NELSPRUIT – Police in Mpumalanga have refused to be associated with criminal activities and as a result a Police Constable stationed at Sabie SAPS and three other suspects were arrested for damage to essential infrastructure at Mac-Mac plantation in Graskop yesterday, Tuesday 07 February 2023 at about 17h00.
The 32-year-old Constable and the other three suspects aged between 38 and 43 were caught red-handed by the security personnel whilst loading railway tracks on a super-link truck believed to be owned by a Cape Town based trucking company.
According to preliminary investigation, three of the four suspects are from Mpumalanga and the 38-year-old driver is from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Security personnel alerted police who immediately attended the scene where the four suspects were arrested. The case docket was handed over to the Hawks or Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) for further handling. The value of the damaged infrastructure and the truck used in the commission of crime will be determined as the investigation unfolds.
The suspects are expected to make their first court appearance in Graskop Magistrate’s Court today, 08 February 2023 facing the said charges.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela was disappointed by the alleged involvement of the SAPS member in criminal activities and applauded the security personnel for doing the exceptional job. “The member involved will not be given special treatment, but have to face the consequences of his criminal acts. Internal investigation will also be instituted against him” said the General.
NORTHERN CAPE – The Kuruman Regional Court convicted and sentenced Jean Claude Uitlander (47), Arthur Tshitse (58) and Ismael Mokhoenyane (58) for dealing and possession of scheduled medicine on Tuesday, 7 February 2023. The Kuruman based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team arrested the trio in May 2018, after the team received information that they intended to sell the anti-retroviral medication illegally in Kuruman.
The medicine consignment was to be sold for R300 000-00, while the actual value stood at R197 400-00. All three accused were found guilty as charged and the court sentenced them after considering all the evidence presented.
The accused were each sentenced to R6000-00 fine with an alternative two years imprisonment. They were additionally sentenced to four (4) year imprisonment, wholly suspended on condition that they are not found guilty on contravention of the Medicines and Related Substance Act. They were further declared unfit to possess a firearm.
EASTERN CAPE – The East London based Serious Organised Crime Investigation of the Hawks in a joint operation with Combined Private Investigation Security, East London Visible Police members arrested Thamsanqa Cetyiwe (33) on 06 February 2023 for allegations of theft, causing damage to essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen property (motor vehicle).
It is alleged that on 06 February 2023 at about 15:00, five male suspects forced open the Telkom cell phone tower at Bongweni area next to East London airport and removed a battery from the tower. The Combined Private Investigation Security Company was patrolling the area when the incident took place and alerted the Hawks about the incident. Four suspects fled into the nearby bushes while one suspect, who was the driver of a VW Polo, was arrested.
Upon searching the vehicle, the Telkom cellphone tower battery worth R25 000, was found in the boot of the vehicle as well as grinders and other tools believed to have been used in the commission of crime. A preliminary investigation conducted revealed that the getaway car was reported to have been stolen in Woodstock in Cape Town in October 2022.
Cetyiwe made a short appearance in East London Magistrate’s court on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 and was remanded in custody until 27 February as further investigations are in progress. More arrests are imminent.
KIMBERLEY- The Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Koliswa Otola applauds the three life sentences that were recently handed down to Jason Obakeng Witbooi (28) for raping three girls aged 11, 12 and 14 years old respectively in Kimberley. During school hours on 07 November 2016, the three victims decided leave the school premises and went to play in the veld next to their school in Kimberley. The girls were followed by the accused who threatened them and raped them, before fleeing the scene. The scene was fine combed and evidence was collected by the SAPS Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management unit which was sent for forensic testing. The suspect was positively identified through DNA linkages and arrested on 04 October 2020.
Police successfully opposed bail and Witbooi remained in custody up until he was handed down three life sentences for rape on 31 January 2023 in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court. “General Otola reiterated that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is one of the priority crimes for the Northern Cape SAPS therefore lauds Warrant Officer Shaniel Antonie from Kimberley Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for her meticulous investigation that led to securing three life sentences. May this be a stern warning to criminals who intend committing similar crimes, that no impunity will be granted to perpetrators of gender-based violence and femicide in the Northern Cape, Gen Otola said.”
MAKWANE – A six-year-old minor from Ditading Village of Makwane in Qwaqwa came home from school and discovered the body of his 60-year-old granny lying on the floor covered in blood.
