RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - This is an alert to all the residents of Rustenburg, regarding a scam targeting ratepayers. Individuals are contacting residents and demanding money to prevent ‘scheduled disconnections’ due to municipal accounts in arrears, further cutting off their electricity supply. 
The individual masquerades as an employee of Rustenburg Local Municipality, claiming to be from the electrical unit.  

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Police in the province working together with other role players continued with high density operations between Wednesday, 19 and Monday, 24 June 2024, to prevent and combat crime. 
Following the operations, 768 suspects were nabbed for various offences.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A 37-year-old stepfather appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday for the alleged murder of his 13-year-old stepson.
Police were on Friday evening, 21 June 2024, called by a neighbour to the scene in East End, where they found Olebogeng Molebangwe deceased in the house.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - For much too long has the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality been run with skeleton staff, that is, acting positions from middle to senior management.
 This has hamstrung the municipality from performing to its maximum capacity, thus hampering service delivery and disenfranchising thousands of residents of Bojanala District. This undesirable, adverse situation and service delivery impediment is coming to an end under the strategic and able management of Acting Municipal Manager, Dr Auchalie Mothupi, who came to the helm of the institution in October 2023, after being seconded by the North West Provincial Government.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Dudu Myeni, uiters omstrede voormalige voorsitter van die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens, wat na ‘n uitgerekte hofsaak tot misdadige direkteur verklaar is nadat sy feitlik eiehandig daartoe bygedra het dat die voormalige Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens finansiële verliese van R16.8 miljard gely het, is Vrydagaand in die ouderdom van 60 jaar oorlede. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - At last the secret behind the lioness, Savannah’s daring escape from captivity at Lost Valley Predators on Monday afternoon, 10 June, and her recapture only two days later, has been revealed. Contrary to what was believed at the time, Savannah never went “a courtin’” when she escaped from the Lost Valley Predators enclosure because she was on heat, but in fact because she was “on the hunt” for a suitable spot to deliver triplets. Three brand new babies (two males and a female) were born quite appropriately on Father’s Day and Youth Day, Sunday, 16 June. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die tweepot-aftreestelsel is onlangs in Suid-Afrika aangekondig en vir Jan Alleman kan hierdie sisteem uiters deurmekaar en onsamehangend wees as jy nie goed vertroud in die taal van finansies is nie. Sanlamkonsultante bied Rustenburg Herald-lesers die volgende advies: "As jy in die huidige marktoestande ‘n werk het, hou daaraan vas. Om uit jou werk te bedank sonder om ‘n nuwe een te hê wat op jou wag, net om toegang tot die geld in jou aftreefonds te verkry, kan later rampspoedige gevolge hê. Bly weg van jou aftreefonds."

RUSTENBURG HERALD - SWARTRUGGENS - A multi-disciplinary team consisting of the Swartruggens and Bojanala Sub-District 2 Detectives Task Team, Rustenburg Crime Intelligence, Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP) and Rustenburg Tactical Response Team (TRT) arrested two suspects, aged 35 and 36, following the linkage to house robbery, theft, murder and kidnapping, which occurred on a small holding outside Swartruggens on Monday, 10 June 2024. 
The suspects were arrested in Swartruggens and Rustenburg respectively. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - 'n Regering van Nasional Eenheid (RNE) verteenwoordig 'n unieke en inklusiewe koalisie-regering.
 In vergelyking met tipiese koalisies, waar die verskillende politieke partye hul mag saamspan vir individuele gewin, poog 'n RNE om verskeie partye saam te laat werk aan 'n verenigde nasionale agenda. Die kruks van 'n RNE is om eenheid tussen diverse politieke groepe te bewerk, en nougestelde doelwitte van individuele partye te oorbrug. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - SWARTRUGGENS - The Maizey family of Papknop farm had to deal with the devastating news of their elderly farm workers being attacked, bound, and one murdered earlier this week. 
The eldery caretaker couple, Oupa Maseloane (71) and Elizabeth Peolwane (61) had to deal with four attackers on the morning of Monday, 10 June around 6am. The suspects trespassed onto the property, found the workers in the house, where they were attacked and beaten until they eventually gave up the keys to other parts of the property.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In a crime ridden country, some of us may have become complacent and even a bit lax, but according to recent reports by the South Arican Police Service (SAPS), theft of motor vehicles has seen a sharp increase in the last few weeks, and the community is warned to remain vigilant in this regard.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - About 644 suspects were apprehended for various crimes in the province during Operation Shanela, conducted by police and other law enforcement agencies between Monday, 27 May 2024 and Sunday, 02 June 2024.
The suspects were amongst others, arrested for rape, murder, assault GBH, malicious damage to property, burglary residential and business premises, possession of drugs, theft out of /from motor vehicles and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.