Happy birthday to Oupa Petrus Wetbooi from Mahikeng, who will be celebrating his 104th birthday this Saturday, November 16. Petrus, who has lived in Mahikeng a long time, was born November 16, 1920 and is looking forward to celebrate his birthday with family, friends and his community.

MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG: MEC for Social Development, Basetsana Sussana Dantjie, kept true to her word on Tuesday, 5 November by donating a laptop to the North West Older Person’s Forum, as promised in a first meeting with them.
Then, the forum had indicated to the MEC that their work was hamstrung by lack of resources, chief among them a laptop, which is central to record keeping and communication.

MAHIKENG MAIL - TLHABANE: The North West Department of Education expressed deep concern over the recent fire that severely damaged a block of Grade 12 classrooms consisting of six classes at Rauwane Secondary School in Tlhabane, in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, on Monday this week.  

MAHIKENG MAIL - ZEERUST: A Crime Intelligence-driven operation by Zeerust K9, Ottoshoop Visible Policing, Customs Officials, Mahikeng Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) and Mahikeng Local Criminal Centre (LCRC) arrested a Chinese foreign national and an co-conspirator for possession of illicit cigarettes last week Wednesday in Ottoshoop.