RUSTENBURG HERALD - HOPETOWN - The North West Department of Education has sympathised with family members and learners of the North West Education fraternity after a bus accident that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, 7 April, approximately 60 km outside Hopetown, along the Kimberly route.
 The bus was ferrying learners from the North West province who had participated in the Secondary School Track and Field Athletics event held in the Western Cape when the accident happened. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOOINOOI – Die Rustenburg/Mooinooi/Brits-omgewings is op die vooraand van die Paasnaweek (verlede Woensdagoggend, 27 Maart, omstreeks 02:30) geskok deur die brutaliteit van die soveelste plaasaanval in die streek toe ‘n paartjie wat ‘n huis op ‘n plaas huur, sowat vyf km vanaf Mooinooi in die rigting van Brits op die R104 wreedaardig deur twee onbekende mans aangeval is. 
Die paartjie het wakker geword van hulle honde wat onophoudelik buite geblaf het. Toe hulle nie die honde stilgemaak kon kry nie, is hulle na buite waar twee mans hulle ingewag, met stomp voorwerpe aangerand en hulle ernstig beseer het.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die Akustika Chamber Singers is ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse koor wat die afgelope klompie jaar reeds nie veel bekendstelling in die wêreld van stemme, klank en koormusiek nodig het nie. 
Dié eg Suid-Afrikaanse koor wat al sedert 2010 tweede op die wêreldranglys vir gemende kore is, spog onder andere met die stemme van twee Rustenburgers onder sy koorlede. Dit was egter tydens sy heel jongste internasionale kompetisie dat die koor sy stem(me) behoorlik dik gemaak het en as’t ware die hele wêreld van hom laat kennis neem het. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MAHIKENG - The office of the ANC Chief Whip in the North West Provincial Legislature is mourning the death of one of its caucus staff members, Sello Shimmy Moleko commonly known as "Comrade Shakes". 
The 55-year-old staffer who served as Constituency Officer died in a head-on collision involving his Volkswagen Amarok bakkie and a Volkswagen Polo sedan that occurred on the R503 Lichtenburg-Mahikeng Road around 19:30 on Sunday evening of the past weekend. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - KLERKSDORP - In 'n tragiese draai van omstandighede tydens 'n paasfeeserediens in Jouberton (area Y100 buite Klerksdorp), is gemeentelede beroof van persoonlike items op Donderdagaand, 28 Maart 2024. 
Die polisie is na die toneel ontbied en 'n soektog na vyf onbekende, gewapende verdagtes het gevolg. 
Na aanleiding van inligting wat bekend gemaak is, het 'n kerkganger buite die kerkgebou gestaan en praat op sy selfoon, toe die verdagtes met klapmusse aan, hom onder dwang van vuurwapens terug in die kerk ingejaag het. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Five accused ranging in ages from 32 to 43, are expected to appear in the Bafokeng Magistrates’ Court in Tlhabane on Wednesday, 3 April 2024, for formal bail applications. 
Kholofelo Makuwa, Tshepo Sehulane, Christopher Majuwane, Thabo Motshwanedi, Donald Mpiyane and Collin Madisa previously appeared in court on Wednesday, 27 March, for charges on business robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of dangerous weapons and possession of suspected stolen goods.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Drie mans waaronder ‘n prominente menslike hulpbronne-bestuurder van die Noordwes Departement van Onderwys in Rustenburg en twee mede-beskuldigdes het op Maandag, 25 Maart 2024 in die Rustenburgse Landdroshof verskyn op verskeie klagtes van bedrog en geldwassery. 
Olebogeng Modikoe (39), Thulare Joseph Radise (40) en Kabelo Patrice Mosuwe (40) staan tereg op verskeie aanklagtes dat hulle saam ‘n bedrogspul en geldwassery bedryf het deur hulle (Radise en Mosume) as twee spookwerknemers van die departement van onderwys voor te doen vir wie daar “salarisse” van R150 092,87 in die twee se bankrekenings inbetaal is.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die familie van ‘n 18-jarige meisie van Rustenburg leef in vrees vir haar veiligheid nadat haar pa net meer as ‘n week-en-’n-half gelede voor haar oë net buite hul erf in Krugerstraat 54 Ooseinde deur ‘n 54-jarige verdagte doodgekiet is. 
Die meisie is die enigste ooggetuie in ‘n voorval wat as niks anders as ‘n voorafbeplande aanslag op die lewe van die 44-jarige Jacques Ricardo Gibson beskryf kan word nie. 
Gibson is omstreeks 11:40 op Donderdag, 14 Maart, vlak voor die hoofhek van sy eiendom in Ooseinde na bewering met sewe skote deur ‘n kollega van hom - glo sy werkgewer - doodgeskiet.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Glencore Ferroalloys proudly announced its sponsorship of the North West Department of Health to address a critical issue in the Tlhabane community. 
Upon receiving a request for assistance in June 2023 from local health authorities, Glencore Ferroalloys took swift action to address the longstanding problem the Tlhabane Community Health Centre’s radiology section had with a malfunctioning x-ray machine that severely impacted medical services at the centre.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MAHIKENG - A twenty eight year-old man of North West - Matlhogonolo Katong (28) appeared before the Mmabatho Magistrates' Court on Monday, 18 March 2024 on a charge of Illegal Possession of diamonds. 
His arrest emanates from information received by the Mahikeng based Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation team pertaining to a suspect who was alleged to be in possession of uncut diamonds and looking for a buyer.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A 29-year-old man - Letlhogonolo Mokati - was remanded in custody upon appearance in the Bafokeng Magistrates’ Court in Tlhabane on Monday, 18 March 2024, on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and possession of an electronic jamming device. 
He is expected to make a second court appearance on Friday, 22 March 2024, for formal bail application North West Police told Rustenburg Herald.  Mokati was arrested on Friday, 15 March 2024, during a Crime Intelligence driven operation by the Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP), Tlhabane Visible Policing, Rustenburg Flying Squad and District Detectives, after information regarding individuals involved in a spate of hijackings around Rustenburg was operationalised.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality became a hive of activities when Deputy President Paul Mashatile visited its local municipalities, namely, Rustenburg and Moses Kotane, on 15 and 16 March 2024. During his visit Deputy President Mashatile amongst others, unveiled and handed over newly completed projects and infrastructure to Executive Mayors and communities in the region. These icluded a Primary School to serve Seraleng and Paardekraal communities built to the tune of R26.3 million, a multi million rand Medical Centre in Tlhabane equipped with state of-the art X-Ray equipment, a donation of school shoes, school uniforms, stationery, sanitary towels to learners, and a donation of goats, sheep, cattle, bulls, agricultural equipment and garden tools to subsistence farmers around Boshoek.