Lentswe, Orkney - The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality welcomed Lebogang Victor Itebogeng as a councillor after he was sworn-in by Magistrate Benjamin Letsholo at the Orkney Magistrate Court on Wednesday April 2. Whilst Cllr Itebogeng has pledged to obey, respect and uphold the Constitution and all other laws of the Repu-blic of South Africa, he also promised to carry out his duties as a member of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Council to the best of his ability.
Sassa deadline extended
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Thousands of Sassa grant beneficiaries can breathe a sigh of relief as the deadline to replace the SASSA gold cards with Postbank’s black cards has been extended a further two months. The new deadline is now May 31. The announcement was made by Postbank’s CEO, Nikki Mbengashe, on Friday March 28.
Schools get an extra week off
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Schools will only have 12 official school days this month due to the many public holidays observed in April.
However, April this year is unique for schools as there will be an extra three day special school holiday, giving teachers and pupils a week off - April 29, April 30 and May 2. According to the official calendar published by the Department of Basic Education, 2025 has 27 standard school holiday days, up from 25 in 2024. When compiling the 2025 calendar, the Department of Basic Education and relevant stakeholders agreed to allow students and teachers a special school holiday week. This is because Freedom Day is observed on Monday April 28, during the last week of April, despite the official holiday date being April 27. Additionally, Worker’s Day falls on Thursday May 1.
Little boy drowns in farm dam
Lentswe, Hartbeesfontein - A six year-old boy drowned in a dam on a farm in the Hartbeesfontein district over the long weekend. Police divers retrieved the child’s body on Sunday morning March 23. Capt Mpho Manyoba, police spokesperson, said family members and neighbours searched for the boy who went swimming in the dam, but without success.
Two arrested for illegal firearms
Lentswe, Kanana - Two men met with the long arm of the law last week when they were busted for being in possession of unlicensed firearms.
On March 17, a tactical and crime intelligence led operation by Potchefstroom Public Order Police (POP), the Provincial Anti-Gang and Drug Team busted the two suspects for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition at Chris Hani Section in Kanana.
Acting on a tip-off, they intercepted a white Toyota Fortuner with Gauteng Province registration number. The driver allegedly jumped out when he saw the police and ran away. Upon searching the vehicle, the police found one 9mm pistol, a magazine with 9 rounds and 41 x 9mm rounds of ammunition.
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