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Many injured in botched illegal North West drag race
North West Police are investigating an illegal drag race in Potchefstroom. This was after multiple people were injured on Sunday…
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Woman sentenced for trying to bribe assault victim
A Potchefstroom woman has been sentenced to four years in prison or to pay R10,000 fine for corruption after threatening…
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Accidents
5 killed in a 3-vehicle crash outside Potchefstroom
Five people were killed and eight others injured in a three-vehicle collision on the N12 between Potchefstroom and Fochville on…
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Suspects linked to at least 12 kidnappings in North West arrested
A swift investigation has led a multidisciplinary team, tasked to investigate kidnappings in the North West wherein hitch-hikers were the…
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2 drownings reported in Potchefstroom quarry dam in one week
Two young boys have drowned in separate fatal incidents at a quarry dam in Ikageng, Potchefstroom in the North West…
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North West’s JB Marks Municipality still on high alert after flash floods in area
Authorities in the JB Marks Municipality in the North West said that they were still on high alert following flash…
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Taxi driver murdered on N12 near Potchefstroom
North West police are searching for unknown suspects who allegedly shot and killed a taxi driver in Potchefstroom on Sunday…
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Man gets 3 life terms plus 279 years in jail for rape and murder
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to three life terms and a combined 279 years on 27 charges including rape and…
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Blade Nzimande calls on police to investigate student drownings in North West
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has urged North West police to investigate the drowning of two Orbit TVET students in…
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North West woman arrested for killing her cousin after argument
Police in Potchefstroom arrested a 22-year-old woman over the weekend for allegedly stabbing her 42-year old cousin, leading to his…
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Man in court for murder of 10-year-old girl
A 38-year-old man is due to appear in the Potchefstroom Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for the alleged murder of a…
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Ramaphosa on the return of load shedding – There will be light at the end of this brief tunnel
President Cyril Ramaphosa says while he is concerned about the return of load shedding, as announced by Eskom on Friday,…
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President Ramaphosa says DA stooped so low with Phoenix posters
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said while the African National Congress (ANC) was using the campaign trail to unite itself…
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NW cop arrested for alleged theft of car bumper
A policeman and two other suspects were arrested, for alleged theft of a car front bumper in Rooigrond, outside Mahikeng,…
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SANDF trainee dies 6 months after being run over
Vishay Singh will never be able to fulfil his dream of serving his country as a member of the SA…
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North West University to open South Africa’s 11th medical school
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened the North West University’s case to establish a medical school in the…
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North West reports outbreak of African swine fever
The North West government has reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) that has killed pigs at a Wilgeboom…
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AfriForum report gives failing marks for North West municipalities
A lack of proper weekly refuse removal, sewage collection and disposal, maintenance of roads, repairs potholes, and water supply problems…
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Accidents
2 killed and 9 injured in two separate crashes in North West & Limpopo
Two people have been killed and nine others have been injured in two separate road accidents in the North West…
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North West man drowns after his boat capsizes in the Boskop Dam
A Potchefstroom, North West man who went sailing with a friend did not come out of the dam alive after…
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