International Missed Call Scam
By Sonica Naudé-Steyn
Local residents have reported a surge in what seems to be an international scam which targets cellphone users.
Residents report receiving numerous missed calls from unknown international numbers at all hours of the day and night. Many of these numbers originate from Somalia, New Guinea and various other countries, mostly North African countries. Often phones will only ring once before the call is discontinued.
According to Techwelkin.com, this is a scam which has been around for many years known as the ‘One Ring Scam’. According to this website, the scammers hire international premium rate numbers and then proceed to phone random numbers and disconnecting the call. The idea is that unwitting victims see the missed call and try to phone back. The victim is then charged an exuberant rate for the call which can somehow be claimed by the scammers.
Former victims claim that upon returning the call, many were met with silence while others heard a voice whispering. This was however obviously done in an effort to keep the caller on the line for as long as possible. Residents are urged to be vigilant and not to answer or return unknown international calls. Cellphone users are further urged to employ security and caller identification applications such as ‘Mr Number’ to allow early identification of spammers and scammers and to further block unwanted calls.
Monday, 6 March 2017
Life Sentences for Raping Foreigner
By Sonica Naudé-Steyn
Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Maluti Regional Court for raping a Lesotho national.
According to police spokesperson, Captain Raphael Motloung, a 45 year old female Lesotho national was allegedly walking home from a shebeen in Tsita village near Matatiele when she was accosted by two men.
“The men followed her until they caught up to her. They then beat her and pushed her to the ground. They then instructed her to remove her clothes before taking turns to rape her,” said Motloung.
The men, 30 year old Tankiso Motluli and 40 year old Sebatana Motluli allegedly told the victim that they would not be prosecuted for the crime as she was a foreigner. The victim then reported the matter to the police and due to the vigilance of the investigating officer, Constable Makhetha from the Matatiele FCS Unit, the men were arrested and prosecuted.
By Sonica Naudé-Steyn
Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Maluti Regional Court for raping a Lesotho national.
According to police spokesperson, Captain Raphael Motloung, a 45 year old female Lesotho national was allegedly walking home from a shebeen in Tsita village near Matatiele when she was accosted by two men.
“The men followed her until they caught up to her. They then beat her and pushed her to the ground. They then instructed her to remove her clothes before taking turns to rape her,” said Motloung.
The men, 30 year old Tankiso Motluli and 40 year old Sebatana Motluli allegedly told the victim that they would not be prosecuted for the crime as she was a foreigner. The victim then reported the matter to the police and due to the vigilance of the investigating officer, Constable Makhetha from the Matatiele FCS Unit, the men were arrested and prosecuted.
By Sonica Naudé-Steyn
Men from across the district gathered at Kokstad College over the weekend to attend the first ever Mighty Men conference.
The three day conference was aimed at creating fellowship amongst local Christians and also gave men the opportunity to find God with their families. The first two days was exclusively for men with a family service being hosted on Sunday. The event was well supported despite the last minute change of venue due to inclement weather and Sunday’s service enjoyed very good attendance.
The guest speakers at the event were Africa Mhlope and Adriaan Vlok who delivered very powerful testimonials and messages. Many guests at the event were especially touched by the meaningful testimonials delivered by Adriaan Vlok who is often considered some-what of a controversial figure.
It is hoped that the conference will become an annual event and all interested parties are urged to follow the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/East-Griqualand-Mighty-Men-579266072264226/) for more information on upcoming events.
1. Guest speaker, Adriaan Vlok.
2. Guest speaker Africa Mhlope and Adriaan Vlok.
3. Guest speaker Africa Mhlope.
4. Sunday morning family service.
5. Praise and Worship team led by Dominic Momberg from Kokstad.
The first ever Kokstad Art, Craft and Food Market took place at the Kokstad Town Hall on Saturday. Numerous local crafters and small businesses showcased interesting, homemade, fresh and home-produced products to eager members of the public. The event was organised by locals Lona Mnguni and Talita Praim who hope to make it a monthly event.
“The aim of this market is to promote and uplift local small business. We invite local businesses and crafters to come and showcase their products and promote their business,” explained Talita.
The next event is planned for 1 April 2017 and it is hoped that the market will then continue to take place monthly on the last or first weekend of the month.
1. Event organisers, Talita Praim and Lona Mnguni.
Music to Fight Abuse at Umuziwabantu
Issued by Ndumiso Vethe
The KZN Tribute band is calling on music fans and all residents of the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality to help save their community by attending a one-off gig at the Harding Sports grounds on 21 March 2017.
The event will also serve as a grassroots campaign launch by the Campaign Institute South Africa in association with Umuziwabantu Local Municipality and SADC Youth union representation. The campaign is named: ‘Music Against Violence and Crime’ which lobbies for fighting domestic violence and crime, encountering 100 percent community participation and high range tourist visit in the 2017 annual Mandela Weekend Expo. The KZN Tribute band will be performing tributes and new well composed songs to convey community safety messages.
According to event spokesperson, Ndumiso Vethe the ‘Music against Violence and crime’ initiative is also an opportunity to commemorate the late KZN gospel hero S’fiso Ncwane, Councillor Mshiyeni Wilson Memela and late Councillor Ace Houston.
“It will also be an opportunity to promote peace among councillors as well as among taxi industry, business owners and their workers and the community at large. There is a high rate of domestic violence and crime incidents in Ugu and Umuziwabantu, especially in ward 3 Winterton phase 1, 2 and iLindelani where people get injured and killed. Other violent incidents are also taking place within families where you find that the men are violent against women and children. This also affects the broader community. There has also been a large increase in murder and violent crime in the last few months,” said Vethe.
