An inspection team of the Rustenburg Local Municipality, in conjunction with law enforcement raided a shop in Zinniaville and confiscated a number of food products which, according to information were all beyond their expiry date. It is alleged that this wholesaler’s customers are mostly tuck shops reselling these goods.

RUSTENBURG HERALD – RUSTENBURG – A badly injured man was found near Kroondal over the weekend.
The man had to be taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries he sustained after being assaulted.
According to information, Major Okedutse Itumeleng (47) was last seen in Vryburg after work on Friday (27 October).

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A suspect was arrested here in connection with housebreaking and theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa's farm in 2020. Another was caught in Bela Bela. The two suspects, a woman (30) and a 39-year-old man, were arrested the past weekend by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS).

RUSTENBURG HERAL - RUSTENBURG - Residents of Wards 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 42 have been invited to a “Ward meeting” in terms of Rustenburg Executive Mayor’s “Mayoral Outreach” programme on Thursday, 2 November from 18:00 to 20:00.
The venue is the Old Town Hall in Beyers Naude Avenue - right next to the offices of the Rustenburg Municipality. 
The following issues will be addressed: 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Residents of Zinniaville and in particular the Zinniaville Ratepayers Association have been in the news lately following a peaceful demonstration at Missionary Mpheni House on 4 October in protest against the Zinniaville community's water woes of the past year or two. Though the demonstration of 4 October served as an opportunity to present a memorandum of grievances to the Rustenburg Municipality's Executive Mayor, the ZRPA were later only received by Mr Thabang Rampou - Member of the Mayoral Committee on Infrastructure who responded to say that the RLM will provide details of how the water issue could be addressed amicably within 14 days. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Ward 17 residents in "uptown" Rustenburg - especially Frederick and Cuckoo Avenues as well as certain areas in Waterval East (Ward 42) are frustrated beyond imagination by die Rustenburg Municipality's apparent inability to apprehend the culprits and layabouts who have been vandalising the notorious Adelaide substation in Waterval East/Azalea Park/Mountain View area for up to six or seven times during the past 30 days. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The SAPS Safer Festive Season Operational Plan was rolled out recently in all provinces. 
The plan will see heightened focus on seven areas which include GBVF, combatting of serious and violent crime such as aggravated robberies, border security, strengthening by-laws, road safety, as well as illegal mining. “We are not going to co-govern with criminals.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOGWASE - The Mogwase Regional Court sentenced Thabo William Modibedi (39) to life imprisonment for raping his ex-lover. His conviction emanates from an incident that occurred in the early hours of 21 October 2018, wherein the complainant was approached by the accused at a tavern and asked her to go home with him. She refused, and Modibedi got aggressive in front of other patrons and started assaulting her. The complainant tried to escape but he caught up with her and continued to assault her, as he dragged her to his home.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A peaceful demonstration by some 150 members of the Zinniaville Ratepayers Association to hand over a memorandum of grievances to Rustenburg’s Executive Mayor in protest against a hopeless water situation in Zinniaville took a turn for the worse when over eager and heavily armed security promptly pushed, shoved and manhandled protesting people from the municipality’s main gates area and pepper sprayed an innocent and non-aggressive member of the Association. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - THLABANE – During a ceremony held at the Pentecostal Holiness church in Thlabane, 48 pastors gathered to celebrate a significant milestone in their mission to bring positive change within their communities. Sibanye-Stillwater initiated the Umsizi GBV and R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y programme in partnership with the Greater Rustenburg Pastors Forum (an Interdenominational organisation). 
They work with around 70 faith-based leaders.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die ou Rustenburg Begraafplaas is deur die loop van Augustus en September vanjaar deur die AfriForumtak in Rustenburg skoongemaak en versorg. 
Vyf stortbakke vol tuinafval is verwyder, die tak het ook onkruiddoder gespuit om te verhoed dat onkruid oor die grafte groei.
“’n Begraafplaas moet in stand gehou word sodat mense met geruste harte die grafte van hul geliefdes kan besoek.

The Rustenburg Mayoral outreach program (Imbizo) has begun in earnest at Phatsima township on Monday (9 October). This is done in line with the planned schedule for the entire municipality. 
Cllr Thabang Rampou (MMC for Technical and Infrastructure Services) lead the program on behalf of the Executive Mayor, Shiela Mabale-Huma.