RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOGWASE - Three suspects accused of business robbery and kidnapping in Moruleng village, near Rustenburg, appeared before the Mogwase Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 15 July.
According to Lieut Col Sam Tselanyane, North West police Spokesperson, the trio’s court appearance follows their arrest on Saturday, 12 July, in Soweto, Gauteng. 

BONUS - TLHABANE - The Bafokeng Regional Court in Tlhabane has sentenced 46-year-old Joseph Madubula Mnisi, to 14 years direct imprisonment for rape and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH).
The sentencing took place on Thursday, 10 July.
Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, Rustenburg police Spokesperson said the incident occurred in February 2024 in Meriting, near Rustenburg.

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. 

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.

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.

Geagte Rustenburg-gemeenskap
As die oudste seun van Wilma en George [Koster], wil ek my waardering en respek aan almal uitspreek. Dit was ‘n hartseer-tyd vir ons gesin met die verlies van ons ouers, maar ek is oorweldig deur die ondersteuning en vriendelikheid van hierdie dorp. 
Dit was en sal ‘n lang reis vir ons wees en genesing sal seker ‘n ewigheid neem. Baie van julle het my persoonlik genader, en ek vra om verskoning as ek nie altyd dadelik geantwoord het nie.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it is extending operating hours at its offices from 7 - 21 July 2025.
In a statement on Monday, 7 July, the department said the two-hour extension in operating hours will see offices close at 18:00 instead of 16:00.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In its efforts to ensure that the right grant is paid to the right person, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), will continue to review social grants of targeted beneficiaries suspected to have other alternative sources of income that were not disclosed to SASSA.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The commissioning of a Digital Mammography x-ray machine on 25 June, brought excitement to hospital management and staff as patients will now get access to results within 72 hours. The procurement of the Digital Mammography x-ray machine will accelerate the turnaround time of mammography results for patients. The procurement of this machine will result in improved access to care for patients, as previously, they had to travel to Mahikeng Provincial hospital to access these services.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - TLHABANE - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the 18-year imprisonment sentence handed down by the Tlhabane Regional Court to 48-year-old Jankie Mankwe for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Phatsima Village. 
He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm and the court ordered his inclusion on the National Register for Sex Offenders,

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MABESKRAAL - A swift operationalisation of information by Mabeskraal Visible Policing members led to the arrest of six accused and subsequent appearance in the Mogwase Magistrate's Court on Thursday, 26 June, for stock theft and possession of suspected stolen livestock (22 goats) worth R34 000.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG – Motorists using the N4, especially between Brits Plaza and Rustenburg, have been issued an urgent warning to be on the lookout for rock throwers.

According to Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, reports have surfaced of rocks being thrown at vehicles along this stretch, putting motorists’ lives at risk.