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RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In a display of elegance and appreciation, media representatives from all over the province were invited to the gala event of the North West Media Awards on Friday, 5 December at the Rustenburg Civic Centre. The Awards (originally founded in 2011 for two years and then relaunched in 2021) is only going from strength to strength, since its inception by Ananias Ndlovu.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In enhancing public safety and addressing the heightened risk of criminal activity during this period, the police in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, conducted high density intelligence led joint law enforcement Safer Festive Season Operation - Shanela 2 across the province between Monday, 1 December and Sunday, 7 December. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Motoring in the Platinum City will return to normal - and just in time for without a doubt, the biggest Christmas present the city and its people could have hoped for. In it with great relief that Rustenburg Herald welcomes the news that the Helen Joseph bridge has been completed in a record feat six months ahead of schedule and will already have been officially reopened by the time that you see this report.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Rustenburg Local Municipality’s Water Unit represented by its emerging professional group, Engineering Intelligent Specialists in H²O (EISH) has returned from the Science Forum South Africa 2025 (SFSA2025) with renewed energy and fresh insights to strengthen local water service delivery. SFSA2025 brought together leading voices in science, innovation, and public-sector problem-solving.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - KOSTER - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) North West Job Evaluation Units Committee, together with the Provincial Audit Committee, recently facilitated a two-day workshop at Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality.

RUSTENBURG HERALD – RUSTENBURG - The Rustenburg Local Municipality recently continued its public participation roadshow on identified municipal by-laws and policies’ review.
The review presentation covered the following:
Outdoor advisement bylaws

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The police in the North West have, during the weekly integrated and multidisciplinary Shanela 2 / Safer Festive Season Operations asserted the authority of the state through the apprehension of 1 250 suspects for different crimes ranging from burglaries at residential and non-residential premises, aggravated robberies, murders, rapes, dealing in and possession of drugs to driving under the influence of liquor.

Mev Tanya Ackerman en haar dogter Annabelle (11) met haar pragtige brakkie (Toto) van Arendskloof, Rustenburg het Donderdagaand groot geskrik toe kwaai weerlig die gesin bykans letterlik uit hul beddens geslaan het tydens ‘n erge donderstorm wat Rustenburgers Donderdagaand omstreeks 23:00 laat regop sit het.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Rustenburg motorists will be surprised by the progress that has been made at the Helen Joseph bridge, where teams of Raubex have toiled away laboriously over the past few months in an effort to, as much as possible, shorten the period that Rustenburg drivers have to negotiate traffic volumes without the luxury of probably the most important bridge in uptown Rustenburg. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - SANDFONTEIN - Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, accompanied by the Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, the MEC for COGTA, Gaoage Molapisi, as well as the BPDM and MKLM Mayors and Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Kgosi Nyalala Pilane, recently embarked on a ministerial Electricity and Energy visit to Sandfontein as part of the Accelerated Load Reduction Eradication Programme.