BONUS - RUSTENBURG - World Mental Health Day was celebrated earlier this month with the theme of “It’s time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”.
Work can be a significant source of stress and poor mental health, but “good” work can contribute to better mental health and the workplace itself can play a positive role in improving access to treatment.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) ranks depression as the leading cause of disability and ill-health worldwide.
Rustenburg water crisis far from over
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Though the levels of reservoirs supplying Rustenburg with water have stabilised to considerable extent over the weekend, the city’s crisis with water supply is far from over.
On Monday certain areas of Waterfall East, lower Cuckoo Avenue and Azalea Park were still without water.
Shanela leads to arrest of 1 200 suspects
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Police in the province in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies arrested 1 258 suspects for different offences during Operation Shanela actions executed between Monday, 7 October and Sunday, 13 October.
The suspects were among others, arrested for murder, rape, attempted murder, assault (with the intent to do grievous bodily harm as well as common), dealing in drugs, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs, burglaries (at both business and residential premises) and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Hot Cares & Ecomed to change lives with 140 cataract surgeries
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - In South Africa, cataracts are a major cause of avoidable blindness, affecting over 370 000 people.
Hot Cares and Ecomed Medical, have partnered with the Johannesburg Eye Hospital to change the lives of 140 people, as part of World Sight Day. This in an effort to highlight healthcare inequalities and make a tangible difference in people’s lives.
Rustenburg Fashion Week
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The most exquisite fashion event of the year for North West province, the Rustenburg Fashion Week, recently took place.
This year, the event kicked off with business networking with a 10 speaker panelist from the fashion, model, entrepreneurs, academics and finance industries talking about fashion trends, unlocking challenges and sharing opportunities within the sector.