Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Wesley Kgang, an ANC councillor and member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) at the Matlosana Municipality, issued an unreserved apology on Monday January 28, following his arrest and charges related to drunken driving. The apology comes after several videos went viral over the weekend, showing Kgang resisting and shouting at North West Traffic Police officers. Dressed in fashionable attire, the 36-year-old councillor addressed the media outside the Klerksdorp Traffic Court.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Tshegofatso Morotola was killed in August 2022. It took more than three years for her murderer to be found guilty. Lerato Tsholofelo (31) heard the guilty verdict on Friday January 23 for the murder of Tshegofatso. He killed her to get hold of her Sassa card! He would have been sentenced on Monday January 26 in the Klerksdorp Regional Court. It, however, was rescheduled as the magistrate was sick. The parents of the deceased, Mapula and James Cawe, are relieved although they won’t see their child again. They thanked the court officials and staff for ensuring that justice is served. They also would like to thank the school inspector and his wife for the support they offered throughout this difficult time.

Lentswe, Kanana - A couple who was having a huge row in Ext 12 over the weekend, lead to the woman fleeing the house to get help from her neighbours. But when the neighbours opened the door, Thandiwe Ngcoboti (32) was lying in a pool of blood. According to Lt Col Sam Tselanyane, police spokesperson, her boyfriend who followed her was standing over her body. “The neighbours called the ambulance and police, whilst the boyfriend fled the scene in his girlfriend’s car. Upon arrival of the police and EMRS at the scene, she was declared dead. “There was multiple stab wounds over her body.’’

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The High Density Safer Festive Season Operation Shanela 2 continues to bear fruits as over 1 000 suspects were apprehended for various crimes in the province. In a notable incident, police received information about suspects who are in possession of unlicensed firearms, suspected to be involved in a spree of robberies, reported in Delarey-ville. The information was operationalised and on January 23 at about 22:00, the provincial Tracing Task Team, Lichtenburg K9 as well as Mahikeng Crime Intelligence pounced on them, when the vehicle they were traveling in had a puncture on the road between Delareyville and Vrisgewaagte.