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Outrage over City’s wasted R11 billion
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The findings by the Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA), which revealed that Matlosana Municipality has accumulated more than R11 billion in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure were met with outrage. This figure has nearly doubled from R6 billion in 2021/22, showing the extent of corruption, mismanagement, and a total collapse of accountability in the Municipality, said the Public Servants Association (PSA) in a press statement.
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Police cleaning up NW
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police operations conducted under the Safer Festive Season Operation Shanela II, between October 20 and 27, resulted in the arrest of 1 139 suspects. The police are busy at vehicle check points (VCP’s), stop and searches, foot and vehicle patrols, and do regular compliance inspections at second hand dealers, scrapyards, recyclers, private security firms, at firearm dealers, formal and informal businesses, and farms. During these routine visits copper cables, explosives, tobacco products, liquor and a variety of drugs were seized.
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World Food Day celebrated
Lentswe, Maquassi Hills - A World Food Day event took place in Kgakala, outside Leeudoringstad last week. In a practical step toward tackling hunger, the NW Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, working alongside the Department of Social Development, hosted the provincial World Food Day event on Thursday October 23.
