Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The NW added thousands of new jobs, yet it still holds the dubious distinction of being the only province in South Africa where more adults are unemployed than working. According to Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey, while South Africa’s overall unemployment rate improved slightly in the third quarter of 2024, declining to 32.1% from the previous quarter, the province’s expanded unemployment rate has reached a staggering 51.5%.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp  Mamokete Fuma (17), a disabled teenager living in extreme discomfort due to never being able to get a suitable wheelchair suiting her disability, received a brand new wheelchair last week. Matlosana Mayor Fikile Mahlophe handed the wheelchair to her on Wednesday November 6. This comes after a visit to the Buffelsdoorn farm and surrounding areas on November 1 as part of the Thuntsa Lerole programme, an event with the purpose of bringing services to the people.

By Salomé Kotzé

Lentswe, Stilfontein - These past two weeks, more than 1 000 illegal miners 
who were slowly starving to death underground, surrendered themselves to the police.

Lentswe, Kanana - A 17 year-old Sindisa Remofilwe Salvation Kalamane from the dusty roads of Kanana is a finalist in the Miss Teen Universe 2025 pageant. She attended her pre-schooling at Kefentse Kalaote Pre-School, followed at Alabama Primary School and later went to Klerksdorp Technical High School where she is currently doing her matric. Sindi as she is commonly known by her peers, said beauty pageants is not about the physical beauty or the breathtaking catwalk nor the enjoyment. It is the impact that one makes in the community. “Throughout the years I have been influenced, impressed and motivated and saw how the beauty pageants produced power and influential and strong women leaders across many platforms such as Miss Teen-Universe.”