Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp – Local public schools were closed on Monday 27 July as per President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement last week that public schools must close for four weeks.

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - With South Africa having been in lockdown for more than 100 days already, people are ex-
periencing a variety of emotions, ranging from sadness, fear, anxiety and loneliness to anger. 

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - All car licences that expire during the period 26 March 2020 up to an including 31 August 2020 are valid until ending 31 January 2021. The directive by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) last week to extend the validity period of licences which expired between 26 March and 31 August to the end of January 2021 is a major victory for motorists in South Africa, says the Automobile Association (AA).

The Miss South Africa Organisation, in conjunction with the pageant’s sponsor Brand South Africa, took part on Mandela Day on Saturday 18 July with the 15 semi-finalists making a difference in their provinces and communities around the country. North West medical doctor Thato Mosehle from Klerksdorp was involved with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, visiting destitute families and distributing food parcels to them in Potchefstroom, which she found moving, uplifting and very good for the soul. Miss South Africa Organisation CEO, Stephanie Weil: “We are so proud of all the girls, who willingly, and with much enthusiasm, gave of their time to make a difference on Mandela Day.”