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Geen borgtog vir Koster-moordenaars
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die landdroshof was gepak op Dinsdag, 15 Julie, toe die beskuldigdes in die moord van George (68) en Wilma (65) Koster verskyn het om aansoek te doen vir borgtog.
Die twee vermeende moordenaars, Onke Mbongo en Gift Mlhanga, se borgaansoek is egter geweier, tot groot verligting van die Koster-familie en lede van die gemeenskap.
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Convicted copper cable thief slapped with lengthy term
RUSTENBURG HERALD - TLHABANE - On Monday, 14 July, the Tlhabane Regional Court sentenced 54-year-old Mozambican national John Paipai Sithole to a total of 16 years’ direct imprisonment for copper cable theft and contravention of the Immigration Act.
The sentencing, according to Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, Rustenburg police Spokesperson, stems from an incident that occurred on 12 February 2025 at a well-known Mine in Luka Village, where Sithole was apprehended by mine security while still on the premises, in possession of stolen copper cable valued at R 31 444.
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Municipality tackles non-compliant businesses in Rustenburg
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - As part of the City At Work service delivery programme, the Directorate of Local Economic Development, in collaboration with the Municipality’s Law Enforcement Unit, conducted a by-law compliance operation along Thabo Mbeki Street in the Rustenburg CBD, on Monday, 14 July.
The inspection, according to the muni-cipality, focused on verifying whether business owners and informal traders held valid business trading licences and adhered to the municipal regulations governing outdoor advertising.