RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The inner city was engulfed in flames this past weekend when a fire broke out in the areas of Klopper and Leyds Streets. 
According to reports on local community WhatsApp groups, a number of stores were ablaze on Saturday, 4 May, and onlookers were quickly drawn to the scene to get a firsthand look at the flames and smoke.

RUSTENBURG - As reported by Bonus last week, South Africans are in the midst of yet, again, another monthly fuel hike. 
Many are struggling to make ends meet, and the continuous rise in fuel prices is only adding to the pressure in many households. However, this is not where the bad news ends. The increase in fuel prices also leads to an increase in tax. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In 'n gru-aanval wat baie anders kon verloop het, het die van der Merwe-gesin van Krugerstraat, in die vroeë Dinsdagoggendure (omstreeks 03:00) twee booswigte gewys watter murg in hul pype lê.
Die gesin het slegs 'n week gelede terug verhuis dorp toe, nadat hul onlangs ook 'n aanval op hul plaas by Lindleyspoort deurleef het. Die huiseienaars, Sienie en haar man Hennie, het wakker geword van 'n groot geskarrel en geskree in die huis, nadat hul seun, Henneman van der Merwe en dogter, Charné van der Merwe, 'n inbreker op heterdaad in Charné se kamer betrap het.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death and hospitalisation worldwide - rural hospitals are not spared from this crisis.
 Due to the over reliance of rural provinces on Academic Hospitals in Gauteng province, the waiting period for open heart surgery has increased significantly - in some cases patients have to wait up to six months.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die provinsiale kommissaris van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie in Noordwes, lt-gen Sello Kwena, het die arrestasie van twee verdagtes verwelkom wat in verband met die moord op ‘n polisiekonstablel van Rustenburg aangekeer is. 
Kontabel Mogoro Clement Makola (31) is verlede Maandagaand (15 April) in die Lekgalong-nedersetting naby Marikana net buite Rustenburg doodgeskiet.Die verdagtes, onderskeidelik 40 en 41 jaar oud, is verlede Vrydag, (26 April) in Ramochana buite Rustenburg in ‘n gesamentlike polisie-operasie deur ‘n Brits trio taakspan, en Marikana Sigbare Polisiëring aangekeer.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - POTSANENG - Die polisie in Rustenburg het ‘n uitgebreide soektog geloods ná die moord op ‘n 54-jarige raadslid van die Rustenburgse Munisipaliteit.
Die ANC-raadslid, Poppy Morapedi, is verlede Vrydagaand voor haar huis in die Photsaneng-nedersetting net buite Rustenburg doodgeskiet nadat sy en ‘n familielid ‘n paar stuks kruideniers by ‘n winkel naby die huis gekoop het en onderweg huis toe was.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Central Energy Fund, or CEF, is a state-owned energy company that reports directly to the Department of Energy (DoE), tasked with tracking any fluctuating trends throughout any given month that directly impact the official fuel prices. 
These trends involve the current Rand/US Dollar exchange rate and the price of refined oil globally.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Election fever is upon us! Or is it? 
Looking at the current climate surrounding the national elections (in just over a month), are South Africans really excited to have their voices heard or have some voters become so despondent and numb that it’s not even a hot topic? Political parties are rallying and putting up posters, but, at times, it seems that the public feels numb - and even a little indifferent.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - SWARTRUGGENS - Neighbouring town Swartruggens is plagued by never-ending electricity outages after three overhead posts supporting overhead cables have collapsed on 15 March this year. 
But power outages or lack of electricity is not the only problem that residents of the small little town managed by the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality has to deal with. According to well-known resident of Swartruggens - Johan van der Westhuizen - unnecessary pride and indifference of municipal employees and senior officials also has to be dealt with. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - AfriForum se Rustenburgtak het vandag hul voorstelle vir die jaarlikse geïntegreerde ontwikkelingsplan (GOP) by die Rustenburg Plaaslike Munisipaliteit ingedien. 
Dié tak het onder meer in hul voorstelle gesê dat die munisipaliteit die instandhouding van elektriese infrastruktuur moet prioritiseer.
Elektrisiteitsvoorsiening in Rustenburg is ’n uitdaging en die AfriForum-tak het verlede jaar hofstukke aan die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika (NERSA) beteken om hierdie kwessies op te los.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - It is a sad state of affairs in our beautiful country, when more than 200 doctors that have successfully completed their internships have yet to be placed for community service. 
The Internship and Community Service Programme (ICSP) simply states that there are no open positions when probed for information and assistance.
This contradicts the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla’s statement in February 2024 that “as of now, all those graduates who were eligible for internship placement, have been placed.

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