Archive for February 3rd, 2010

Love-child is mine, says Zuma

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/a8bccdd96f77444f8797d01b2f59750a/03-02-2010-06-20/Love-child_is_mine,_says_Zuma

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday confirmed his relationship and his child with Sonono Khoza and added that he had taken responsibility for his actions.

“I said during World Aids Day that we must all take personal responsibility for our actions. I have done so.”

“It is mischievous to argue that I have changed or undermined government’s stance on the HIV and Aids campaign. I will not compromise on the campaign.”

“I have done the necessary cultural imperatives in a situation of this nature, for example the formal acknowledgement of paternity and responsibility, including the payment of inhlawulo [damages] to the family,” Zuma said in a statement issued on his behalf by the presidency.

“The matter is now between the two of us, and culturally, between the Zuma and Khoza families.”

Exploited

Zuma bemoaned the naming of the child’s parents in public, which had “essentially exposed her to the public, which has serious implications in the long-term for her, and amounts to the exploitation referred to in the Act, because the media is making money out of the matter”.

“The media is also in essence questioning the right of the child to exist and fundamentally, her right to life. It is unfortunate that the matter has been handled in this way,” he said.

The Sunday Times reported that Zuma fathered a child with Sonono Khoza, the daughter of soccer tycoon and World Cup local organising committee chairperson Irvin Khoza.

The child was reportedly born on October 8, three months before Zuma – a polygamist – married for a fifth time. The baby girl was said to be the president’s 20th child.

According to the Sunday Times, a delegation acting on Zuma’s behalf visited the Khoza family in December to discuss the Zulu customary damages, inhlawulo, that are due when a child is born out of wedlock.

The Times reported on Wednesday it had evidence suggesting that Zuma and Khoza were already married according to customary law.

- SAPA

English update on story of shot police reservist – No joy from 10111 on Police Day

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/dae68c3a7a9b4ad2ad48c517961bb910/03-02-2010-07-15/No_joy_from_10111_on_Police_Day

No joy from 10111 on Police Day

Pretoria – A police reservist who was shot three times during a robbery at a home in Murrayfield in Pretoria called 10111 four times without getting any help from the police.

The attack on Sergeant Johnny de Jager, 52, a reservist at the Villieria police station occurred on Friday, the same day that about 50 000 police members celebrated national police day in Bloemfontein.

De Jager described on Tuesday how he and his girlfriend, Karen Victor, had told their story about eight times on Friday night to operators at the 10111 call centre – without success.

“They once asked if Murrayfield was in Johannesburg.”

“Another time they said they didn’t understand the (priority) code (which denoted the priority of a complaint) which I gave them. Additionally, they couldn’t understand English or speak it properly.”

‘I’ll kill you’

The couple had been sitting drinking coffee in De Jager’s flat in a demarcated security area when they suddenly found themselves looking down the barrels of two firearms.

“One of them made me sit up and then hit me on the head. I looked down because every time I looked up, he hit me again. They also slapped her (Victor) a lot,” said De Jager.

“He kept saying: ‘I’ll kill you’”.

“He then put the revolver to my head and pulled the trigger. My ears rang. I looked for signs of flowing blood and legs going weak but there was nothing.

“I don’t know how it happened but he only nicked the back of my head.”

The two robbers forced the couple into the bathroom. In the mean time De Jager managed to untie his hands.

One of the men had thrown a duvet over Victor’s head. When the other man came in, De Jager grabbed him and threw him against the wall. He then grabbed the robber’s firearm, which had fallen into the basin, and fired a shot.

One of the robbers ran out while the other shot at De Jager and hit his little finger. They then started arguing after which De Jager fired another shot.

The robber shot back and hit De Jager in the arm.

Both robbers then ran away.

A matter of seconds

That’s when De Jager’s problems started with 10111.

“I remained calm and gave only the relevant information which would enable the police vehicle to reach the scene,” said De Jager. “The operator said he didn’t know where Murrayfield was.”

“Situations like these would have a more positive result if the person at 10111 understood the information and could pass it on.

“It could mean a difference of 30 seconds which could lead to a suspect being apprehended or not.”

After their fourth attempt to speak to 10111, Victor rushed De Jager to hospital.

A police member arrived at the hospital the following morning and told De Jager to call him after he had recovered.

Communications head of Gauteng police, director Govindsamy Mariemuthoo, said the allegations were regarded in a serious light and would be investigated.

Police Emergency Response Shame!

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Shot 3 times, called Police Emergency phone number - Police would not respond!

