Lentswe, Klerksdorp - In enhancing public safety and addressing the heightened risk of criminal activity during this festive period, the police are busy with festive season operations. “The operations between December 1 and 7 covered all the province’s districts and included the execution of actions such as the setting of roadblocks on all the national and provincial arterial roads, tracing of wanted suspects, stop and searches and compliance inspections at liquor selling outlets and shutting down of unlicensed liquor premises.
DA warns against apartheid-era race classification
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The DA reacted with horror to the Department of Employment & Labour’s instruction to employers in a letter to use the repealed 1950 Population Registration Act to classify staff by race. Michael Bagraim, spokesperson on Employment & Labour, called it the revival of apartheid-era race classification.
Billing crisis in Matlosana
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Matlosana Municipality has responded to the ongoing billing crisis that has left residents confused and frustrated over massively inflated municipal accounts. Last week, it was reported that the new system, which requires residents to submit their own readings, has been chaotic. Many who complied found their payments were not allocated, their submitted readings were ignored, and they received statements with unrealistic estimated readings. The situation was highlighted by the case of resident Gideon Joubert, whose municipal bill unexpectedly soared to R131 000. While struggling to get answers for their constituents, the DA warned that the failure of this primary revenue stream could lead to a further collapse in service delivery.
Sexual offenders jailed across North West
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the North West, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, has welcomed a series of prison sentences handed down to sexual offenders in the province between October and November 2025, saying the convictions show decisive action toward protecting communities. Police spokesperson Col Adele Myburgh provided details of the cases, which span courts in Klerksdorp, Vryburg and Mmabatho, and involve both adult and juvenile suspects.
New wheelchair an early Christmas present
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Christmas has come early for a young boy from Jouberton Extension 22 when he received a brand new wheelchair. The 5-year-old Orapeleng Mai-mane could not contain his happiness when he received his new wheels. He never had a proper wheelchair. The Office of the Executive Mayor of Matlosana in partnership with Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital’s Occupational Therapy Unit handed over the wheelchair on Tuesday December 2. The handover was held at Tshepong Hospital as part of the Disability Rights Awareness Month led by Dito Maine from the mayor’s office.
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