Ligwa FM 101.3, jointly with Ermelo Taxi Association and Abagcotshwa United FC (abafundisi), then Ermelo Masters FC and Gunners FC (from Ekasi Social League-Masters), that sealed the deal with a good football to spice up things on the tournament. What a way to celebrate Freedom Day, with a group of positive men, teaming up together to make the day possible and conducive to all. The sport worked as glue that brought everyone together, and people from different spheres came together as one unit. All thanks to Saks Sam and Raff IVundraz for championing the day, big up to Ntokozo Tokyo Siluma for such a great spirit shown in and outside the pitch, we appreciate you gentlemen. Power Hour Motivations Movement really appreciates the day and hoping that more of this kind should be made a norm to our community. Next we will be targeting netball and volleyball. We feel that ladies need to be showcased and be given a fair opportunity as well. The aim is to get sponsors for all sporting codes in Wesselton/Ermelo to keep our young ones encouraged and motivated to do good. Our motto reads ‘Developing a Mentality to see Greatness in the midst of the Worst’. - Sincerely, Bro Ntosh < Previous Article Next Article >

CIT robber sent to the pen CIT robber sent to the pen 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 23 March 2021 His accomplice, Sandile Thabani Thabethe (29), pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment by the same court on the 6 October 2020. The Bethal Regional Court on Wednesday, 17 March 2021, sentenced Mfundo Muzi Mpondombi (31) to 15 years direct imprisonment for armed robbery with aggravating circumstances, and 8 years for attempted murder which the sentence will run concurrently. The sentence follows the incident which took place on the 12 October 2018, whereby G4S Security guards were collecting money from OK in Bethal. On the day, the G4S staff member emerged from OK with the money trolley, when he was accosted by the suspect. The security guard was subsequently shot and wounded, whereafter the suspect grabbed the trolley and attempted to flee on foot. The SAPS and the security gave chase, and managed to arrest the first suspect. The second suspect, who shot the G4S officer, grabbed the dropped money and ran away. The stolen money was later recovered. On 23 November 2018, information was received regarding the whereabouts of the suspect, and the Secunda Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Secunda Crime Intelligence raided an address in Emzinoni, Bethal, where the suspect was. His accomplice, Sandile Thabani Thabethe (29), pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment by the same court on the 6 October 2020. < Previous Article Next Article >