Lentswe, Potchefstroom - Eight police officers were arrested for the theft of thousands of illegal cigarettes. The police officers of which five are attached to the Potch Flying Squad were arrested on Tuesday July 15 by the Hawks. Their arrest emanate from an incident in November last year where they allegedly stopped a truck near Ventersdorp.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Sassa offices in the city were forced to close early this week due to water shortages and the DA has called for urgent action to restore services. The DA has written to the MEC for Social Development, Susanna Dantjie, asking her to step in immediately to ensure grant beneficiaries are not left stranded.

Lentswe, Stilfontein - A foreigner who murdered his 29-year-old Khuma girlfriend in an act of domestic violence, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars. The Stilfontein Regional Court sentenced Aaron Mateta (23), a Lesotho national, last week for killing his girlfriend, Mpho Gift Mphatsoe, on October 12, 2024.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - If you pay your municipal account by debit order, your payment will not be processed this month. The municipality announced the “temporary suspension of debit order payments for municipal accounts”. According to Thembi Mongale, debit order transactions will not be processed this month due to the closure of the municipality’s financial systems for year-end procedures.They appeal to residents to either pay by EFT, bank  deposit, Easypay, Pay@ or in person at the municipality. “Normal debit order processing will resume next month,” said Mongale. Contact the municipality on 018 487 8550 for information.