Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Feeling alone, even when surrounded by others, is common among people who are at risk of suicide. With a reported suicide rate of 23.5 per 100 000 people in South Africa, there is an urgent need for us all to talk more openly about mental health. “Behind every statistic is a person, as well as their family and community - suicide is not an isolated problem, even though for the person with suicidal thoughts it may feel extremely alienating,” says Megan Gonsalves, Netcare Akeso’s Crisis Line Manager.
Listen to Ellen Pakkies
Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Ellen Pakkies, who has admitted to strangling her tik-addict son, endured years of abuse not only at the hands of her son, but also during her childhood. Ellen, a social worker, will give a motivational talk at Alabama Secondary School in Isipingo Street, Alabama on September 6. An award-winning film was made about her struggle with drugs and her decisions. The URCSA choir will present this talk. The theme of the talk is “From pain to purpose - A journey of strength and survival”. The tickets are R80 per adult and the talk will be held in the hall. The time is 14:00. Refreshments will be for sale. Contact the school on 083 847 1157 to buy tickets.
Community comes together to help Evanna
Klerksdorp Midweek, Hartbeesfontein - The IWISA No1 Fills Good campaign at Overland Cash & Carry in Klerksdorp has seen the local community raise a remarkable R25 000 for the SAVF Evanna Home for the Elderly. The purpose-driven campaign which ran from May 2024 to March 2025, channelled a portion of every IWISA No1 product purchased at Overland directly into a fund set aside for SAVF Evanna. The funds raised will now be used to upgrade bathroom facilities at the home to better serve frail and mobility-impaired residents.
What makes a will legally valid? (And why it matters)
Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - A will is not just a piece of paper. It’s a legal document that shapes how your estate is handled, how your family is supported after your death, and how your final wishes are carried out. But unless it meets strict legal standards, it can be challenged, or worse, deemed invalid. “Too often we see wills that express a person’s intentions clearly, but still fall short legally,” says Karen McMurray, Wills Product Manager at FNB.
Op die boekrak: Nuut uit die pen van Madelein Rust
Drie moorde in die Baai: NB UitgewersMadelein Rust verras haar lesers met ‘n spanningsroman wat jou tone sal laat krul van lekkerkry. Dit gaan oor Bianca Fabricious, ‘n hygromanskrywer en nuwe eienaar van die Strandloper-gastehuis op St Helenabaai. As nuwe intrekker het sy skaars haar voete gevind of die uitsig voor haar kamervenster verander in ’n misdaadtoneel. Een mistige oggend struikel sy oor ’n liggaam op die strand. Om alles te kroon is die slagoffer ’n blondine met wie sy onlangs haaks was oor haar kaalbas sonbaaiery voor al die hotelgaste...
Dis duidelik dat die gawe speur-adjudant Meintjies haar glo wanneer Bianca verduidelik sy het bloot die liggaam ontdek, maar kaptein De Wee is ’n perd van ’n ander kleur. Hy mag dalk soos Barbie se Ken lyk, maar op die beste van dae is hy ’n stompsinnige wetter. Bianca probeer haarself as verdagte uitskakel en die regte boosdoener aan die kaak stel, maar dit veroorsaak ’n hele reeks onvoorsiene gebeure.
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