Author: Mpho Manyaapelo
The South African Civil Aviation Authority, SACCA held a career exhibition as part of its Back2School Careers Programme at Tsogo High School in Mmakau, outside Brits in the North West. SACCA said it will visit several schools at the Madibeng Local Municipality throughout the week to expose the learners to the opportunities and possibilities in the aviation industry. Grade 11 learners at Tsogo High welcomed the exhibition that they say will open their eyes to future career opportunities they were not aware of in the aviation industry. Thabiso Mokone said after listening to aviation professionals, he is convinced the industry…
The Department of Water and Sanitation has established a task team to find ways of providing uninterrupted water supply even during load shedding, according to Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu was talking to journalists during a media briefing in Rustenburg, after receiving feedback from the task team set up to investigate water supply challenges in the North West Province that affect not only households, but health services and schools alike. The task team, composed of technical experts from the Department of Water and Sanitation, Magalies Water, Provincial, district and local government, have been having weekly meetings to devise a strategy on…
Berlina Lekgethwane, 35, from Phadi in Ramokokastad, outside Rustenburg, North West, will compete against scores of other aspiring queens at the finals of the Mrs South Africa beauty pageant. The Mrs South Africa beauty pageant accommodates models that are already married with or without children and are between the ages of 25 and 55. The pageant also offers married women and mothers an opportunity to celebrate their beauty and skills. Lekgethwane, who is also a government spokesperson, describes herself as a go-getter and said her participation in the competition is aimed at proving a point that anything is possible and…
The Rustenburg Local Municipality’s Joint Operating Committee is on high alert, following persistent rains that have hit the area since Tuesday night. Due to heavy downpours, a vehicle was reportedly flooded at Beiten Street in Rustenburg east. The municipality has urged residents and motorists to exercise caution, as it continues to rain. Spokesperson Thapelo Matebesi, said their disaster and emergency personnel are on high alert. “As for flooding, there are no danger threats so far of flooding and the joint operation committee is on watch, on alert of any such dangers of flooding in and around Rustenburg. “The only area…
Five suspects accused of theft and fraud worth R590 000 appeared at the Rustenburg Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Solomon Motepe, Jaki Montsho, Michael Maledu, Christian Letlhake and Linky are said to be the executive committee members of Schaapkraal Communal Property Association (CPA), an association that consists of beneficiaries of the Schaapkraal Farm in Marikana. According to Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso the CPA had a contract with Eskom and a payment for the annual servitude rights was due from the power utility. The five executive committee members allegedly conspired and gave Eskom a different bank account for the payment to be deposited.…
The North West police have confirmed that four people were killed in an accident in the early hours of Monday at Jericho in Maboloka near Brits, North West. According to the police, four males who were in a light motor vehicle sustained extensive injuries and were all declared dead on the scene by paramedics. The provincial police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh said it appeared that the vehicle lost control and came to a complete halt against the Eskom electric wires. Myburgh said they are busy with investigation to get to the bottom of what caused the accident. “We are currently…
The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management has raised alarm over the high number of road accidents in the province. So far nine people have been killed in separate road accidents over the weekend. Four people died in a horrific accident at Letlhabile near Brits in the Madibeng local Municipality in the early hours of Monday. Another accident occurred on the N12 near Klerksdorp where three people died after their vehicle knocked down a pedestrian who also died in the accident,”said Keonyaditse. The Safety Department Spokesperson Alpheus Koonyaditse said according to reports, a sedan with four male…
Following the slaying of three women in the North West, by their partners, the civil rights group #NotInMyName is calling on men to seek counselling, instead of killing their partners. #NotInMyName Secretary General Themba Masango said the rate at which femicide and GBV is happening in the North West is concerning, and urged men to work together in combating the scourge in our society. “As #NotInMyName we are really heartbroken and disturbed at the rate of femicide and gender based violence that is happening in our country, particularly in the North West. “We want to urge men, and call on…
Eskom’s inability to supply uninterrupted electricity continues to cause devastation to households and businesses with many enterprises downsizing and or closing down completely. Poultry farmers are among the hardest hit by the rolling power outages as they need electricity not just for their chicks to grow but for merely keeping them alive as well. A North West poultry farmer is among those affected by the power outages and has already lost chicken, money and had to lay off some employees too. 32-year-old Bayanda Maseko who runs a poultry farm in Bronkhorspruit outside Rustenburg, North West, says his business is hanging…
Rustenburg police in the North West have opened a murder docket after the discovery of the bodies of a couple in a house in Rustenburg Noord. While a full investigation is yet to be conducted authorities have alleged they suspect the man first shot his wife before turning the gun on himself. North West Police spokesperson Captain Aatje Botma confirmed the incident and said it is not clear what led to the shooting. “Police can confirm that a case of murder and an inquest is being investigated. Allegedly a 36- year-old man shot his 40-year-old wife yesterday night in their…