This story is just in from the Afrikaans newspaper, Beeld, in South Africa. This incident took place in Murrayfield, Pretoria.

A white police reservist was shot 3 times by two armed home-invasion robbers and when he tried to call the police emergency number, 10111 – similar to the USA 911, could not get the police to respond. He survived the shooting – no thanks to the South African Police Services.

 

 

 

Police telephone operator

 

 

 

 

Johnny De Jager, the victim of the shooting, describes in the news-report how the police emergency operators struggled to speak English. Yes, I can just imagine a dumb kaffir on the other end of the phone, scratching his lice-infested balls with one paw, whilst picking his simian nostrils with the other paw as he listened to the plea for help from a White man with complete indifference.

How bloody shameful!

“Police authorities in Gauteng are investigating the allegations.”

An updated news report in English will be posted when it becomes available.

 

 

 

2010-02-03 00:41

Sers. Johnny de Jager, ’n polisiereservis, vertel hoe hy en sy vriendin, me. Karen Victor, gesukkel het om die mense aan diens by die 10111-inbelsentrum te laat verstaan wat gebeur het nadat twee gewapende rowers die paartjie oorval het. Foto: theana

Hilda Fourie

’n Polisiereservis wat drie keer tydens ’n huisrooftog in Murrayfield, Pretoria, raak geskiet is, kon ná vier oproepe na 10111 steeds nie reaksie van die polisie kry nie.

Die aanval op sers. Johnny de Jager (52), ’n reservis van die Villieria-polisiekantoor, was Vrydag, dieselfde dag dat sowat 50 000 polisielede nasionale polisiedag in Bloemfontein gevier het.

De Jager het gister vertel hy en me. Karen Victor, sy vriendin, het hul storie Vrydagaand omtrent agt keer vergeefs aan die 10111-inbelsentrum se operateurs vertel.

“Hulle het een keer gevra of Murrayfield in Johannesburg is.

“ ’n Ander keer het hulle gesê hulle verstaan nie die (prioriteits)kode (wat die prioriteit van ’n klagte beskryf) wat ek vir hulle gegee het nie. Daarby kon hulle nie Engels verstaan of ordentlik praat nie.”

Die paartjie het in De Jager se woonstel in ’n afgebakende veiligheidsgebied gesit en koffie drink toe hulle meteens in twee vuurwapens se lope vasgekyk het.

“Die een het my laat sit en op die kop geslaan. Ek het afgekyk, want elke keer as ek opkyk, het hy my weer geslaan. Hulle het haar (Victor) ook baie geklap,” het De Jager gesê.

“Hy het heeltyd gesê: ‘I’ll kill you.’

“Hy het toe die rewolwer teen my kop gedruk en die sneller getrek. My ore het getuit. Ek het gesoek vir die tekens van bloed wat vloei en die bene wat lam raak, maar daar was niks. Ek weet nie hoe dit gebeur het nie, maar hy het my skrams op die agterkant van my kop getref.”

Die twee rowers het die paartjie in die badkamer ingedwing. Intussen het De Jager sy vasgebinde hande losgewikkel.

Een het ’n duvet oor Victor se kop gegooi. Toe die ander man inkom, het De Jager hom gegryp en teen die muur gegooi. De Jager het die rower se vuurwapen, wat in die wasbak geval het, gegryp en ’n skoot afgevuur.

Een rower het uitgehardloop terwyl die ander op De Jager geskiet en sy pinkie getref het. Hulle het begin stry waarna De Jager nog ’n skoot afgevuur het. Die rower het teruggeskiet en De Jager in die arm getref.

Albei rowers het weggehardloop. Dis toe sy probleme met 10111 begin het. “Ek het kalm gebly en net die relevante inligting gegee wat die polisievoertuig in staat sou stel om by die toneel uit te kom,” het De Jager gesê. “Die operateur het gesê hy weet nie waar Murrayfield is nie.

“Sulke situasies sal meer positief uitdraai as die persoon by 10111 die inligting kan verstaan en deurgee. Dit kan ’n verskil van 30 sekondes maak wat daartoe kan lei dat ’n verdagte gevang kan word of nie.”

Ná die vierde probeerslag het Victor met De Jager hospitaal toe gejaag.

’n Polisielid het die volgende oggend by De Jager in die hospitaal aangekom en vir hom gesê hy moet hom bel as hy gesond is.

Dir. Govindsamy Mariemuthoo, kommunikasiehoof van die Gautengse polisie, het gesê die bewerings word in ’n ernstige lig beskou en sal ondersoek word.

- Beeld