Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - it is a miserable year for the availability of water in the northern suburbs.
The water has been turned off on more days than when it was available thus far in the year.
At the time of writing this article on Wednesday January 24, it was the fourth day without a drop of water in the southern part of Wilkoppies.
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the matric class of 2023 achieved a pass rate of 82.9%.
Free State retained its top position nationally, with a pass rate of 89.03%. The national matric pass rate is up by 2.8% from the 80.1% pass rate in 2022. A total of 715 719 full time and 182 056 part time candidates registered to sit for the 2023 NSC (National Senior Certificate) examinations. The NW has a pass rate of 81.6%, with Dr Kenneth Kaunda at 83.5%.
She said 282 894 qualified for university admission to bachelor studies, with KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng contributing the most passes.
She said 187 876 candidates passed with a diploma.
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Swift police action led to the recovery of various firearms stolen on New Year’s Eve when a gunshop in Irenepark was broken into.
Three suspects, aged 36, 34 and 26, were arrested after a shootout with police officers in Alabama on Monday January 15. WO Amogelang Malwetse, spokesperson of the Hawks said a multi-disciplinary team were busy with an operation to track down perpetrators involved in business burglaries in Klerksdorp.
The team consisted of the Klerksdorp Hawks, Priority Crime Management Centre, Special Task Force, National Intervention Unit, Local Criminal Record Centre and the District Illegal mining task team members. They were acting on intelligence when they spotted an Audi TT in Alabama.
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Almal se gunsteling kroegvlieg is verlede week dood na ‘n lang hospitaalstryd teen septisemie.
Jannie du Rand (63) het by verskeie restaurante en kuierplekke in Klerksdorp gewerk as bestuurder en was baie bekend in die stad.
Die meeste Klerksdorpers het hom leer ken as die vriendelike bestuurder by Legends, toe nog ‘n gewilde uithangplek in Pienaarsdorp. Hy was bekend dat hy gaste altyd met die hand gegroet het en lief was om geselsies aan te knoop. Dit is hoe almal wat al van Parys tot in Klerksdorp in ‘n kroeg wat deur Jannie bestuur is, hom onthou.
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Altesame 357 vuurwapens wat as bewysstukke in die polisie se SAP 13-stoorkamers landwyd geberg is, is sedert die 2020/21-boekjaar gesteel. Slegs ses private persone is tot dusver hieroor in hegtenis geneem.
Dit blyk uit antwoorde van die minister van polisie, Bheki Cele, op vrae van dr Pieter Groenewald, leier van die VF Plus oor die aangeleentheid. Die party wil nou weet wat het geword van die hofsake waarin hierdie bewysstukke gebruik moes word.
