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Daily kasi news is a online newspaper. Our articles are made available for republication, usually under a Creative Commons license, to news publications. We report news that is in the public interest, with an emphasis on the human rights of vulnerable communities. We want our stories to make a difference. We value high-quality, ethical journalism. We are independent and do not promote any political party. We try to write in plain language. We also solicit and publish opinion pieces. We prefer opinion pieces that are fact-rich from people who work in the field about which they are writing.DK news started in September 2019.
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Four children aged between three and 11 have died after consuming a toxic substance at a dumping site in Unit 30 in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth.
Police spokesperson, Captain Andre’ Beetge, said that a seven-year-old child survived.
He said staff at the Motherwell Health Centre had alerted police to the incident early on Sunday evening.
“The three-year-old Alunamda Mqawu, passed away on arrival at the health centre, while his sister, 10-year-old Zintle Mqawu, and another pair of siblings, five-year-old Alizwa Rhwayibana and his sister 11-year-old Asive Rhwayibana, all died while receiving treatment at the health centre,” he said.
Beetge said a seven-year-old boy, Asiphile Grootboom, was brought in later on Sunday afternoon with similar symptoms but survived.
“All the children were apparently playing close to their homes and ate some food that they found between the rubble,” Beetge said.
He said post mortem examinations will determine the exact cause of death.
Police opened an inquest docket but were also appealing to the public who may have information pertinent to the investigation to contact Motherwell police.
Beetge said police are appealing to the public not to consume anything found at rubbish dump sites.
20-year-old cable thief suspect was arrested in Port Elizabeth late on Tuesday when patrolling K9 unit members spotted him digging up cables on the M4 freeway (direction towards Central).
Colonel Priscilla Naidu says around 6pm, PE K9 members noticed the suspect and stopped.
As they crossed the fence, the suspect started running. After several calls to stop, police dog Jack was released.
The suspect kicked Jack in the face and managed to break free and run towards the rocks near the ocean.
Assistance from other K9 unit members arrived and an extensive search was conducted for the man who was eventually found hiding underneath the rocks in the water.
He was arrested and detained on charges of tampering, damage and theft of essential infrastructure under the Criminal Matters Amendment Act.
The estimated damages of the dug up cables is R20 000.
Colonel Naidu says the suspect will be appearing in court soon.
Port Elizabeth police have arrested 5 suspects between the ages of 22 and 29 in possession of 21 cellphones suspected to have been pick pocketed from spectators at a music festival on Sunday night.
According to police information, a music concert was held at the Nelson Mandela stadium on Sunday night into the early hours of Monday morning.
Colonel Priscilla Naidu reports that at around 2 am on Monday with the assistance of some of the festival goers, police arrested 5 suspects in the stadium with a total possession of 21 cellphones.
It is suspected that there were 3 separate groups of criminals operating near the ablution facilities.
Two of the suspects are from Pretoria while the others are from the Port Elizabeth area.
Two of the cellphones have since been claimed by their owners while ownership of 18 cellphones still need to be determined.
Anyone who may have lost cellphones at the concert to urgently contacted Detective Warrant Officer Ferreira on 082 442 8241 or SAPS 041 394 6316
WHEN the DKTeam came across two men fighting like WWF wrestlers, they took pictures first and asked questions later. They weren’t surprised to hear Zolile Kwanini (38) and Jacob Sizani (19) were fighting over a woman! The woman, Zoleka Moni (30) from Gunguluza area 11 in Uitenhage, was honest about what was happening.
Zoleka Moni’s Ben10 Jacob Sizani experiences a wrestling move while being slammed by boyfriend Zolile Kwanini on Tuesday morning
She said: “My boyfriend is lazy in bed. That’s why I got a Ben 10 to help him. My boyfriend must be grateful I didn’t leave him. I found a man who performs his duties.”
She said she started dating the Ben 10 three months ago.“After two years, I still love my man because he supports me financially, but I needed more action in the bedroom. I like them both. I’m not breaking up with anyone.”
Zoleka’s Ben 10 Jacob said: “I was with her when I got a hot klap. I didn’t know where it came from. He put me down and I tried to fight, but he overpowered me.”
He said he respected Zolile.
“I didn’t go to their home. Zoleka is the one who came to me. I’m not going to open a case. I want revenge.”
