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Thursday 1 April 2021, 0145 Real News. Scrolla.Africa Nyaope addicts smoke the dead Doreen Mokgolo The dead at the Geduld cemetery are not at peace. Nyaope addicts have been smoking their ashes and selling their urns for scrap. The addicts, who have been breaking into the compartments where the urns are stored, have been sleeping in the deserted office buildings of the site in Geduld near Springs, Gauteng. They have also stolen anything else of value, especially metal. Resident Tammy Ngubeni said they have heard the addicts add the ashes to the nyaope powder to increase the quantity and to get them higher. “They also sell it to traditional healers,” she said.
“It is devastating to see how people no longer have regard for the dead. The drugs are not only destroying the addicts but the families of the deceased as well.” One nyaope addict, Sam (not his real name), who lives in one of the offices near the gravesite, confirmed that they sell the ashes to the traditional healers for R500. He said the healers place orders for the ashes and they go to the gravesites searching for what is left. “This is easy money for us but it is difficult for us to find the ashes now that so many sites have been vandalised,” he said. Traditional healer Mzala Mabuza confirmed that the human ashes are used for healing when a patient has been cursed, can’t walk, or to help them sleep. Community Policing Forum member Raymond Tayob says the cemetery has been identified as a crime hotspot. People who want to perform rituals or visit their deceased families get mugged and hijacked.
The CPF is now patrolling the site 24/7. Lawyer in the dock for using "K" word Doreen Mokgolo A court orderly at the Nigel Magistrate’s Court has been at the receiving end of being called the “K” word by a top attorney at the Nigel Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged the exchange started when the court orderly, Warrant Officer Johannes Monyakeni, was recently escorting the attorney’s client to the holding cells. While he was in conversation with the client who wanted him to call his family, the attorney - who was chatting to the magistrate - allegedly started insulting Monyakeni. According to Monyakeni, it appeared the attorney thought he was laughing at something that the attorney had said when talking to the magistrate. The attorney allegedly asked him if what he was discussing with the magistrate was a joke and before he knew it he directed
him to keep a distance while referring to him using the "K" word. “I was stunned by his behaviour because whatever he was discussing with the magistrate had nothing to do with me. I then went to report the matter to the captain who also tried to establish what the matter was but the angry attorney didn’t want to hear the reason,” he said. Monyakeni said he felt like he was still working under the apartheid system where white people freely called black people the “K” word with a straight face. He could not let this matter slide so he decided to open a case against the said senior attorney. “If we want to fight racism we need to hold those responsible accountable,” he said. The matter is currently heard at the Equality Court and the trial is set to start on 14 April.
The legacy of the surfing goat lives on! Arthur Greene In November, Scrolla.Africa showed you a goat that wanders around on his hindlegs. Now, allow us to present to you: the surfing goat. California surfer Dana McGregor brought in an old nanny goat to take care of the poison ivy in his back garden. But little did he know that Goatee would one day lead a dynasty of surfing goats. Goatee became McGregor’s beloved pet and often went with him to the beach when he went surfing. One day, MGregor and fellow surfer Ryan Valliere decided to put Goatee on a surfboard. “She had really good balance,” Valliere recalled to the Los Angeles Daily News. “We were like, let’s push her into the waves.”
Ten years later and Goatee’s son Pismo, 7, spends his days teaching children how to surf on Pismo Beach. Goatee has since passed away but she has left a truly unique legacy. McGregor now runs Surfing Goats, which offers surfing lessons with Pismo and his younger sister, Grover. The duo offers the Surfing Goat surf lesson or hiking packages that comes with a freshly squeezed shot of goat’s milk. And Surfing Goats don’t discriminate against other species. Punters are encouraged to bring their pets for a lesson. Dogs, donkeys and pigs have been taken out on the waves with Pismo. When Pismo isn’t teaching, he can still be spotted catching Pismo beach’s gnarliest waves. “He’s taken some big waves. He got a huge wave, Dana fell off the wave and Pismo stayed on it,” Valliere said. “We only surf Pismo when it’s big. He only likes big waves.” Picture source: @MissedTheArk
Neighbour cuts off dog’s ears for trespassing Kabelo Tlhabanelo At first Mohau Mlongeni thought his dog, Fly, had been in a fight because its ears were gone. But when he looked closely he saw that both the ears had been cut off with a sharp object. Mohau, from Hobhouse in the Free State, told Scrolla.Africa: “When I got home on Friday I saw my dog without ears. It was sitting near the gate and was in serious pain. I asked around what had happened and the people showed me the house where I could get answers.” His investigation led Mohau to one of the neighbours whose wife confessed that her husband had committed the terrible act. Now the man will face criminal charges after the SPCA opened a case against him.
