Lentswe, Klerksdorp - SASSA grant beneficiaries should be aware of the payment dates in November. The payment for the Older Persons Grant will be disbursed on November 4. This grant provides essential monthly financial support to elderly individuals in need, helping them maintain a basic standard of living. Beneficiaries of the Disability Grant will receive their payments on November 5. 

Lentswe, Orkney - The police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after one of the injured passengers in a motor vehicle accident last week, died in hospital. Another victim is still in hospital with serious injuries. Brig Sabatha Mokgwabone, police spokesperson, said the accident happened on Thursday October 16 on the R502 between Orkney and Vaal Reefs. 

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The news last week of the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) seizing three luxury vehicles connected to a high-profile fraud and corruption case involving the City of Matlosana’s Chief Financial Officer, Mercy Phetla, and five co-accused spread like wildfire. In a video on the social media platform TikTok, Phetla responded to the report saying it was malicious and not true. She said she is unaware of any preservation order or vehicle repossession involving her.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Police reacted swiftly after a car dealership reported that one of their vehicles has been stolen. The white Mazda 3 was stolen during a test drive. According to Col Adele Myburgh, police spokesperson, the suspect reportedly sent the dealership’s driver who accompanied him on the test drive to the shop to buy a cool drink when he sped off with the vehicle.