BONUS - RUSTENBURG - So, what age do kids start talking? The short answer: when they’re ready, says Childhood & Special Education expert Nicole Mackiewicz.
Their communication skills will begin with smiles, giggles, claps and babbles before any words make it out. But while you wait for your tot to say full words, sentences and more, use these tips to help promote their language development right now. Once your child starts learning a few words, the talking train can really pick up steam. They’ll go from babbling to pointing at and naming things.
Crime intelligence driven operation apprehends suspect in Mpumalanga
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - A crime intelligence driven operation by Mogwase Detectives and the Provincial Anti-Gang Unit led to the arrest of a 42-year-old man at Acornhoek in Mpumalanga on Saturday, 27 January 2024, for kidnapping. The suspect allegedly kidnapped a 55-year-old Pauline Nkanyane at Manamakgoteng village outside Mogwase in the early hours of Sunday morning, 21 January 2024. The victim was at the time of the incident on her way to work at Swartklip Mine. Investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly drove to Acornhoek with the victim whose vehicle was found in Manamakgoteng.
The year of Jannik?
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Since 1969 - the beginning of tennis’ Open Era - Jannik Sinner is the 27th different men’s singles winner of the Australian Open - and the first ever Italian to do so. Sinner, at 22 years 165 days, is now also the youngest Australian Open champion since 2008, when Novak Djokovic won the title aged 20 years 250 days.
Sinner stunned defending champion Djokovic in the semifinal last week to book his appointment with Daniil Medvedev for the final.
Migration worsens overcrowding at schools in mining communities
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The Chief Whip of the North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL), Paul Sebegoe on Wednesday attributed worsening overcrowding at schools around Rustenburg to migration and urbanization within mining communities.
Sebegoe made this observation after being part of elected public representatives deployed across the province to monitor schools reopening readiness programme on the first day of the 2024 academic year.
Chance to win big money with art
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Amateur artists in and around Rustenburg are invited once again to enter Rustenburg Herald/NW Bonus' popular Blank Space Art competition with wonderful prize-money up for grabs once every quarter as well as at the grand finale following the overall judging at the end of the year.
Two monthly/quarterly winners from all participating artists will be selected every quarter (one each from Pick n Pay Greystone Crossing and Pick n Pay Beyers Naudé) with each of these artists walking off with prize-money of R1 000 sponsored by Rustenburg Herald.
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