Mohau said the woman was very cooperative. “She told me her husband had set a trap to catch the dog. She said she tried to stop him from hurting the dog but he refused. She told me to confront her husband for further explanations.” But when the man became violent and started swearing at him, Mohau went to the police who called the SPCA. “I want justice for Fly. That man should feel the pain that I have felt. My dog protected my yard,” said Mohau. Reinet Meyer of the Bloemfontein SPCA told Scrolla.Africa this was one of the worst cases of animal cruelty she had ever seen. “Our inspectors immediately went to investigate. It was reported that a man caught a dog and removed both the dogs ears with a knife.” She said the suspect also admitted to the inspectors that he cut off the dog’s ears, saying he did not know who the dog belonged to.
The SPCA took the dog to the veterinarian for medical attention but the injuries were very severe and the dog did not survive. SPCA Inspector Tebogo Maswanganye said: “It seems we still have a long way to go in ending cruelty to animals. But we will never give up until justice is served for this dog.” A case of animal cruelty has been opened against the suspect and he will appear in Hobhouse Magistrate’s Court. Pondoland honours Winnie Zukile Majova There was ululation, song and dance in Pondoland as Mbizana Local Municipality became Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality in yet another name change by the government. Unlike many instances in the country where name changes enforced by the national government create political, racial and ethnic rifts in local communities, the people of Mbizana welcomed the renaming of their municipality.
How could they not as the struggle icon was born in one of the local villages, eMbhongweni, where she grew up in the Madikizela traditional Royal House before getting married to Nelson Mandela of the Thembu Royal family in Umtata. It was the people of Mbizana themselves that chose the new name of their municipality from a selection of names including names of popular local rivers and mountains. The community also agreed to honour the former president of the ANC Women’s League, although struggle icon Oliver Reginald Tambo was also born and bred in Mbizana. Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma thanked the various communities for the peaceful transition and urged councillors to strive for good governance of public funds. “Mama Winnie was beautiful and kind. And we want this municipality to emulate these qualities by not being embroiled in fraud and corruption. “And she has always been afraid of failing our people. So everyday we hope you will seek to do your very best to serve these communities.
“Strive to create jobs here so that people do not have to travel to Johannesburg to seek employment.” Sixolile Mehlomakhulu, the mayor of Alfred Nzo District Municipality which is tasked with providing water and other services to communities in Mbizana, praised the communities for fighting against an ancient tradition of marrying young girls to old men in the district. “There have been sporadic incidents of families forcing children to marry old men. “We are glad this is no longer happening as children have a right to get an education. “Older people are also not forgotten as we have brought more sewing machines and they are going to be refilled so they can be able to make a living.” Forcing name changes on communities has created a new conflict between residents of Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage after their towns were renamed Gqeberha and Kariega.
A mighty wind Arthur Greene A Limpopo pastor has whipped up a windy storm online after it emerged that he performs miracle heals on his congregation by farting in their faces. The pastor from Giyani, Limpopo, founded the Seven Fold Holy Spirit Ministries, and goes by the name of Christ Penelope - which is probably what his congregation exclaim when he releases one of his gassy miracle cures. A picture has circulated on social media of the pastor squatting over the face of a congregant, who’s lying on the ground below him. The congregant’s face is hidden by the pastor’s chatty rear-end, but Penelope’s looking directly into the camera, with the undeniable expression of a man who’s just relieved himself of a great burden. After the picture went viral, Penelope justified his smelly act to Drum, declaring his farts to be a demonstration of God’s power.
