BONUS - RUSTENBURG - A swift intelligence-driven operation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Rustenburg has led to the arrest of a foreign national and the seizure of counterfeit cigarettes worth more than R 210 000.
According to Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, spokesperson of Bojanala Sub-District 2, on Monday, 29 September, police intercepted a twenty-wheeled truck at East End, after information indicated that illicit goods were being smuggled into the area.
Grand judging in art competition drawing closer
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Prize-money of R2 000 in cash (two prizes of R1 000 each) is up for grabs again in the third and final term of our 2025 Bonus and Rustenburg Herald art competition.
Two gifted amateur artists will win a cash prize of R1 000 each with a very good chance of clinching an additional shopping voucher to the tune of R10 000 each sponsored by Pick n Pay Greystone Crossing and Pick n Pay Beyers Naudé in early December.
Rustenburg Farmers Market and Auction, fast becoming a popular event
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The Rustenburg Farmers Market and Auction is fast becoming a popular event and will be taking place on Saturday, 4 October from 09:00 - 15:00 at the Rustenburg Show Grounds - Agricultural Portion, McGregor Street, Rustenburg.
Bring your family and friends to come and enjoy a festive day with over 60 stalls you can expect all sorts of fresh produce and farm fresh eggs, house and garden plants, food, baked goods, preserves, chilli sauces and jams, various Christmas gifts, fun for the little ones, your favourite charities, uniquely local hand crafted goods, a cash bar, coffee, just to name a few.
Miranda grateful for 2025 season
The twentieth edition of the World Athletics Championships were held from 13-21 September in Tokyo, Japan.
Rustenburg’s very own international athlete and Olympian, Miranda Coetzee, successfully represented her town, province and country and commented on the experience:
Police recover counterfeit goods worth R260 million
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The South African Police Service (SAPS) together with its crime-fighting partners, continues to record commendable progress in dismantling the illegal trade in counterfeit and illicit goods across the country.
Within a week, police seized counterfeit goods valued at more than R260 million during multiple takedown operations in North West Province.








