Suid-Afrika en Rustenburg se swemsensasie - Pieter Coetzé - saam met sy ouers en familie in ‘n foto wat vroeër vandeesweek in Parys geneem is. Pieter het Maandagaand vyfde in die eindronde van die 100 meter-rugslag geëindig.
Sop, kersfees en ‘n ‘movie’!
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - “Dis beter om oud te word as om jonk dood te gaan.”
Dít was die boodskap van Desiree Oosthuizen (streeksorganiseerder van Helpende Hand) toe sy die bejaardes van Sonskyn Aftree Oord tydens hul “Christmas in July” funksie toegespreek het.
Die inwoners is bederf op Vrydag, 26 Julie deur lede van die plaaslike Helpende Handtak met ‘n laatoggend-geleentheid waartydens hulle warm sjokolade kon geniet - voordat die verrigtinge deur Oosthuizen geopen is met ‘n boodskap van dankbaarheid uit die Woord.
RBI launches Phepafatsa Bafokeng Community Cleaning Campaign
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Royal Bafokeng Institute (RBI) is proud to announce the launch of the Phepafatsa Bafokeng Campaign. This initiative, which commenced on Nelson Mandela Day, in Kgale Village, aims to instill a culture of cleanliness and environmental stewardship within the communities.
The Phepafatsa Bafokeng Campaign is a collaborative effort involving various community stakeholders, spearheaded by RBI. The campaign is dedicated to ensuring that the communities they serve as well as those who are on the periphery of the schools are both clean and safe, reflecting their commitment to improving the quality of life in the Bafokeng Nation.
Hope for a better future!
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In an interview with Eben le Roux, fascilitator at the Work 4 A Living Job Centre earlier this month, Rustenburg Herald quoted Le Roux as saying that “Work is sacred, it is not a burden. Use your gifts and skills.” Work 4 A Living is a non-profit organisation with an international footprint on three continents - the Rustenburg centre opening approximately one year ago.
Barend op pad na VSA vir CrossFit Games
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Baie van ons sien uit na die Olimpiese Spele wat eersdaags begin, maar vir Barend Smit, Rustenburger vir amper 30 jaar, is die grootste sportgebeurtenis in sý dagboek die 2024 CrossFit Games in Texas, wat op 8 Augustus in die Verenigde State van Amerika afskop.
Smit (32) is deel van die CrossFit Tijger Valley RELENTLESS-span onder spankaptein Henri Meiring, saam met Janine Penniall en Lani Venterexas. Aldrie sy spanmaats woon tans in Gauteng, maar Meiring was voorheen ‘n inwoner van Rustenburg en het in 2022 met Smit kontak gemaak en soos die spreekwoord sê - die res is geskiedenis.
Sit ‘n hand by!
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die Afrikaanse spreekwoord lui: “Vele hande maak ligte werk” en daar is geen twyfel dat dié ingesteldheid uitgeleef word deur die plaaslike tak van Solidariteit se Helpende Hand nie.
Verteenwoordigers van Rustenburgtak het laas week die kinders by Lighthouse Children’s Home bederf met kolwyntjies wat hulle self kon versier (ook met “sprinkles”), toe die wintervakansie bietjie te uitgerek begin voel het. Met die leuse van “Vir die gemeenskap, vanuit die gemeenskap”, is die werk van Helpende Hand daarop gefokus om die gemeenskap te laat saamwerk om ‘n verskil te maak.
Win “big” with Sun City
RUSTENBURG HERALD - SUN CITY - Experience an unforgettable weekend getaway to the Sun City Resort, filled with fun activities as well as a night of music and entertainment. Stand a chance to win a breakaway for two, which includes two nights at the Cabanas hotel in Sun City Resort, Rustenburg. Besides the two-night bed and breakfast stay, the prize also includes tickets to the Sun Treffers performance on Saturday, 20 July 2024, and a Segway experience for two.
Willem Botha Beauty besoek Rustenburg
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Dames van Rustenburg, teken die datum van 31 Augustus aan in jul dagboeke, vir die geleentheid om Willem Botha se Make-up Masterclass by te woon by Hedgehog's Nest!
Aangebied deur Brutusbree Events, belowe dié dag ‘n unieke geleentheid vir vroue om direk by Willem te leer oor grimeerwenke en -tegnieke en dan natuurlik ook om sy reeks produkte wat hy gebruik "in aksie" te sien.
At last - a “make over” for Boven Crescent
RUSTENBURG HERALD - PROTEA PARK - Residents of Boven Crescent Protea Park are sighing with relief after intervention by construction giants - MCivils and Wenhaus Construction - saw the repair of a street that has been leading nowhere for almost six years.
Welpie-drieling bekoor diereliefhebbers
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - By Lost Valley Predators net buite Rustenburg is daar die afgelope week groot dankbaarheid nadat ‘n traumatiese hoofstuk oor ‘n leeuwyfie se ontsnapping uit aanhouding ‘n gelukkige einde gehad het.
Nie alleen is die leeuwyfie (Savannah) veilig en ongedeerd teruggevind slegs twee dae nadat sy op Maandag, 10 Junie, as’t ware deur haar eienaars se vingers geglip en ontsnap het nie, maar tot haar eienaar en hanteerders se verbasing, het sy skaars vier dae later geboorte gegee aan drie pragtige leeuwelpies wat vir Lost Valley Predators ekstatiese goeie nuus was.
Social renewal celebrated in Marikana
RUSTENBURG HERALD - MARIKANA - In a bid to support and uplift the community, Sibanye-Stillwater, along with coalition partners, recently launched two community projects as part of the Marikana Renewal project.
The Marikana Youth Centre and the Bojanala Wellness and Safety Centre were officially opened with the help of strategic partnerships and various stakeholders including, but not limited to, Umsizi, Scania, AECU Mining, Institute for Rural and Community Development (IRDC), Afrika Tikkun, and the Marikana Pastoral Coalition.
People first, politics second
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - “The North West Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NWCoCI) has asked that the newly elected leaders in the North West province give the people of the province a government that puts their needs first,” the Chairman of the NWCoCI, Benedict Modise, recently commented.
“In the election on May 29, the people of South Africa gave clear instructions to the leaders of all political parties that they are tired of empty promises and that they want action now,” he said.