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DA calls for swift action to recover 51 rhino horns stolen at North West Parks Board
The DA has called for urgent action to retrieve the 51 rhino horns stolen from the North West Parks Board.…
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Suspected municipal crooks hoped whiskey & cash would make a docket disappear
The North West High Court this week granted the NPA a preservation order for a corruption case amounting to R200,000.…
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2 arrested with catalytic converters worth R1.7 million
Following up on information about a Bidvest Protea Coin Security vehicle in Rustenburg on Thursday, the Hawks’ serious organized crime…
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Chaos as Xolani and his Sizok’thola crew attacked & blocked from making drug bust – VIDEO
Xolani Khumalo and his Sizok’thola crew members were attacked while shooting an episode of the Moja Love drug-busting show in…
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Fikile Mbalula: Lack of governance at the core of failing North West municipalities
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the party was looking into the deployment of councillors and how they engage communities.…
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Ex-police captain gets 15 years in jail for kidnapping & robbery
A former police captain has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for robbery and kidnapping. Former police captain Steve Molatedi…
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Accountant appears in court over alleged theft of R5 million from his employer
An accountant accused of stealing over R5 million from his employer appeared briefly in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.…
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Toddler rescued from borehole during 4-hour operation
A girl believed to be one year old was rescued after she fell down a borehole in Phokeng near Rustenburg,…
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Marikana miners’ case struck off the roll
The case against 17 mineworkers from Marikana near Rustenburg was struck off the court roll on Friday at the North…
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Jub Jub FIRED from Uyajola 9/9 – Here’s why
South African media personality, hip hop artist, and TV Host Jub Jub has been fired from his cushy Uyajola 9/9…
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2 men killed in horrifying head-on collision on the R565 in Rustenburg
Two male drivers died in a horrifying head-on collision between two vehicles on the R565 outside Boshoek in Rustenburg, in…
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Man shot dead in Rustenburg
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed inside a building in Rustenburg on Valentine’s Day. North West police spokesperson Colonel…
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Uncle sentenced to life in jail for r@ping 9-year-old niece
The Bafokeng Magistrate’s Court in Tlhabane near Rustenburg, sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old niece. The…
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Body of 17-year-old found hanging from tree
North West police have confirmed that 17-year-old Tshiamo Masikane’s body was found after he went missing on New Year’s Day.…
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5 killed in North West road crashes
Five people were killed in two separate road accidents in North West on Saturday. The Department of Public Safety and…
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Husband allegedly guns down his wife and turns gun on himself
A woman was shot dead allegedly by her husband at their home in Rustenburg on Saturday night. “Allegedly a 36-year-old…
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Ex-Impala Platinum senior accountant convicted of R850 000 fraud
A former senior accountant at Impala Platinum (Implats) was convicted on Wednesday of fraud and of money laundering amounting to…
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SPCA euthanises pit bulls that killed North West man
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) said the two pit bulls that mauled…
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Man mauled to death by a pit bull at a tavern in Mogwase, North West
A pit bull has mauled another person to death, this time in Mogwase outside Rustenburg in North West. The 39-year-old…
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NW man gets life imprisonment for r@pe
A 47-year-old man who admitted to raping a woman was sentenced to life imprisonment on two counts of rape. Oupa…
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5 alleged illegal mining kingpins arrested in North West
The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, assisted by members of the Illegal Mining Task Team have arrested five alleged illegal…
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SAPS investigating brutal murder of another farmer Etienne du Toit, who was bludgeoned with iron rod
Police are investigating a murder case, following the discovery of a 53-year-old farmer’s body at Sterkspruit farm outside Mbombela on…
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Alleged cable thief wounded during a shoot-out with police near Rustenburg
A suspected cable thief was shot and wounded during a shoot-out with the police at Mosenthal, near Rustenburg, in North…
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Ex-attorney in court over alleged theft of R700 000 from RAF claimants
A former Rustenburg attorney accused of stealing about R700 000 from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) claimants, appeared briefly in…
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NEC’s Obed Bapela: Can’t risk going into 2024 with a divided North West
The ANC’s dwindling election numbers in the North West will worsen if the new leadership does not prioritize unity. That’s…
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North West ANC members threaten court action
Disgruntled ANC members in the North West want the Constitutional Court to nullify the conference that elected new provincial leaders…