Zolile refused to comment, only saying he gave Zoleka money to enjoy on public holiday but now was paying for her unemployed Ben 10’s booze.
Patron Monwabisi Lithoko (28), said: “I was enjoying my booze when I saw two men on top of one another. I blame Zoleka for dating a Ben 10. She must get help for her boyfriend.”
Zoleka said Zolile won’t break up with her and he said they must solve the problem. They even slept together yesterday.
She admitted to sometimes spending his money on the Ben 10
The 8th annual Ebubeleni Music Festival is from Friday December 27 to Sunday December 29.
Organisers have lined up top acts with the hopes of attracting more than 35,000 festival-goers over this weekend.
The event’s three-day run at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Boardwalk ICC.
Organiser Marc Mahambehlala said The concept for the outdoor festival with its picnic feel was born from the idea that there was no flagship event in the metro over the festive season and the aim was to attract people to the Bay while entertaining them.
“Over the years, with the growth of the event, we filled up the Adcock Stadium in Korsten and had to find a new venue.
“With that growth, the festival is no longer a metro event but has become a provincial event and a national one because for the past two years we’ve seen ticket sales from all nine provinces,” Mahambehlala said.
More than 50 artists are due to participate over three days.
This Friday’s programme features the Urban Festival with national acts like AKA,Cassper Nyovest going to share the same stage.
Ebubeleni Comedy on Saturday December 28 at the Boardwalk ICC will include the likes of Siya Seya, Skhumba Hlophe and Trevor Gumbi
The main festival on Sunday will see Zonke Dikana, Vusi Nova, Msaki and Zero12 Finest on stage.
Mahambehlala organises the festival alongside his mother, Tembi Mahambehlala, who has been in the entertainment industry for 36-plus years.
Mahambehlala urged people to book at Computicket to avoid buying fraudulent tickets.
Tickets for the comedy on Saturday December 28 cost R200.
The Main Music Festival on Sunday December 29 costs R275 for general and R1000 for VIP. Cooler box tickets are R80, with patrons then allowed to bring in refreshments.
PARTYGOERS were left disappointed on Saturday when the eMandulo and Cultural Music Festival was suddenly cancelled.
This came after the event, which was meant to take place at Lower Drostdy Central Stadium in Uitenhage , Eastern Cape, had previously been postponed once.
The gates to the eMandulo Cultural and Music Festival at the Central Fields in Uitenhage were open on Saturday afternoon, but after hours of waiting patrons realised the much anticipated concert was not going to happen
The festival was supposed to feature local and international artists like Dr Rebecca Malope, Sjava, Lady Zamar,Ami Faku and Mshunqisi.
Music fans were left disappointed at the weekend after yet another failed festival in Nelson Mandela Bay.
People who bought tickets for the eMandulo Cultural and Music Festival are demanding refunds for the cancelled Uitenhage show.
Event organiser Mvuzo Mtyhobile told DK Team: “The artists who were meant to perform only after 8pm on Saturday that the event had been cancelled.
However, on Sunday, he promised those who had bought tickets that they would be refunded.
“People who bought tickets can go to Shoprite and get a full refund for the tickets they bought,” Mtyhobile said.
By 21.30pm on Saturday there was still no stage or sound equipment for the festival, which was meant to have started at 2pm, at the Uitenhage Central Fields.
By then, cars lined Lower Drostdy Street and patrons already inside had started singing struggle songs as there was no music to keep them entertained.
On Saturday, concertgoers were not the only ones kept in the dark about whether the festival would go ahead or not.
Just hours before the event, Professor was seen at the Endaweni Lounge in KwaNobuhle, while Mshunqisi was detailing his journey to Uitenhage on his Instagram.
Mshunqisi’s manager, Samkelo Mpisane, said Mtyhobile had told them the show had been sabotaged, which was why they could not perform.
“When we arrived at our accommodation, I kept on calling him and asking what’s going on and he said he’d get back to me.
“Our performance time was 10pm and, when the time came, he said the event was no longer carrying on because it was being sabotaged,” Mpisane said.
Mvezo claims the show was Sabotage
“I received a WhatsApp message from someone telling me that they had been told tickets for the show had been sold out,” he said.
“I immediately phoned Computicket and was told tickets were still available.
“This supported my assertion that this was sabotage.
