NWT Newspapers

26/05/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿é – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹

As the echoes of Africa Day still resound across the continent, one name rises with quiet thunder, a figure towering as a bold reminder of African resilience and defiance: Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the President of Burkina Faso. At just 37, he stands not only as the second-youngest head of state in the world, but as a living echo of the revolutionary legacy of Thomas Sankara and Muhammad Gaddafi.

Since seizing power in September 2022 through a popular coup against Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, Traoré has waged a war not only against insurgents but against neocolonialism itself. Rejecting the suffocating grip of France, he has worked to reclaim Burkina Faso’s autonomy—economically, militarily, and ideologically. His role in founding the Alliance of Sahel States alongside Mali and Niger marks a historic stand for regional unity and anti-imperialist sovereignty.

Traoré’s leadership has not come without danger—surviving no fewer than 21 assassination attempts. Yet he remains unwavering, embodying the kind of leadership Africa desperately craves: principled, unbought, and unafraid.

In contrast, too many African leaders remain beholden to foreign interests, enriching themselves while their people starve and flee. These are the faces of betrayal—puppets of global power, content with crumbs in exchange for the soul of their nations.

May we honour not just a man, but a movement. As in him, the continent glimpses something rare: courage forged in fire, and a will to liberate. With pride, may we salute not just his defiance—but the future Traoré dares us all to believe in.

Written by Ms GG Gwainyane

07/05/2025

𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝘼𝙋𝙎 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜

𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣- The deaths of three missing Free State police constables have left the country in mourning and seeking answers. National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, confirmed the tragic discovery of the bodies of Constables Cebekhulu Linda (24), Boipelo Senoge (24), and Keamogetswe Buys (30), found in the Hennops River in Centurion after a week-long search.

Initially treated as a possible hijacking and kidnapping, the investigation took a devastating turn. “We never anticipated this tragic end,” said Masemola during a memorial service in Bloemfontein. The three were last seen on April 24th, 2025, near the Grasmere Toll Plaza, en route from Free State to Limpopo in a white VW Polo.

A high-level SAPS team, using intelligence, cybercrime tools, and drone technology, traced the vehicle and bodies to the river. The VW Polo was recovered on the seventh day. Families performed traditional rituals before taking their loved ones home.

Masemola praised the SAPS teams, Hawks, divers, and volunteers involved in the operation. “Your resilience gave the families closure,” he said. The Accident Unit continues to investigate the incident's cause.

Constables Senoge, Linda, and Buys will be laid to rest between May 8–10 at various cemeteries in Mangaung and Thaba Nchu. Official funerals were approved by Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae.

“We mourn not just officers, but sons and daughters, friends and colleagues,” said Masemola. The SAPS and Free State government offered heartfelt condolences, vowing their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

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07/05/2025

𝙆𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙤-𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙟𝙤𝙗𝙤 𝙨𝙖 𝙚𝙡𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙡𝙝𝙤𝙠𝙤

𝙑𝙧𝙮𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜- Rakgwebo yo o itsegeng thata wa Vryburg, o solofelwa go rotola matlho fa pele ga ga Magistrata wa Vryburg ka tatofatso ya go supa ka tlhobolo.

Moanamisamafoko wa sepodise mo North West, Kolonele Adéle Myburgh, o boleletse gore, mmelaelwa wa dingwaga di le 43, o latofatswa ka go supa motswasetlhabelo ka tlhobolo.

"Mo malobeng, monna wa dingwaga di le 45 o ne a bula kgetsi kwa seteisheneng sa mapodise kwa Vryburg", Kolonele Myburgh o laile jalo.

Motswasetlhabelo o boleletse mapodise gore, o ne a kgweetsa sejanaga a tsena mo tseleng ya N14 a tswa mo Vryburg Ext 28. Sekgalanyana fela a sena go palama N14, mmelaelwa ke fa a tla go kgweetsa fa pele ga gagwe a mo pateletsa go emisa sejanaga.

Mmelaelwa o ne a pagologa sejanaga mme a latela motswasetlhabelo. Go ne ga tsoga kgakgauthano ya mafoko go fitlha mmelaelwa a supa a sa itumelela ka fa motswasetlhabelo a kgweetsang ka gone. Mmelaelwa go begwa fa ka nako ya kgakgauthano, a ne a tlhapatsa motswasetlhabelo le go mo kgoba ka mafoko a bo-semorafe mme morago go begwa fa ile a mo supa ka tlhobolo.

Motswasetlhabelo o ne a ya kwa seteisheneng sa mapodise go bula kgetsi. Le fa go ntse jalo, motswasetlhabelo o rile moragonyana, mmelaelwa o ne a itelekela kwa seteisheneng sa mapodise mme a tswelela ka go mo tlhapaola fa pele ga mapodise. Mapodise a ne a ba tsereganya mme a ba laela go tsamaya.

Motswasetlhabelo o boletse fa a ne a boela kwa mapodisebg mme a bula kgetsi.

07/05/2025

𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙖 𝙩𝙡𝙝𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙖 𝙠𝙬𝙖 𝙠𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙠𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙪 𝙟𝙬𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙪

𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖- Banna ba le bararo ba ba tshwaretsweng bogodu jwa dinku ba ne ba tlhageletse kwa kgotlhatshekelo ya Schweizer-Reneke ka Labotlhano, mo bogautshwaneng.

Balatofadiwa fa, eleng Goitse Modimo (42), Samuel Sarel (55), le Bohelo Tlhalefo Kai (38), ba ile ba busediwa mo kgolegelong go fitlha ba tlhagelela gape ka Labone.

Go ya ka tshedimosetso ya ga Kolonele Adéle Myburgh, boraro jono bo tshwerwe ka Laboraro, 09 Moranang 2025. Myburgh are ka ura ya bone (04h00 am) mo mosong mapodisi a ile a bona sejanaga sa modiro wa Toyota se seneng se se belaetsa se nale bapalami ba le barataro. Fa mapodisi a se atimelaa, babelaelwa ba le bararo ba ile ba siya, mme ga sala ba le bararo.

Morago ga go phuruphutsa sejanaga, mapodisi a fitlhetse dinku di le 14 mo teng.

Banna bano ba ile ba tshwarwa morago fa ba sena go palelwa ke go tlhalosa gore dinku ke tsa ga mang le gore di tswa kae, di ya kae.

Sejanaga se se dirisitsweng mo bosenying joo le sone se tshwerwe. Dipatlisiso di tsweletse pele, ebile mapodisi a mo motlhaleng wa babelaelwa ba bangwe.

25/02/2022

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02/11/2020

Mafikeng - Hailstorm hits parts of Magogwe and the entire Makhubung villages, this afternoon. Window panes damaged, exposed cars badly damaged and roofs covered by hail. Drivers passing through these two villages from Vryburg To Mahikeng and Visa versa are advised to drive carefully as the road is slippery and visibility extremely compromised. Photos - NWT Newspapers.