RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOGWASE - On Tuesday, 19 August the South African Police Service in Mogwase, led by Station Commander Col Raphata, in partnership with the North West Provincial Firearm Control Office, held an awareness campaign at Machama Community Hall in Manamakgotheng Village. The initiative, according to Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, Rustenburg police spokesperson, followed complaints about a shop at Moruleng Mall reportedly selling toy guns that look similar to real firearms.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MADIKWE - The South African Police Service in Madikwe has welcomed the sentencing of 47-year-old Boiki William Modimokwane to 10-years direct imprisonment for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) in a domestic violence related matter. According to information received from Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, Rustenburg police spokesperson, the incident was reported on 31 August 2024, after a woman was assaulted following an argument with Modimokwane.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The police have launched an investigation into an incident and the circumstances that led to the shooting and discovery of five male bodies at an open cast mine in Tlhatlaganyane Village, in the policing precinct of Sun City police station. According to information received from Brig Sabata Mokgwabone, North West police spokesperson, a multi-disciplinary team was dispatched to the scene, to gather information and evidence that would not only help unravel the cause of the murders, but also help identify the perpetrators.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Police in the North West Province, working with other law enforcement agencies, conducted high-density, intelligence-led, joint law enforcement operations under Operation Shanela 2 throughout the province between Monday, 11 and Sunday, 17 August.
The operations, according to North West Police spokesperson, Col Adéle Myburgh, included the setting of 11 roadblocks, searching of 443 premises, 3 004 persons and 1 197 vehicles.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - ZEERUST - A recent accident involving an elephant at the Impodimo Lodge at the Madikwe Game Reserve, where a French tourist, Lionel Budieu from Nice, was injured, has made national headlines.
Earlier reports suggested that on Sunday, 10 August, a female elephant charged at tourists, leaving the French national with a wound in his right arm and a broken leg. Before the incident, a tour guide noticed guests following elephants and cautioned them that this could anger the animals.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOGWASE- The Moses Kotane Local Municipality recently hosted the District Thuntsha Lerole Phase 5 Accelerated Service Delivery Programme in Mogwase.
According to the Municipality, Phase 5 Thuntsha Lerole accelerated service delivery programe aims to address critical service delivery challenges by integrating various government departments and stakeholders to provide essential services directly to communities.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG – 28-year-old Tebogo “Manyoka” Diale and 19-year-old Simphiwe Dube are scheduled to make their second appearance before the Koster Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 14 August, for a formal bail application.
According to Rustenburg police spokesperson, Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, the two first appeared briefly in court on Friday, 8 August, on charges of possession of explosives and unlawful possession of ammunition.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - On Thursday, 7 August, the Rustenburg Local Municipality experienced an incident of security compromise (a cyber-attack) in that there had been an unauthorised access to or acquisition of information into the municipality ICT network systems. As a matter of fact, this incident not only had an impact on the administration of the municipality, but also poses a challenge in the delivery of services to the community.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - "ActionSA notes with extreme concern the alleged hacking of the Rustenburg Local Municipality's IT network. This incident occurs against the backdrop of ActionSA laying criminal charges against the Municipal Manager for alleged fraud and corruption, raising serious questions about potential links between the two events," said Thabo Nkashe, Action SANW Provincial Chairperson in a media release on Friday last week. 

In what is seen as one of its most successful events ever, the TSKKIA All Styles Martial Arts Federation teamed up with the local SPCA to help the Rustenburg SPCA with raising funds to take care of all the animals in their care. This event managed to generate in excess of R21 000 towards the local SPCA. The funds will be used to ward the protection and care of the animals in their care. This International competition with competitors from Ireland and other countries proved once again that TSKKIA is a Martial Arts Federation that cares and that they are willing to help wherever they can.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Rustenburg has launched a manhunt following the discovery of a woman’s body at a flat on Tuin Street, Rustenburg, on Monday, 4 August, at approximately 17:00.
According to Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, Rustenburg police spokesperson, the Police were called to the scene, where they were met by the building caretaker and a witness, who is reportedly a friend of the suspect. Upon entering the flat, the police discovered the lifeless body of a woman with three visible stab wounds to the neck.

RUSTENBURG HERALD – MARIKANA - The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Marikana has launched a manhunt for two unknown suspects following a fatal shooting incident that occurred at a residence in Mmaditlhokwa Village on Monday night, 4 August.
According to Sgt Ofentse Mokgadi, Rustenburg police spokesperson, the police responded to the scene and found the lifeless body of an adult male lying in a pool of blood inside a house. The victim, identified as 30-year-old Mr Given Magoba, sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the upper left chest.