1 August 2025
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - A fully-grown hippo can weigh more than 2 tonnes. Hitting one in the middle of road while you are approaching at 120 km/h is like hitting a wall, and could easily be fatal.
A car salesman had a narrow escape on Thursday July 24 while he was travelling from Wolmaransstad to Klerksdorp at about 23:00. He crashed his car while swerving to avoid a hippo standing in the middle of the road.
K August 2025
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The two men found murdered and dumped near Pietermaritzburg are not Christiaan van Blerk and Donovan van der Walt.
A social media post caused quite a stir earlier this week when it was rumoured that the two men found brutally murdered are the two men from Klerksdorp who went missing more than three weeks ago. Col Adele Myburgh, police spokesperson, confirmed that the two men found are not the two missing Klerksdorp men.
1 August 2025
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - In a municipal clean-up operation last week in the CBD, the Matlosana Municipality shut down four guesthouses for not meeting legal standards, casting a spotlight on unregulated accommodation.
The municipality did not disclose the names of the guesthouses but according to photographs taken during the operation it looks like the guesthouses are located in Bishop Desmond Tutu Street (former Park Street). In addition to the business crackdown, the operation also led to the apprehension of two undocumented foreign nationals, who have since been handed over to police. Five businesses also had their electricity disconnected due to overdue accounts.
Klerksdorp Record, Jouberton - A student suffered a terrible ordeal over the weekend, after going to the police station to open a case against her boyfriend for abuse and then being raped on the way home by two strangers.
The young woman (19) went back to college after the harrowing events, but is severely traumatised, according to her parents. The drama unfolded on Saturday July 26, when the victim and her boyfriend had an argument. It is unknown what the disagreement was about.
1 Augustus 2025
Klerksdorp Rekord, Stilfontein - Die man wat laatnag op die N12 naby Stilfontein gesterf het, is ‘n jong pa van die dorp.
Jacques Janse van Rensburg was glo onderweg van sy werk af huis toe, toe die ongeluk op die N12 naby die Kowiesirkel-ingang na Stilfontein gebeur. Dit lyk of die motor voor ‘n vragmotor beland het. Die polisie ondersoek ‘n saak van strafbare manslag.