He explained that the ritual begins by putting his unwell congregant into a deep sleep. He then farts in their face, which he claims has the power to heal any ailment that they are suffering from. "It started with Master Jesus when he stepped on Peter. It is the demonstration of God's power. Just like God made Adam go into a deep sleep, it is a similar thing. God did anything with the body of Adam while he was on the ground in deep sleep. He was not feeling anything," Penelope told Drum. We can’t recall the passage in which God farts in Adam’s face, but that’s Penelope’s interpretation. According to the pastor, it is vital that the fart is delivered in close proximity to the congregant’s nostrils. This apparently allows his “healing power” to enter the body and do its divine work. Picture source: @DianoPeters
Gearing up for the Olympics Timmy T Maranda South African Under-23 coach David Notoane believes the squad is 80% ready for the Tokyo Olympics. Speaking after a successful training camp that ended on Monday in Durban, Notoane said the team will be ready when the Olympics start and they will have another training camp in June, leaving 6-8 weeks before the tournament starts. "This camp allowed us to test players like Ashley du Preez from Stellenbosch and Luke Fleurs from Supersport who are here for the first time," he said. "We are 80% where we want to be but the remaining 20% lies in the integration of foreign based players.” The coach selected 24 locally-based players for the training camp from 21-29 March to expand the pool of players and also to assess the strength and weakness of the team.
The team played Golden Arrows and Maritzburg United in competitive friendlies. According to coach Notoane the current generation of players like Mbule, Mokoena, Ngcobo, Mashiane, Singh and Foster forms part of the super golden generation. He said that he would have loved to test the players’ maturity with an international opposition. “At this level, maturity counts,” he said. The delayed Tokyo Olympics is now scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan from 23 July - 8 August. Picture source : @safa.net
Sandile Zungu eyes top four finish for Amazulu Timmy T Maranda In the last ten matches Amazulu recorded seven wins and three draws. The last time Usuthu tasted defeat was against Kaizer Chiefs in January. This is enough reason for Amazulu President Sandile Zungu to express his desire for Amazulu Football Club to finish in the top four in the DStv Premiership this season. The positive brand of football played under coach Benni McCarthy has seen Amazulu score the most goals in the league. Zungu told The Touchline with Romy Titus on Radio 2000 they made it clear that they wanted a top four finish when they took over the club. “People laughed at us because Amazulu hasn’t been in the top four for the longest time," said Zungu.
"But McCarthy is an ambitious guy and so am I. We’re an ambitious team. When Benni came on board he said I’m not ambitious enough for the top four. He said he wanted to win the league." Zungu said McCarthy was committed to the Amazulu supporters and also committed to bringing happiness to the province. The president admitted that it might be impossible to win the league this season looking at how Sundowns was playing. “They are playing extremely well and I don't expect them to collapse,” he said. He said their biggest ambition was to play on the continent. “We want to play in the Confederations Cup or the Champions League because Amazulu is an African brand.” Amazulu face struggling Black Leopards in a DStv Premiership match on Sunday at Thohoyandou Stadium. Image : @Amazulufootball
Safa pulls the trigger on Ntseki Linda Ximba As expected, the South Africa Football Association has fired Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki. This follows Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Sudan away, which resulted in the senior national team failing to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. SA only needed a draw to book their tickets for the Cameroon finals across January and February next year. At a press conference yesterday at Safa House in Nasrec, Safa CEO Teboho Motlanthe confirmed they have parted ways with the former SA Under 17 coach. “The decision was taken at about 10am. This was an NEC decision,” said Motlanthe. When Ntseki took over from Stuart Baxter in August 2019 many felt his lack of experience at international level would be a problem and many felt Safa opted for him because he was a cheap option.
During his tenure, Ntseki faced some serious challenges such as the cancellation of the planned friendlies against Zambia and Madagascar in September 2019 as well as the global pandemic which upset preparations for friendlies. Bafana Bafana played only four matches last year which made team building and fine tuning combinations difficult. The final straw came last Thursday when Ntseki, ahead of the Ghana game, had to do without his trusted personnel after Fifa ordered that overseas players didn't have to be released for national duty. Ntseki bows out with a record of four wins, three losses and two draws. Among those mentioned as a potential replacement for Ntseki ahead of the 2022 World Cup group qualifiers are Pitso Mosimane, Benni McCarthy and Eric Tinkler. Picture source: @BafanaBafana
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