Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The SASSA payment dates for January may cause slight disruption in the grant receiving schedules of many beneficiaries due to the start of the month, which includes many traditional or New Year holidays. SASSA advises recipients to collect their timely payments from the bank account they’ve registered with SASSA. If you collect your payment the next day or after 24 hours of official disbursement, you’ll get your payment smoothly because the systems usually get busy on the first day.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - As part of the ongoing 2025/2026 Safer Festive Season weekly high-density (Shanela 2) operations, police in the province have arrested 827 suspects for various crimes in the last week of November. The 827 include 398 known suspects by detectives during suspect raiding operations. These arrests took place between November 24 and 30.

Lentswe, Khuma - A new care centre is looking for a permanent premises. Katleho Mohapi is the founder and director of Reatlehile Disability Care Centre for children  aged 0 to 18 years. “We currently have 20 kids and parents are committed to finance the kids to attend the centre. “We have not operated as yet as we are struggling to find premises to work at,” she said. She held an event to raise funds to try and meet the needs they currently have of having their own premises. Contact Mohapi on 063 861 3229 if you can help the centre.

Lentswe, Mahikeng - The Director-General (DG) for the National Department of Basic Education (DBE), Mathanzima Mweli, visited the North West province on Sunday November 30 to monitor and motivate the Grade 12 examination markers. The National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations concluded on Thursday November 27, and marking personnel have since reported to their respective centres. The North West has 20 marking venues with hostel facilities, employing a total of 4 017 personnel for this year’s process.