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Gogo celebrates 100th birthday
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Selala family celebrated the 100th birthday of their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Maletsie Agnes Selala was born on August 20 1925 at Thaba Nchu in the Free State. She is the fifth child of the late Mohlolo Nthoba and Mametswana Selala. She moved to the Transvaal in the forties and got married to John Shikongo. They were blessed with five sons and a daughter. Three of her sons are still alive and she has 27 grandchildren and thirty greatgrandchildren.
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Police, SARS combine forces
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police and customs officials of SARS confiscated illegal cigarettes and alcohol in Klerksdorp, and neighbouring Potchefstroom and Ikageng. These operations took place between August 18 and 20, and were conducted by the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit (CCIU) and Crime Intelligence members in conjunction with customs officials, to enforce the Customs and Excise Act.
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There is no Capt Pillay
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A scam-mer posing as a police officer is active in the area and the police are asking residents to be alert. The scammer introduces himself as “Capt Pillay from Stilfontein SAPS”, asking suppliers to the police in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District for donations towards a church project called Word of Life Ministries.
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