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2 March 2012 Year 22 Vol: 25
Policeman charged with
Demanding bribe By Kaizer Nengovhela A police constable attached to the Waterval SAPS, Lesley Netshapala (35), appeared in the Waterval Magistrate’s Court last Thursday on a charge of demanding a bribe of R30 000. He will appear in court again on the 27th of March. He was released on bail of R1 500. Netshapala was arrested in Valdezia last Wednesday when a man accused of cigarette smuggling claimed he had demanded a bribe. The policeman stopped a vehicle delivering smuggled cigarettes, but instead of arresting the smuggler, he allegedly demanded a R30 000 bribe, said Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi. The smuggler was released when he got a relative to deliver the money. He later reported the
matter to the police. According to the complainant, he was driving along the Vuwani road when he was stopped by the police. He was allegedly later approached by a single police officer, who told him he was being arrested for smuggling cigarettes. The victim said that the police officer then phoned another policeman, who came and handcuffed him. When they were on their way, the policemen allegedly demanded money from him. He told them that he had only R5 000 in his possession. The victim further said that the police took the R5 000 and demanded another R30 000. “I phoned my friend and my wife to raise the money and directed them to send the money to Valdezia. I pleaded with him (Netshapala) not to make the amount R30 000, but he
said foreigners had lots of money.” The policeman was later arrested on suspicion of corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The police also recovered R10 000 from Netshapala. Mulaudzi said the alleged smuggler would also be investigated, even though he was now a witness. He had not been arrested. Mulaudzi confirmed that R10 000 was recovered from the “cigarette smuggler” who was allegedly given the cash back by the suspect, who was trying to prevent the complainant from opening a case. Brigadier Mulaudzi condemned the involvement of police officials in criminal activities. He reiterated that those who were still involved in criminal or corrupt activities would be exposed and “dealt with accordingly.”
By Linda van der Westhuizen
CFO of Makhado Municipality resigns
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The chief financial officer (CFO) of the Makhado Municipality has resigned. Mr Risimati Hitler Maluleke was to spend his last day as the local municipality’s CFO on 29 February. The reason for his resignation, given by Makhado Municipality spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi, is that “he got an offer somewhere.” It would later come to light that Maluleke had apparently accepted the job as CFO of the Greater Giyani Municipality. Both the DA and COPE welcomed the resignation of Maluleke after both parties had earlier called for the resignation of both the municipality’s CFO and the municipal manager. “The Makhado Municipality has
once again received a disclaimer from the auditor general, which shows that the financial affairs of the municipality are in a poor state and have been for at least the last five years,” reads DA councillor Brian du Plooy’s statement. The current budget and the municipality’s failure to implement that budget also came under scrutiny. “The current budget has yet again been adjusted by 17.6% on the budgeted operational income and the operational expenditure by 14.6%. The municipality undercollected revenue by R61 million. To have a budget year in and year out which cannot be implemented properly, just to be - Continues on p2
The residents of Mauluma in the Nzhelele area are still shocked after the mysterious death of Khosi Vho-Ifa Ravele (39). He was found dead in the palace last Tuesday evening. The spokesperson for the Mphephu Police, W/O Lazarus Netshidzato, confirmed the death of Chief Ravele and said Ravele’s body was found shortly after 18:00 by his wife, when she returned home. He added that the police had opened an inquest docket, following the incident. Netshidzati said at this stage the police did not expect any foul play and that police investigations were continuing. Ravele is the son of the former president of the erstwhile Republic of Venda, Frank Ravele.