Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The knives are out for the embattled CFO of the Matlosana Municipality. 

Seven months after her first arrest, the Hawks pounced on Mercy Phetla again this week, arresting her on a charge of fraud amounting to R2,9 million. She appeared in the Klerksdorp magistrate’s court alongside the city’s store manager, Mmatebesi Sekhejane. 

Klerksdorp Rekord, Orkney - ‘n Vyfjarige kind is dood nadat hy deur honde aangeval is.

Die seuntjie het glo op ‘n betonmuur gesit in sy erf, toe hy val en in die bure se erf beland. Die bure se honde het hom doodgebyt. Adj-off Elize van Schalkwyk, polisiewoordvoerder, het die voorval bevestig en gesê die kind is na die kliniek gejaag waar hy met aankoms dood verklaar is.

“’n Geregtelike doodsondersoek het begin na die sterfte. Voorlopige ondersoek dui dat die kind in die sorg van sy ouer broer was toe die voorval gebeur het. 

Hy het buite gespeel en was blykbaar bo-op ‘n muur wat die een erf van die ander skei. Hy het geval en die honde het hom ondermeer aan sy keel beetgekry. Die vermoede bestaan dat hy die honde uitgelok het.’’

Die kind se ouers was by die werk ten tye van die voorval Maandagmiddag 19 Augustus in Shakespearelaan. Sover Klerksdorp Rekord kon vasstel is die diere nie van kant gemaak nie.

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - After an illustrious career in the police spanning almost 40 years, Brig Hendrik van Schalkwyk is looking forward to his retirement.

This seasoned police officer is preparing to leave his office in the Wespol Building in Potch for the very last time next week. As provincial head in the PES (Provincial Emergency Service) and FLASH component of SAPS NW he has paid his dues ensuring compliance and enforcement of firearm, liquor and second hand goods control legislation as well as to dispatch the provincial emergency services to different types of emergencies. 

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Last week’s high density operations conducted by the police and other law enforcement authorities in North West, led to the arrest of 828 suspects for various offences.

According to Col Adéle Myburgh, police spokesperson, a total of 31 operations were conducted between Tuesday August 6 and Sunday August 11. This included 14 roadblocks, police searched 49 premises, 2006 persons, 1022 vehicles and closed down seven unlicensed liquor premises. 

A total of 41 liquor premises were inspected.