Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Sassa released payment dates for grants up to January. At the end of October, November’s grants will be paid as follows: Older Persons Grants: November 2, Disability Grants: November 3 and Child Support Grants, Foster Child Grants, Care Dependency Grants and War Veterans Grants on November 6. The SRD Grants will be paid between November 24 and 30.
Register for 2024 elections
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The countdown to South Africa’s 2024 National and Provincial Elections has begun. Don’t miss out on your chance to make a difference and let your voice be heard. Your democracy needs you! All 23 000 voter stations will be open for the first registration weekend - November 18 and 19. All South African citizens aged 16 years or older can register to vote, but to vote you need to be 18 years or older.
Body pulled from river near Orkney
Police vehicles at the scene where the body of an unknown man was found in the Vaal River. According to W/O Elize van Schalkwyk, police spokesperson, the police were called at around 15:30 on Friday 3 November after a floating body was seen in the Vaal River. It was spotted about 100m downstream from the Boating Club. Capt Brent Browning and W/O Fred Leach were deployed to recover the body. “It is a black man, between 30 and 50 years old.
Nothing done to relieve sewage crisis
Lentswe, Orkney - The DA Klerksdorp wants the minister for Water and Sanitation to intervene in the persistent sewage crisis they say is robbing residents of their dignity.
According to Cllr Chris Bester, seventeen of the 22 sewerage pump stations in Matlosana constantly overflow with raw sewage. He said all five pump stations in Orkney are dysfunctional, and are polluting residential areas.
Girlfriend killer sent to jail
Lentswe, Wolmaransstad - A an who stabbed his girlfriend to death will spend the next 17 years in jail. Thabang “Leshala” David Masilo (28) was sentenced by the Wolmaransstad Magistrates’ Court on Thursday November 2. He was sentenced for murder and assault with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), for stabbing to death his 24-year-old girlfriend, Lindiwe Delfa Tladi.
The court heard that he visited her at her house at Chris Hani Section in Tswelelang, when an argument ensued between them.
According to Lt-Col Amanda Funani, police spokesperson, he was accusing her of cheating and ultimately stabbed her with a knife.