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The 2024 General Election is the seventh general election since 1994. By the
time most of the printed copies hit the streets, the election will be over and
everybody will be waiting for the results.
Zwelitsha: Thursday, 23 off, the vehicle collided with also confiscated. The
May 2024 - Provincial an oncoming Toyota suspects aged between 25 Many South Africans have been praying for a peaceful and trouble free
Commissioner, Lt Gen. Quantum. A passenger in and 44 years old have been election and that the Lord's Will be done in this election, and in this country.
Nomthetheleli Mene is the Quantum sustained a detained on charges of Two staff members attended curse. Choose life, then, fell with his face to the
u r g i n g f e u d i n g t a x i gunshot wound in her arm. illegal possession of firearms a powerful service at New t h a t y o u a n d y o u r ground in reverence. “I am at
associations operating in the On the same day, the local and ammunition. Life Church where Pastor descendants may live, . . .” your command,” Joshua
Maclear area to resolve their hospital reported that a Police are probing their Keane Small gave a said. “What do you want
d i f f e r e n c e s t h r o u g h person was brought to the possible link to the shooting message to do with the We appeal to all our online your servant to do?”
dialogue and negotiations. hospital by the taxi owners. incident. elections, stressing that he readers and others that may “The commander of the
already have their printed
It is alleged that on The person passed away. Lt Gen. Mene has once again could not tell people where copy to choose carefully, Lord's army replied, “Take
Wednesday, 22/05 at about Several other people strongly condemned such or how to vote, but that he prayerfully, to “Choose Life”. off your sandals, for the
17:00, two Toyota Fortuner's sustained gunshot wounds. criminal actions. “Violence is asked people to vote, and to place where you are
were on their way from Police are investigating two not the solution and only vote prayerfully, seeking Pastor Keane quoted the standing is holy.” And
story in Joshua 5 from verse
M a c l e a r t o Ts o l o a t murders and 12 attempted leads to unnecessary guidance from the Holy 13 “ . . . . When Joshua was Joshua did as he was told.”
Ntywenka cuttings on R396 murder cases. suffering and loss of life. We Spirit. What Pastor Keane near the town of Jericho, he The Lord may not be for one
when they were shot at by will increase visibility in the said goes for all choices and
About 5kms from the crime looked up and saw a man party, but He is for His
unknown persons. scene, two VW Polos with area and take decisive action decisions we have to make in standing in front of him with people, for His Glory. Let us
One person in one Fortuner four occupants were against those perpetrating our lives, but is extremely sword in hand. Joshua went all pray for peace and trust
was killed while the others stopped. A bag containing violence,' warned Lt Gen. important with the elections. up to him and demanded, that the Lord's Will be done
got into the second vehicle two pistols, a magazine and Mene. H e r e a d t h e v e r s e “Are you friend or foe?” is this beautiful country of
and drove off. As they drove rounds of ammunition were Enquiries: Col Priscilla Naidu ours.
Deuteronomy 30:19 “ . . .I “Neither one,” he replied. “I
have set before you life and am the commander of the Please be safe everyone, and
death, the blessing and the Lord's army.” At this, Joshua make wise choices.

T h e N a t i o n a l J o i n t confiscated. A case of Mene has since issued a
Operational and Intelligence attempted murder and stern warning to those
Structure (NatJoints) is possession of firearms is circulating videos and Cathy Britz van Maclear
deploying additional police o p e n e d f o r f u r t h e r messages that appear to en Lynette Kotze van
who will be backed by the investigation. incite unrest. Rouxville word verkies vir
army in Mthatha, Eastern “Public Order Policing, the die meesters dames
Cape, to quell a violent taxi National Intervention Unit “Such actions are not only
strike. irresponsible but also illegal. span, terwyl Willem Nel,
and Tactical Response We will take strict action Gerald Muir en Pat Vorster
Police remained on high Teams are in Mthatha against anyone found to be vir die Super Meester
alert monitoring Mthatha as policing the situation,” she engaging in activities that
the area remained tense due said. threaten the safety and span gekies is. Baie geluk
to taxi-related incidents The provincial Health security of the public and the aan hierdie ruiters wat
which started last week and Department confirmed that integrity of the election Oos-Kaap se vlag hoog
escalated on Monday with services have been affected process,” said Mene. laat waai.
many roads including the N2 in hospitals in and around Bygedra
and the R61 closed with the town. NatJoints co-chairperson
reportedly hijacked trucks. Tebello Mosikili and national
“Nelson Mandela Academic police commissioner Fannie
Five suspects were arrested Hospital, Mthatha Regional
at about 9am after shots and St Barnabas Hospital Masemola attended the
were fired allegedly at Public staff, who worked the night sending off parade in
Order Policing and Mthatha shift, could not go home, Harrismith of police officers
Vispol members. who will boost deployments
while those who were to ensure safety and security
Eastern Cape police supposed to report for duty in the Eastern Cape and
spokesperson Priscilla Naidu could not get to work KwaZulu-Natal after a series
said two suspects were because of the blocked of events on Sunday night
wounded while the other roads.” where a group of armed
three were arrested.
Provincial police com- robbers left a trail of
“Two firearms were also missioner Nomthetheleli destruction.