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SEPTEMBER 2022 VOL.9 ISSUE #9
Est. 2013
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Deputy president visits Sedcol!
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Sign language now has a dictionary! 5
Subsidy registrations go wrong in Ratanda 8
Deputy President of South Africa, David Mabuza, paid a special visit to the Sedibeng TVET College main campus in Vereeniging on Thursday, September 8. Joined by Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande and senior government officials, Mabuza did a walk-about at the college to see the capacity of skills development happening in the district. The visit was part of the meeting of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), in which the Deputy President is the Chairperson.
Teenage girl found raped and murdered! Ratanda police are investigating the murder of 15 year old girl who was found dead on the street in the towship on Saturday evening, September 3. According to police, the girl was found half naked with some of her clothes next to her.
“Paramedics were called to verify and declare that the deceased was raped and strangled. Her body had visible injuries. The family arrived at the scene and the identity of the girl was confirmed,” said Ratanda police spokesperson Sargent Moss Maluleke. Police have called on anyone in the community with information
in connection to those responsible gruesome murder to come forward. However, they are also pleading with the community not to take the law into their own hands. They can call the detective branch commander on 079 692 4853 or Ratanda police on 016 343 6024.
Residents of Ratanda have expressed their anger after learning of this tragic incident. Many took to social media to express their grief and voice out their opinions on the matter. “This is sad. My heart breaks as a mother. What are we going to do to protect our children, especially young girls? Condolences to
the family,” commented on Facebook user on the group Damn’ Ryt Ngibuye Ratanda (a popular chat group for local residents). “Someone might have seen something on the said night, people let’s help our police officers,” said one user. Members of the Ratanda Local Safety Forum also visited the family of the girl to offer their condolences. The group have been working tirelessly to find the perpetrators of this crime. Police have asked for patience while the investigation is taking place.
Mzansi win African Netball qualifiers! MAPEPEZA CELEBRATES 9TH ANNIVERSARY
This month, Mapepeza celebrates nine years of existence as a community newspaper. The publication was founded by the late Anatola ‘Lolliepop’ Mofoka who led his team to produce a local newspaper focused on informing township communities in their own language. The first paper was published on 9 September 2013, released in the streets of Heidelberg (in Sedibeng district) with about 5000 copies of an eight-page tabloid sized newspaper.