Lentswe, Klerksdorp Mamokete Fuma (17), a disabled teenager living in extreme discomfort due to never being able to get a suitable wheelchair suiting her disability, received a brand new wheelchair last week. Matlosana Mayor Fikile Mahlophe handed the wheelchair to her on Wednesday November 6. This comes after a visit to the Buffelsdoorn farm and surrounding areas on November 1 as part of the Thuntsa Lerole programme, an event with the purpose of bringing services to the people.
Zama-zamas flushed out from underground
Lentswe, Stilfontein - These past two weeks, more than 1 000 illegal miners
who were slowly starving to death underground, surrendered themselves to the police.
Matric eyes Miss Teen Universe 2025
Lentswe, Kanana - A 17 year-old Sindisa Remofilwe Salvation Kalamane from the dusty roads of Kanana is a finalist in the Miss Teen Universe 2025 pageant. She attended her pre-schooling at Kefentse Kalaote Pre-School, followed at Alabama Primary School and later went to Klerksdorp Technical High School where she is currently doing her matric. Sindi as she is commonly known by her peers, said beauty pageants is not about the physical beauty or the breathtaking catwalk nor the enjoyment. It is the impact that one makes in the community. “Throughout the years I have been influenced, impressed and motivated and saw how the beauty pageants produced power and influential and strong women leaders across many platforms such as Miss Teen-Universe.”
Rapist gets life
Lentswe, Stilfontein - A rapist was hiding in Taung for more than a year. He returned to the scene of the crime and that is where police nabbed him.
The Stilfontein Regional Court handed down a life term imprisonment to Rebaone Victor Moremong (26) for raping a 30-year-old woman. The judgement was made on October 24.
Missing man found in mortuary
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A photograph of Pule Stephen Mashilo was published in last week’s Lentswe. He was reported missing. He has been found - unfortunately as deceased at the Tshepong Hospital mortuary. A culpable homicide case was opened at the Orkney Police Station, as he died from a hit and run accident. Contact Sgt Mngadi on 082 415 9527 if you have any information which may help find the culprit. Mashilo’s funeral will take place at 07:00 on Saturday November 9, at house Y12 Jouberton.