The event will also serve as an audition for the newly established music group ‘Ugu Regional Gospel Choir’’ which will be performing at the first annual Mandela Weekend Expo in July.
“Music Against Violence will be used to make peace since we understand that music is the greatest creation of man, which touches the soul and also helps man to sympathetically manifest unspoken desire and humanity in him. The effect of music in man is what separates him from other animals. Due to the high effect of music in the life of human being, it is capable of breaking boundaries to unite people from different backgrounds and cultural heritage,” concluded Vethe.
SABC 1 actress, Mongumusa Dlamini, from the drama series ‘Uzalo’ is also set to attend the launch of the campaign.
Issued by Ndumiso Vethe
The KZN Tribute band is calling on music fans and all residents of the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality to help save their community by attending a one-off gig at the Harding Sports grounds on 21 March 2017.
The event will also serve as a grassroots campaign launch by the Campaign Institute South Africa in association with Umuziwabantu Local Municipality and SADC Youth union representation. The campaign is named: ‘Music Against Violence and Crime’ which lobbies for fighting domestic violence and crime, encountering 100 percent community participation and high range tourist visit in the 2017 annual Mandela Weekend Expo. The KZN Tribute band will be performing tributes and new well composed songs to convey community safety messages.
According to event spokesperson, Ndumiso Vethe the ‘Music against Violence and crime’ initiative is also an opportunity to commemorate the late KZN gospel hero S’fiso Ncwane, Councillor Mshiyeni Wilson Memela and late Councillor Ace Houston.
“It will also be an opportunity to promote peace among councillors as well as among taxi industry, business owners and their workers and the community at large. There is a high rate of domestic violence and crime incidents in Ugu and Umuziwabantu, especially in ward 3 Winterton phase 1, 2 and iLindelani where people get injured and killed. Other violent incidents are also taking place within families where you find that the men are violent against women and children. This also affects the broader community. There has also been a large increase in murder and violent crime in the last few months,” said Vethe.
The event will also serve as an audition for the newly established music group ‘Ugu Regional Gospel Choir’’ which will be performing at the first annual Mandela Weekend Expo in July.
“Music Against Violence will be used to make peace since we understand that music is the greatest creation of man, which touches the soul and also helps man to sympathetically manifest unspoken desire and humanity in him. The effect of music in man is what separates him from other animals. Due to the high effect of music in the life of human being, it is capable of breaking boundaries to unite people from different backgrounds and cultural heritage,” concluded Vethe.
SABC 1 actress, Mongumusa Dlamini, from the drama series ‘Uzalo’ is also set to attend the launch of the campaign.
College News - Youth/Junior/Senior Athletics – Submitted By Ross Chapman
When I got to Kings Park, I sent my mom a text telling her that she had entered me into a league for ballies and that I was running against giants. She replied “David went up against Goliath ….. who was victorious?” I was so nervous. The sun was roasting us. There were 27 athletes for the 800m including the SA ladies champ. I am U15 and these athletes were U17. It ended up being one of my best races with my best time. I came 6th overall (5 th male) in a time of 2:11:27. It was 5 seconds faster than my MENLO time.
Country Districts Cricket
Congratulations to Mr Bronwlee on his selection for the Country Districts Cricket Side. The following applies in order to qualify for selection: Minimum of 14 games played in a season. Need to be ranked in the top 11 batsman and bowlers in the league, which consists of 8 Teams. A selection panel sit down after the season and go through every players stats from the season which include the amount of half centuries and centuries a batsman has made as well as their average. They look at bowlers’ average and amount of wickets taken. Mr Brownlee was lucky enough to end up top wicket taker in the league which was a bonus and only 9th highest runs scorer.
Prep School News - U13 Sisonke Cricket
Congratulations to Joshua van Breda on his selection to the U13 Sisonke Cricket Team.
Prep Inter-Schools’ Gala - Detailed
The previous version had some omissions, sorry for any inconvenience caused. The following boys and girls from St Patrick’s were the age group winners and runner up: G u8 age group runner up: Mila Armour. G u9 age group winner: Daena Robinson. G u13 age group runner up: Zahra Mohaud. B u8 age group winner: Rory Raw. B u9 age group runner up: Guy Fender. B u12 age group runner up: Joshua van Breda. Congratulations to Codi Maartens for bettering the Gu13 25m Butterfly record.
Prep Sisonke Swimming
Congratulations to the following boys and girls for making their Sisonke Swimming Colours: Joshua van Breda, Mieke Chapman, Codi Maartens, Sean Robinson, Rory Raw, Sidney Johnson, Daena Robinson, Mila Armour, James Clark, Craig Raw, Zahra Mohaud, Woza Maganya, Guy Fender, Sophia Armour, Jaime Simpson.
U11 Cricket vs UPS
St Patricks batted first and made 72 runs all out. Underberg Primary went into bat and reached that score in 22 overs. St Patricks only lost by 1 wicket. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the morning in Underberg; thank you to all those parents and grandparents who supported our boys.
Fun Crawl/Walk/Run
Saturday, 25 February, was the second fun crawl/walk/run event. This was a whole family affair. We were concerned about the weather, but the turnout was still wonderful. See you at the next event on Saturday 25 March.
Maritzburg City Marathon
Congratulations to Mrs van Vuuren on completing the half marathon on Sunday 26 February.
1. Sisonke colours for Prep school swimmers.
2. Congratulations to Joshua van Breda for making the Sisonke U13 cricket side.
3-6. 5km Fun Run.
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