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Get ready to shine and show your colours at Varsity Netball 2024
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The 2024 edition of Varsity Netball started on Sunday, 1 September and once again all eyes will be on the future stars of South African netball to see who will be crowned champions. Considering that all 15 players in the Protea national squad and five of the seven training partners are current or former Varsity Netball stars, great action can be expected until Monday, 7 October when the final will be contested between the top two teams.
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Police arrest homeowner and accomplice for illegal mining activities
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - A 65-year-old homeowner and accomplice were expected to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates Court on Monday, 9 September 2024, for illegal mining, tampering with and damaging of essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen goods. The man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning, 5 September 2024, at Nkandla informal settlement near Khuseleka 1 mine by Tlhabane Visible Policing, Royal Bafokeng Tactical Team and Rustenburg Public Safety.
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Rustenburg - a city rife with incidents of GBV
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Research conducted by the TEARS Foundation (Transform Education About Rape and Sexual abuse) in South Africa, provides insight into different districts in terms of the prevalence of violence and the occurrence of gender-based violence (GBV).
Conducted in partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the report covers a four-year period, from January 2020 to December 2023, focusing primarily on time series analysis, location of calls, frequency of calls from the same number, and prevalence of calls during certain times of the year.
