Author: Mpho Manyaapelo
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Judith Tshabalala, said a task team has been established in conjunction with the Rustenburg Local Municipality, to release grants to solve water infrastructure and sewage spillage challenges in the North West. Tshabalala was speaking on Tuesday, after conducting an oversight visit in Rustenburg and at the Bospoort Water and Treatment Works and she said the municipality must prioritise problematic areas within the province. “Part of our visit was to check how far the implementation is. We have through the task team intervention, together with the municipality released a grant that…
The North West provincial government said it has sent a team to the troubled Ditsobotla Local Municipality, to help it get its affairs in order. The municipality is broke and has failed to pay salaries for the month of May sparking an outrage among workers. Local Government MEC Nono Maloyi made the announcement on the sidelines of the ANC’s National Working Committee meeting in Rustenburg over the weekend. Maloyi said the team would also help the municipality to come up with revenue collection methods. “We have sent a team to Ditsobotla from both Cogta and the provincial treasury to go…
The ANC has threatened harsh action against some of its councillors in Rustenburg, North West including Speaker Koketso Mogomotsi and Mayor Sheila Mabale Huma. Secretary General Fikile Mbalula said a decision will be taken by the party’s national working committee which is in the North West as part of a drive to rebuild structures and reconnect with communities. Infighting among ANC Councillors in Rustenburg has resulted in the provincial executive committee ordering Mogomotsi to resign, an instruction that he’s defied prompting Mbalula to warn there will be consequences. “That Speaker and the Mayor and everybody here, they must understand that…
The government calls on the private sector to do its part in improving public infrastructure including health care services. Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, made the call during a handover ceremony for four infrastructure projects built by Impala Platinum Mine on Friday at Freedom Park near Rustenburg, North West, as part of its social-labour-plan (SLP). Mantashe said the projects which include a clinic, school for the deaf and sports field are the type that other mining companies should be developing for communities. He warned companies in the sector that contributing to the development of communities they mine is not optional.…
Residents of Modderfontein in Kroondal, near Rustenburg, North West, whose shacks were gutted by fire on Monday that destroyed 17 and left 34 families homeless are still out in the open and need help. Newsnote found that days after the families, some with babies, lost their homes, they are still homeless without proper shelter. We then contacted the Provincial Department of Social Development spokesperson, Petrus Siko, who said they’ll work with the Rustenburg Local Municipality to assist the victims. He said the department officials are on the ground making sure that they’re profiling the victims so they can be able…
The Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) members at the Ikageng informal settlement near Rustenburg, North West, marched to the Rescue Co-Ordinator Centre, on Wednesday after accusing the organisation of stealing a house and stand belonging to three orphans. EFF convenor Mmabatho Sathekge said the orphans are living in unbearable conditions after they were allegedly chased away from their home. “On Tuesday after receiving a call, we went to where they are currently staying and I must say the place is in a bad condition. Children cannot be expected to stay there, and these officials need to do something ASAP. “We will…
About 17 families in Modderfontein in Kroondal near Rustenburg, North West, have been left homeless, after their shacks caught fire on Monday afternoon. Residents say the fire, caused by an electrical fault, started at about 3pm on Monday and they tried unsuccessfully to stop it from spreading to other shacks. Even the firefighters failed to stop the inferno as it spread through the informal settlement destroying 17 shacks and leaving 30 people, including children without shelter. One of the residents, Lydia Senne, said the fire was fanned by the wind and spread easily as some of the houses were covered…
As the World celebrated World Bee Day on Saturday May 20, women from rural communities in the North West gathered at Luka Community Hall outside Rustenburg, to gain knowledge on how the Beekeeping industry operates as well as its impact on the economy as explained by the Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Desbo Mohono. Participants such as Lesiba Klaas Ledwaba said bees are not only pollinators, but they also assist with honey production, which is one of the things that small scale farmers or rather beekeepers have embarked on in trying to alleviate poverty in South Africa. Ledwaba added that…
A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death, while trying to break up a fight among a group of learners at Tornado in Modderspruit, outside Rustenburg . Sechaba Morwane was fatally stabbed three times in the back, when he was trying to help a learner, who is his neighbour, who was involved in a fight with a group of learners. According to eyewitnesses, the deceased had managed to stop the learners from attacking his neighbour, then went to the shops and when he came back, he saw that the learners were still attacking his neighbour and he tried to stop them…
Nurses were on Friday recognised globally for playing a leading role in the provision of primary health care. About a thousand nurses gathered at Sun City near Rustenburg in an event organised by the North West health department to celebrate International Nurses Day. This year the International Nurses Day is commemorated under the theme: Our Nurses. Our Future. Nurses were lauded for being at the forefront of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha, speaking at the event, committed to tackle challenges nurses encounter in the course of their work. “We’re going to ensure that…