“Someone I know also gave me a call and told me that I had been blacklisted and that people did not want my show to succeed.
“When I asked what he meant by blacklisted, he did not give me an answer,” Mtyhobile said.
He added the sound and stage equipment had arrived only after 8pm.its obviously that this was a sabotage the stage supposed to arrive day before not only after 8pm,”
Zama Dick told Daily Kasi ” I’m so disappointed about what happened I was looking forward to spend the night with my girlfriend who is coming all the way from East London. ” I want my money back” said Dick
Zimkhitha Nqatha (25) said: ” Voetsek They must just refund us. I arrive around 13:00 look now it’s 21:00pm non of them come and informed us about is happening.
” Instead they brought us Hi-Fi to listen to that kak in the stadium, I should have seated in my house and play my Hi-Fi not at the stadium”said Zimkhitha
Partygoers were disappointed when Emandulo music festival cancelled last minute in Uitenhage on Saturday
Uitenhage police have opened an inquest docket after a family perished in a shack fire in the Moeggesukkel informal settlement.
Police spokesperson, Captain Gerda Swart, said that a couple, both in their thirties, and their five-year-old child died in Tuesday night’s blaze.
She said the police and the local Fire Department received a report after 10 pm that houses were on fire in the informal settlement.
“Upon arrival, two informal houses were burning and the fire was extinguished by the Fire Department. The bodies of the three victims were discovered in the debris,” Swart said.
She said their names will be released after formal identification was done and next-of-kin notified.
“The cause of the fire is not known at this stage,” said Swart.
Hungry flames killed family in Moeggesukkel near Uitenhage
Police in Port Elizabeth are investigating a charge of assault following an alleged road rage incident in Newton Park on Sunday. A 50-year-old man sustained facial injuries following the alleged assault which took place at about noon.
Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says it is not yet clear what transpired before the incident and it will form part of the police investigation. She says the suspect is known to police but has not yet been arrested.
Man in blue shirt allergy assault the man in white this occurred in Newton Park on Sunday
The Ndlambe Music Festival marked itself as Ndlambe event of the year as more than 25,000 festival-goers attended the main festival.
The annual music festival is held at the Gidana Stadium,in Port Alfred every year. and included an hip-hop versus gqom, Festival, which saw tickets sold out.
This year’s edition of the increasingly popular lifestyle festival is set for 22nd December in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape.
Ndlambe Project Manager Siyabulela Madyo said: ” Tourist visitor numbers increase enormously in the town during the festive season especially around the festival date,”
” Award-winning, top of the charts acts have been lined-up to ensure the sold-out sign remain hoisted high for Ndlambe music Festival.” He said.
Madyo added : ” The Ndlambe music leg will kick things off on December 22 with a trinity of hot music genres of Hip-Hop, Gqom and Amapiano. Even more blazing are artists on the line up including Mlindo the Vocalist, Dj Zintle, Naak Musiq, , Ami Faku, Dladla Mshunqisi,Butho Vuthela, Bethusile Mcinga ,King Jade and Baby joe,and the local artists.”
Laughter will add to the healing effect of the friendliness of popular Mhlobo Wenene Dj Mafa Bavuma, Amanda (Tru Fm),Elivis Mali (Umhlobo Wenene).
A MAN was killed and three others are fighting for their lives.
They were attacked while sharing stokvel savings at Khayamnandi in Despatch, on Tuesday.Three armed men stormed in the shack and opened fire.
Brothers Mandilakhe and Mzwakhe Nene, Mandla Mngoma and Bakho Ntuli were wounded and rushed to hospital. Mandilakhe died.
One of the stokvel members said they had just started counting the money when three armed men entered the shack .
She screamed and a man shot in her direction, but the bullet hit Mandla in the head.
Said the member: “I was sitting facing the door when I saw a man I recognised. He told me to shut up and shot at me, but the bullet hit Mandla, who sat next to me.
“Two more men entered the house, ordered everyone to lie down, and started collecting the cash.”
The men returned a few minutes later and said there was more money in a dish a female member was lying on.
One of the men kicked the member before taking all the money from under her.
She said they had not finished counting the money, but over R200 000 was taken.
Colonel Thembeka Mbele said cases of murder, attempted murder and armed robbery were opened. A 67-year-old man died.
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