RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Drie mans waaronder ‘n prominente menslike hulpbronne-bestuurder van die Noordwes Departement van Onderwys in Rustenburg en twee mede-beskuldigdes het op Maandag, 25 Maart 2024 in die Rustenburgse Landdroshof verskyn op verskeie klagtes van bedrog en geldwassery. 
Olebogeng Modikoe (39), Thulare Joseph Radise (40) en Kabelo Patrice Mosuwe (40) staan tereg op verskeie aanklagtes dat hulle saam ‘n bedrogspul en geldwassery bedryf het deur hulle (Radise en Mosume) as twee spookwerknemers van die departement van onderwys voor te doen vir wie daar “salarisse” van R150 092,87 in die twee se bankrekenings inbetaal is.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die familie van ‘n 18-jarige meisie van Rustenburg leef in vrees vir haar veiligheid nadat haar pa net meer as ‘n week-en-’n-half gelede voor haar oë net buite hul erf in Krugerstraat 54 Ooseinde deur ‘n 54-jarige verdagte doodgekiet is. 
Die meisie is die enigste ooggetuie in ‘n voorval wat as niks anders as ‘n voorafbeplande aanslag op die lewe van die 44-jarige Jacques Ricardo Gibson beskryf kan word nie. 
Gibson is omstreeks 11:40 op Donderdag, 14 Maart, vlak voor die hoofhek van sy eiendom in Ooseinde na bewering met sewe skote deur ‘n kollega van hom - glo sy werkgewer - doodgeskiet.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Glencore Ferroalloys proudly announced its sponsorship of the North West Department of Health to address a critical issue in the Tlhabane community. 
Upon receiving a request for assistance in June 2023 from local health authorities, Glencore Ferroalloys took swift action to address the longstanding problem the Tlhabane Community Health Centre’s radiology section had with a malfunctioning x-ray machine that severely impacted medical services at the centre.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MAHIKENG - A twenty eight year-old man of North West - Matlhogonolo Katong (28) appeared before the Mmabatho Magistrates' Court on Monday, 18 March 2024 on a charge of Illegal Possession of diamonds. 
His arrest emanates from information received by the Mahikeng based Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation team pertaining to a suspect who was alleged to be in possession of uncut diamonds and looking for a buyer.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A 29-year-old man - Letlhogonolo Mokati - was remanded in custody upon appearance in the Bafokeng Magistrates’ Court in Tlhabane on Monday, 18 March 2024, on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and possession of an electronic jamming device. 
He is expected to make a second court appearance on Friday, 22 March 2024, for formal bail application North West Police told Rustenburg Herald.  Mokati was arrested on Friday, 15 March 2024, during a Crime Intelligence driven operation by the Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP), Tlhabane Visible Policing, Rustenburg Flying Squad and District Detectives, after information regarding individuals involved in a spate of hijackings around Rustenburg was operationalised.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality became a hive of activities when Deputy President Paul Mashatile visited its local municipalities, namely, Rustenburg and Moses Kotane, on 15 and 16 March 2024. During his visit Deputy President Mashatile amongst others, unveiled and handed over newly completed projects and infrastructure to Executive Mayors and communities in the region. These icluded a Primary School to serve Seraleng and Paardekraal communities built to the tune of R26.3 million, a multi million rand Medical Centre in Tlhabane equipped with state of-the art X-Ray equipment, a donation of school shoes, school uniforms, stationery, sanitary towels to learners, and a donation of goats, sheep, cattle, bulls, agricultural equipment and garden tools to subsistence farmers around Boshoek.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Berigte dat plaaslike owerhede skynbaar toenemend nie meer in staat is of dit kan bekostig om belangrike munisipale dienste te lewer nie, is vinnig besig om alledaags te word. Rustenburg Herald het vroeg verlede jaar die oë wyd laat rek met 'n berig dat inwoners van 'n sekere uitbreiding self moes opdok vir die aankoop van onderdele (klampe) toe 'n waterpyp in die wyk gebars het en inwoners vir etlike ure sonder water moes sit. 
Inwoners van Boshoffstraat in Rustenburg (weswaarts van Pres Thabo Mbeki-laan) het verlede Donderdag presies dieselfde oorgekom nadat vandale 'n elektriese meterkas in die buurt gevandaliseer het en die elektriese skakelaars/stroombrekers (circuit breakers) uit die meterkas gesteel het.

‘n Middeljarige vrou (Hettie Kruger) en haar assistent (Vince) van Line-X Protective Coatings in Watervallaan 18 in Rustenburg is Dinsdagmiddag om 14:45 deur sewe onbekende mans in ‘n wit Dyna-4-6-vragmotor met ‘n plat bak sonder registrasienommer met vuurwapens aangehou, vasgebind en van verskeie groottes dromme en kanne olie in wit en rooi houers beroof. Die mans het by die voordeur opgedaag onder die voorwendsel dat hulle ‘n taamlike groot hoeveelheid olie wil koop en daar is toe vir hulle oopgemaak.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In the face of a continuing heat wave that appears to have the entire country in a firm grip, the sad news for Rustenburg residents is that the water shortage experienced over the past few weeks throughout the city is more than likely to continue for at least another week, as Rustenburg Executive Mayor - Shiela Mabale-Huma has warned during a press conference held last Tuesday afternoon. 
By now probably most of Rustenburg will know that the current water shortage is a result not only of a heat wave with almost unprecedented temperatures around the country,

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) is supplied by 2 bulk water supply boards - Rand Water and Magalies Water. Both the Rand Water and Magalies Water schemes are currently under strain due to reduced water supply.
 City Power in Gauteng experienced failure on the feeder board at Eikenof substation, after one of the isolators experienced a flash-over last night. This subsequently affected the dedicated transformer supplying power, to the Rand Water Eikenhof pump station. This pump station dedicates supply to Rustenburg through the Barnardsvlei system.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - 'n Bekende 62-jarige sakeman van Rustenburg en 'n voormalige Rustenburgse sakevrou wat 'n intieme vriendin van die familie is, het Maandagaand omstreeks 20:00 'n noue ontkoming gehad toe 'n komplot wat klaarblyklik daarop gemik was om die twee van hul selfone, kontant en persoonlike besittings en heel waarskynlik die sakeman ('n prominente kontrakteur by Rustenburgse myne) se Toyota Hilux 4x4 te beroof, oënskynlik skeefgeloop en misluk het. 
Die sakeman was ongeveer 18:00 tuis toe sy vrou 'n oproep van dié vriendin ontvang waarin sy slaapplek vir die nag gevra het.

Rustenburg Herald - Kroondal - Strange things have happened in and around Rustenburg in the past! Roughly two years ago a fully grown crocodile was seen crossing the N4 in the vicinity of Kroondal, earlier Rustenburg motorists almost drove into the veld when a local farmer had a young kudu bull accompanying his cattle in the field and leading them with the familiar "cow bell" around its neck. On Monday morning (4 March) motorists on the Bakwena N4 only a few meters from the Kroondal offramp almost overturned their cars when a fully grown hippopotamus was noticed as it appeared to wait on passing traffic before it attempted to cross the N4.