Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police were busy these past seven days getting murderers and drug dealers behind bars. According to a SAPS statement, 5 993 actions were executed during the high density Operation Shanela in the last seven days that led to the arrest of 699 suspects at all the districts in the province.

Lentswe, Stilfontein - A local police sergeant was granted R1 000 bail in the Stilfontein Magistrates Court last week on charges of corruption, defeating the ends of justice and dealing in gold.

The case was postponed until April 4. Krieneels Licho Senyato (51) is attached to Stilfontein Visible Policing.

Lentswe, Potchefstroom - Witrand Specialized Hospital has a new specialist psychiatrist in Dr Lerato Masenya. 

Dr Masenya hails from Ga-Dikgale village and nurtured in Mankweng, Limpopo and boasts an impressive academic and professional background. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Degree from the University of Cape Town and later completed her Master of Medicine in Psychiatry at the University of the Witwatersrand. 

Her interest in neuro-stimulation has been recognized through her publication in the South African Journal of Psychiatry. 

For referral to the hospital, ideally the patient should firstly go to the clinic and or acute hospital to be assessed by a general practitioner and if severe and need specialist input, the patient will be referred to Witrand Hospital to see the specialist psychiatrist.

Outside her professional pursuits, she leads an active lifestyle, enjoying CrossFit, hiking, and camping. She has summited notable peaks, including Mafadi Peak in the Drakensberg and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The process to identify 93 bodies of suspected illegal miners retrieved from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine’ shaft No 11 is well underway.