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New wheels for top teachers
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Two teachers from Jouberton won major awards at the National Teaching Awards last weekend. Both drove away with brand new cars! The two teachers are from Chris Hani Secondary and Are-Itshokeng Primary School respectively and both are over the moon. Jacob Mthimkhulu, an educator at Chris Hani Secondary in Jouberton, won the category excellence in teaching at a secondary school.
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Family loses everything in fire
Lentswe, Alabama - A house in Ext 5 burned down earlier this week and the family lost everything in the fire. The house burned down on Monday October 7. Luckily, nobody was injured. The Acting Executive Mayor of the City of Matlosana, Cllr Wesley Kgang, visited the family of five the next day to offer support. He was accompanied by the MMC Infrastructure, Cllr Steferd Barrends. Upon arrival at the house, the municipal leadership were deeply moved by the situation and they immediately offered assistance with necessities and also arranged for the house to be repainted.
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Police ask former officers back
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The South African Police Service has embarked on a recruitment drive to re-enlist former police officers who left the service in good standing. This initiative is the organisations strategy to boost its detective capacity. In the 2023/2024 financial year, SAPS re-enlisted more than 200 former police officers who are now serving as detectives. This year SAPS are doing it again.