It’s alleged that on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 at about 14:00 the young boy came home from school when he discovered the body of his granny. His mother and police arrived and found that the 60-year-old woman who is the sister-in-law to the son’s mother was allegedly murdered and believed to have been raped. She is a resident of Thabong-Lusaka section of Makwane Village.
During preliminary investigations it was established that the 18-year-old boy from the same house, could be involved because the police found evidence which led to his arrest. The suspect is expected to be charged and will appear before Makwane Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 09 February 2023 facing possible charges of rape and murder.
TEMECULA, Californie, 07 févr. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (le « Groupe »), qui fait partie de Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japon), opérant sous Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (État-Unis d’Amérique), a finalisé l’acquisition de la société Cryotec Anlagenbau GmbH (Cryotec), située à Wurzen, Saxe, Allemagne. Le montant n’a pas été divulgué.
Société opérant dans l’ingénierie et la construction d’installations à l’échelle mondiale, Cryotec fournit des services de planification, gestion de projets, fabrication et ingénierie d’installations de liquéfaction et de séparation de l’air conteneurisées/montées sur plateforme, ainsi que des technologies axées sur le CO2 offrant des solutions personnalisées à ses clients.
Cryotec opèrera dans le cadre de l’installation GmbH du Groupe, basée à Neuchâtel-sur-le-Rhin, en Allemagne.
Le Groupe se compose de six unités commerciales fonctionnelles : Pompes cryogéniques, Systèmes d’échangeur de chaleur, Systèmes de processus, Ravitaillement et Solutions, Infrastructure énergétique et Service et projets stratégiques. Cryotec fera office de centre de compétence et de production de Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group en Europe.
« Nikkiso fera la promotion et la vente à l’échelle mondiale des solutions packagées intelligentes de Cryotec, qui réduisent et récupèrent les émissions de dioxyde de carbone et soutiennent davantage les objectifs de durabilité du Groupe. Cryotec disposera d’un accès complet aux technologies innovantes développées en Californie et ailleurs dans le Groupe Nikkiso et proposera des packages, des solutions et des stations localisés pour le LH2 (hydrogène liquide), le GNL (gaz naturel liquéfié), l’ammoniac et les applications de stockage d’énergie cryogénique en Allemagne et en Europe. Nous soutiendrons la croissance de Cryotec, en ajoutant des ressources et en accroissant nos activités de fabrication et d’assemblage en Saxe et en apportant des solutions Cryotec à l’Allemagne et au marché mondial », a déclaré Peter Wagner, PDG de Cryogenic Industries et président du Groupe.
Le ministre-président de Saxe, Michael Kretschmer, a déclaré : « L’acquisition de Cryotec Anlagenbau par Nikkiso renforce l’internationalisation d’une société traditionnelle de Wurzen, en Saxe. Nikkiso détient une expérience mondiale dans l’énergie renouvelable, l’hydrogène et le stockage d’énergie. Les énergies renouvelables et l’hydrogène vert jouent un rôle prédominant pour atteindre les objectifs énergétiques et climatiques en Saxe. L’État libre de Saxe est déjà un lieu important pour la recherche et l’application des technologies de l’hydrogène. Je suis ravi que Nikkiso apporte à l’avenir son expertise à la Saxe. »
« Nikkiso sera en mesure d’aider à la réalisation du projet ainsi qu’à la fourniture et à l’entretien de stations de remplissage d’hydrogène liquide et de GNL sur le marché européen », selon Ole Jensen, vice-président, Europe. « Cette acquisition représente notre engagement et notre soutien envers les objectifs de l’Union européenne pour devenir climatiquement neutres d’ici 2050. »
L’acquisition est entrée en vigueur le 3 février 2023.
À PROPOS DE Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group
Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group fait partie de la division industrielle de Nikkiso Co., Ltd. Japon. Le Groupe opère aux États-Unis, sous Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (un membre de Nikkiso Co., Ltd.). Les entreprises membres du Groupe fabriquent et entretiennent des équipements de traitement du gaz cryogénique (pompes, turbo-détendeurs, échangeurs thermiques, etc.), et des usines de traitement pour les gaz industriels, la liquéfaction du gaz naturel (GNL), la liquéfaction de l’hydrogène (LH2) et le cycle organique de Rankine pour la récupération de la chaleur perdue. Fondée il y a plus de 50 ans, Cryogenic Industries est la société-mère d’ACD, de Nikkiso Cryo, de Nikkiso Integrated Cryogenic Solutions, de Cosmodyne et de Cryoquip, et d’un groupe administré en commun comptant une vingtaine d’entités opérationnelles.
