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Spaza shop deaths: Sisters buried together
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The death of two little girls shocked the community after it became known that they bought chips from a local spaza shop hours before their death. Sisters Realeboga Khaje (4) and Mosa Mogomotsi Mekgoe (3) were taken to hospital by their mother after feeling sick.
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Sewage catastrophe: DA points finger to the Mayor
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Klerksdorp is heading for an environmental catastrophe if the main wastewater treatment plant is not repaired soon. Currently the plant discharges 69 litres of untreated sewage in the Schoonspruit poisoning the community. According to the DA “this is a full-blown sewage crisis that was allowed to spiral out of control’’. The plant has been out of service since July 2023 when an armed mob overpowered security guards at the site, stripping it bare. The main transformer located at the plant and the electrical cable network were stolen.
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Mayor promises to ‘fix things’ in Uraniaville
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Matlosana Mayor Fikile Mahlophe promised business owners in Uraniaville a turnaround in service delivery. With the MMC for Infrastructure at his side on Friday September 12 he said Operation Tlhasela will resolve their fears and he scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 26 to review the progress made in the industrial area. Last week, the DA voiced their concern on what they call the “continued collapse of services in Uraniaville and Klerkindustria’’. DA Federal Leader John Steenhuisen visited Uraniaville to witness the neglect, where at that stage Uraniaville has had no water for more than a week.
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