Delving into the past
General manager of Carnival City, Rod Walker, said the introduction of a boxing weekend would add to the popularity of the sport and should increase the number of people who attend these events.
• Man found dead in a locked house
Cornelius Francois Smith got the shock of her life when she found her son dead in his home.
She told police she found her son lying face down inside his Olga Road Home.
Police believed Smith was attacked the previous evening
Speaking to The Advertiser, police spokesperson Andy Pieke said a motive for the crime had not been determined.
“There was no forced entry and nothing appears to have been stolen out of his house, where he lived alone,” said Pieke.
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• Boy in ICU after fall
Fifteen-year-old Dimitri Kaladzis is on life-support after jumping off a moving bakkie to retrieve his shoe.
The Grade Nine learner was sitting on the back of the vehicle as it drove along Wit Road near Springs Tech when his shoe fell off.
The youngster jumped off after it but the vehicle was moving too fast and he was left unconscious with a broken skull.
An eyewitness told the paper that she first thought a cyclist had been knocked down and was looking for a bicycle.
“Then I saw a young boy lying in the street, bleeding from the mouth.”
Two days after the accident, the boy’s condition had not improved.
• Listen up, says ratepayers
The East Rand Ratepayers Association has taken its fight over Ekurhuleni metro councillors being in arrears to the city manager.
The story that the councillors owed the local municipality thousands made headlines in 2003 and the ratepayers’ body has been fighting it and similar issues for some time.
The councillors were said to owe R400 000.
Sid Osborne, of the association, said they met with the city manager because they could not get answers elsewhere.
What worsened the situation was the fact that to get into office, councillors had to prove they were not in arrears for services, meaning all the councillors who were in arrears accumulated the debt while they were in office.
Osborne says the crux of their meeting with the city manager was to ensure that councillors are treated the same way as other members of the public.
Mayor Duma Nkosi was on record saying some of the councillors were not paying their accounts because they had queries on them.
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• Boxing extravaganza for boredom
The Big Top Arena in Carnival City hosted a weekend-long boxing extravaganza.
Danie ‘The African Destroyer’ Venter, was up against Baldwin ‘Black Stone’ Tshiakale in the 94kg catchweight fight.
The main fight of the weekend was for the IBO featherweight world title between Vuyani ‘The Beast’ Bungu, and new boxer Takalani ‘The Panther’ Ndlovu.
General manager of Carnival City Rod Walker said the introduction of a boxing weekend would add to the popularity of the sport and should increase the number of people who attend these events.
“It will also mean that boxing enthusiasts will be able to watch more rounds of boxing throughout the year,” said Walker.
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