Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Klerksdorp is heading for an environmental catastrophe if the main wastewater treatment plant is not repaired soon. Currently the plant discharges 69 litres of untreated sewage in the Schoonspruit poisoning the community. According to the DA “this is a full-blown sewage crisis that was allowed to spiral out of control’’. The plant has been out of service since July 2023 when an armed mob overpowered security guards at the site, stripping it bare. The main transformer located at the plant and the electrical cable network were stolen.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Matlosana Mayor Fikile Mahlophe promised business owners in Uraniaville a turnaround in service delivery. With the MMC for Infrastructure at his side on Friday September 12 he said Operation Tlhasela will resolve their fears and he scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 26 to review the progress made in the industrial area. Last week, the DA voiced their concern on what they call the “continued collapse of services in Uraniaville and Klerkindustria’’. DA Federal Leader John Steenhuisen visited Uraniaville to witness the neglect, where at that stage Uraniaville has had no water for more than a week.

Lentswe, Ratlou - The former CFO of Ratlou Local Municipality in Madibogo and the payroll clerk appeared in court on charges of fraud. Tumelo Letlojane (35) and Maikano Keikantsemang Sedumedi (53) appeared in the Setlagole Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday September 16. The accused were granted R2 000 bail each. The case was postponed to October 21, for first appearance at the Specialised Commercial Crime Court sitting in Mmabatho.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The family of the mineworker who disappeared underground at CAPM Tau Leko gold mine are struggling to get closure. Elvis Vers disappeared without a trace on May 2. His brother, Percy, visited the offices of Lentswe and said his sister-in-law is still trying to make peace with his disappearance. It is difficult because they cannot have a funeral as he hasn’t been declared dead. “We have been to the CCMA, High Court in Mmabatho and Labour Court in Johannesburg to get his wife to get executorship as they are married in community of property, but it was unsuccessful. We have contacted a lawyer to help us with this,” he said.