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Back to school
Lentswe, Khuma - Matlosana Mayor Fikile Mahlophe visited two local schools in Khuma on the first day of the new school year. Nkululekweni Primary School and Thuto Thebe Secondary school welcomed the mayor on Wednesday January 15. The visit highlighted his commitment to education and the welfare of young learners in the community.
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Fleeing robbers die
Lentswe, Khuma - After a trio of armed robbers was wiped out in a horrific car accident last week on the N12 after committing a robbery in Ikageng, the police traced one of the robbers who escaped injury to Khuma. Brig Sabatha Mokgwabone, police spokesperson, said joint effort between Northern Cape Crime Intelligence, Organised Crime, North West Organised Crime and Potchefstroom Public Order Police (POP), resulted in the arrest of the suspected robber (36) on Wednesday January 9 in Ext 9, Khuma.
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Rescue operation continues
Lentswe, Khuma - It is the smell of decaying bodies that will stay with the mine rescue workers tasked with extracting illegal miners from their underground hell at shaft 11. The illegal miners as well as the decomposing bodies from those who succumbed underground are hoisted to the surface, and as one rescue worker told Lentswe, even those still living, smell like the dead.
The rescue operation started at the beginning of the week and is supported by state-of-the-art equipment, including a cage system for evacuation, and more than 180 personnel from SAPS, Emergency Medical Services, Pathology Units, and other stakeholders have been deployed at the shaft.
