Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police in the province were vigilant in the run-up to the election and about 644 suspects were apprehended for various crimes in the province during Operation Shanela. It was conducted by police and other law enforcement agencies between May 27 and June 2.
MM, sister in dock for corruption
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Democratic Alliance (DA) has asked for a special council meeting to discuss the fraud case against Matlosana Municipal Manager (MM) who was arrested over the weekend.
Beauty with a passion for community work
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Phoebe Moselane (20) from Jouberton is a finalist for Miss North West Exclusive 2024. She is currently a Business Management student at Vuselela TVET College, Klerksdorp campus. “From a young age I knew I wanted something different, something more that I can share purely and enthusiastically. Beauty pageantry seemed like a distant dream.
SA goes to the polls
The country’s seventh national election since democracy took place this week, with 27 672 264 registered to vote. The breakdown of registered voters is very interesting with 15,2 million women and “only” 12.3 million men eligible. The North West has 1 765 069 registered voters of which 190 388 are in Matlosana. Important dates: May 31 17:00 cut-off time for objections, June 2 Results announcement and June 6 Proclamation of election results and seat allocation.
Making a little boy’s dreams come true
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A boy from Jouberton was all smiles last week when Rio Casino helped his dreams come true.
The casino partnered with the Reach for a Dream Foundation to make Tsiamiso Swanepoel’s dreams come true. He is very sick and dreams of being a chef one day. He also really wanted a Playstation 5.
Ten-year old Tsiamiso and his family visited the resort on Friday May 24 when the executive chef, Bongo, gave him a taste of what it feels like to be in the kitchen by assisting him in making his own pizza. With the PS5 he also received a soccer ball, Manchester city T-shirt, slippers, scarf and beanie.
Reach for a Dream seeks to alleviate the strain that life-threatening illnesses place on sick children and their families by providing them with the opportunity to believe in their greatest wish.