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Ex- Rustenburg municipal manager in court in connection with R11 million tender fraud
Former municipal manager of Rustenburg, Nqobile Sithole, appeared in court in connection with tender fraud of R11 million, the Hawks…
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North West cops probing apparent drag race incident that left 8 people injured
Police in the North West have confirmed that no arrests have been made following an apparent drag racing incident in…
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2 appear in Rustenburg court for extortion
Two men were arrested for allegedly trying to extort R3 500 from a construction company in Kroondal near Rustenburg in…
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Numsa condemns shopsteward’s murder in Rustenburg
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has condemned the murder of its shopsteward at Implats in Rustenburg,…
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Numsa is trying to strong-arm contracting companies, says Impala Platinum
The urgent application to interdict the ongoing strike at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operations was heard on Tuesday afternoon in the…
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Again! ANC North West postpones its elective conference
The ANC’s interim provincial committee in the North West has once again postponed its elective conference following several unresolved disputes…
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North West police withdraw reward after DNA matches remains to missing 8-year-old Tlotlo Moilwe
North West police have withdrawn an R50,000 reward for information on a missing eight-year-old boy from Mogwase after DNA results…
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Alleged Rustenburg n@ked church members released on bail
Six people, who were arrested after they were found n@ked at a church in Sondela, near Rustenburg, have been released…
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Conviction secured for GP man who murdered ex-lover and fled to Brazil
Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren, a Gauteng man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and fled to Brazil in 2011, has been found…
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Church members arrested after allegedly being found n@ked with 11 children
Six church members have been remanded in custody until Monday, 13 June 2022, following their appearance in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s…
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ER24 paramedics robbed at gunpoint while transporting critically-ill patient who later died
Two ER24 paramedics transporting a critically ill patient to hospital on Tuesday night were robbed at gunpoint. Russel Meiring, ER24’s…
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‘Jesus Christ is coming back, get n@ked’: High drama as Pastor instructs congregants to take off their clothes
For some time, the church services went well until the pastor locked them in the house and told them to…
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Update: No arrest after teacher shot dead at Rustenburg school
No arrest has been made after a teacher was gunned down at Rutanang Primary School in Rustenburg on Monday. Samukelisiwe…
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Teaching at Rustenburg school suspended after teacher shot dead
The North West Education Department has suspended teaching at a Rustenburg school following the murder of a teacher who was…
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Total chaos as peaceful march ends in tears
A march that was supposed to be peaceful ended in total chaos near Sibanye-Stillwater mine offices outside Rustenburg in North…
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Jealous man sentenced to life in jail for stabbing estranged wife & her friend to death
The Rustenburg Regional Court has sentenced 48-year-old George Motsamai Ntlheng to life imprisonment for the murders of his estranged wife,…
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One passenger burns to death whilst 14 injured in North West taxi crash
A passenger was burnt to death and 14 others were seriously injured when a minibus taxi’s tyre burst and hit…
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Saftu lauds mine workers for heckling Cyril Ramaphosa
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has lauded the heckling of African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa…
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‘We warned the ANC’ – Cosatu’s Zingiswa Losi says workers are tired of empty promises
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says the chaotic scenes on Sunday at the federation’s Workers’ Day rally in Rustenburg, which forced…
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President Ramaphosa’s address at Cosatu’s May Day rally disrupted by angry workers
Angry members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Sunday afternoon disrupted Cosatu’s May Day Rally in Rustenburg, North…
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Numsa: South Africans have no reason to celebrate workers day
Trade union National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) believes South Africans have no reason to celebrate workers’ day…
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Workers’ Day: Trade unions vow to prioritise fight against retrenchments
As the world commemorates Workers’ Day, trade unions are vowing to prioritize the fight against retrenchments. The day honours the…
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Operation Dudula launches branch in North West
A group of Operation Dudula supporters have gathered at the sports grounds near the Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg ahead…
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2 arrested for allegedly stealing cattle worth R100 000
Spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh, said a shepherd went to investigate after hearing strange noises coming from a kraal in Majemantsho…
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