RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Na wat vir die soveelste keer vanjaar na 'n erge hittegolf gevoel het (en waarskynlik was) het Rustenburg uiteindelik die afgelope week 'n bietjie welkome verligting teen buitengewone hittetoestande ontvang. 
Veral Maandagaand het 'n uitstekende bui kort na die laatmiddag-spitstydverkeer uitgesak en in sommige plekke soos Geelhoutpark Kremetartlaanspruitjie is waar reën ervaar.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West is calling on National Treasury to urgently investigate the Rustenburg Local Municipality’s Tlhabane West Sports Facility project, which has become yet another symbol of mismanagement and potential corruption.  Despite receiving nearly R20 million in Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funding, this project remains incomplete - three years after construction began - while the municipality has already burned through more than R17.5 million.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - “Industries sub-station is on the brink of collapse.” “In 2016 new switch gear was bought but not installed.” “In 2024, a new sub-station building at Koorsboom was erected, but it is standing unused.” “The previous Mayor was warned about the state of affairs.” 
These were some of the comments made by Councillor Gert du Plessis during a Ward meeting on Wednesday, 29 January in the Old Town Hall. Out of sheer desperation, residents of Ward 15, 16 and 17 requested a meeting with Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) and the Mayor after continuous, lengthy electricity outages - the tip of the iceberg of the service delivery disaster in Rustenburg.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Alerts went out on various WhatsApp groups on Monday afternoon, 3 February, after protesters took to the streets in front of the local Eskom offices in Mabe Business Park.
In an unexpected turn of events, these protesters were not local residents but drove and were transported in a great number of vehicles from various informal settlements in the area of Brits. 
Rustenburg Herald arrived on the scene to find approximately 150 community members sitting on sidewalks, talking in small groups and filing down the road to make their presence and dissatisfaction known with the national energy provider, Eskom.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - [On Monday, 27 January] the Democratic Alliance (DA) submitted a letter along with a petition signed by business owners of Koster to the MEC of Public Works and Roads, Lizzy Mokua, requesting her to urgently intervene in the incomplete road project of the R509 in Koster. 
The MEC must also supply a comprehensive explanation about the project’s delays and the reasons for its abandonment.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - NORTH WEST - The North West province has experienced a significant amount of rainfall this season, bringing much-needed relief to the region's water resources. 
As a result, the province's dam levels have shown notable improvements over the past few weeks. According to the Department’s latest report on the country’s water levels, the overall dam levels in the North West province have increased from 64.7% to 72.5%. This upward trend will bring a relief to the province, and the department is optimistic that this upward trajectory will continue.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOOINOOI - South African Police Service (SAPS) management in North West is saddened by the death of a 32-year-old Constable, who lost her life during a motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 02:30 on Saturday, 25 January 2025, on the N4 road near Majakaneng village, outside Mooinooi. 

According to information, two members driving in a state motor vehicle (Toyota Hilux), were on the way back to Mooinooi police station after attending to a complaint wherein four victims of an alleged hijacking reported earlier, were left abandoned next to the road in the Bapong area.

Egmond Vosloo - a well-known resident of Rustenburg and for years a Councillor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality - is currently in deep despair and doesn’t know where to turn to for help regarding the condition of this (yes indeed) “municipal road” on the southern outskirts of Rustenburg, practically within walking distance of the Rustenburg Kloof, the Kgaswane Nature Reserve, the Montugulu Traditional Village, the Rustenburg Cultural Centre and finally, the Rustenveld nature conservation area.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - At Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club bonfires in celebration of a dispute which had been dragging on for the past four years were lit over the weekend, after the news broke that the Rustenburg Local Municipality’s Municipal Manager - Adv Ashmar Khuduge - had finally resolved a dispute as to the entity or holder of the only legitimate lease agreement between the Rustenburg Municipality and the premises of Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena) notes Nedbank’s recent announcement to disable certain Nedbank cards at tollgates, effective from Monday, 20 January. “Bakwena takes fraud prevention seriously and is dedicated to implementing measures to safeguard our operations and all toll transactions,” says Solomon Kganyago, Bakwena’s Chief Operating Officer.
Bakwena toll plazas will continue to accept the following payment methods: 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Alhoewel die feestyd tradisioneel ‘n tyd van rus, vrede en vakansie is, het die Swart-gesin ‘n riller van ‘n feestyd ervaar toe hul huis in Thabo Mbeki-rylaan in Oos Einde aan die einde van Desember tot op die grond afgebrand het.
Die rede vir die brand? Diefstal en brandstigting.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Tension is mounting and frustration is rising over the Rustenburg Municipality, and in particular the Municipal Manager's lack of intervention since control of the Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club was taken over in what could only be described as an illegal occupation by a third party benefiting from a good measure of confusion, resulting from unauthorised interference or downright meddling by the RLM's Director of Community Development - Mr Linda Jele.