Teboho Twala, founder of the fintech startup ZAKHAA, understands the challenges faced by small businesses, particularly in townships.  “I realized that small businesses lose billions of rands yearly in unpaid deferred payments,” Twala explains. “People promise to pay later, but often don’t, leaving businesses with no collateral and relying ­solely on trust. There’s a need to formalize this relationship seamlessly and cost-effectively.” This realization led to the creation of ZAKHAA, a unique payment system designed to address this very issue.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - It’s no secret that the Rustenburg Municipality has for years been accused of unfair and discriminatory selective credit control with the termination of electrical services of residents who have dared to fall into arrears by even the most negligible amount while others are seemingly allowed to work up hundreds of thousands of rand in arrears without the slightest punitive measures. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Rustenburgers word gemaan om weer uiters versigtig te wees vir die jongste bedrogspul wat die afgelope week of wat weer per epos die ronde doen. 
Skrywes word aan rekeninghouers gestuur - meestal van 'n adres wat vir hulle bekend is - met die kennisgewing dat hul rekening agterstallig is en asb so gou moontliheid vereffen moet word maar - groot asseblief - na 'n alternatiewe epos-adres en rekening omdat sogenaamde ouditeuring van bestaande stelsels tans gedoen word. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Na wat vir die soveelste keer vanjaar na 'n erge hittegolf gevoel het (en waarskynlik was) het Rustenburg uiteindelik die afgelope week 'n bietjie welkome verligting teen buitengewone hittetoestande ontvang. 
Veral Maandagaand het 'n uitstekende bui kort na die laatmiddag-spitstydverkeer uitgesak en in sommige plekke soos Geelhoutpark Kremetartlaanspruitjie is waar reën ervaar.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West is calling on National Treasury to urgently investigate the Rustenburg Local Municipality’s Tlhabane West Sports Facility project, which has become yet another symbol of mismanagement and potential corruption.  Despite receiving nearly R20 million in Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funding, this project remains incomplete - three years after construction began - while the municipality has already burned through more than R17.5 million.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - “Industries sub-station is on the brink of collapse.” “In 2016 new switch gear was bought but not installed.” “In 2024, a new sub-station building at Koorsboom was erected, but it is standing unused.” “The previous Mayor was warned about the state of affairs.” 
These were some of the comments made by Councillor Gert du Plessis during a Ward meeting on Wednesday, 29 January in the Old Town Hall. Out of sheer desperation, residents of Ward 15, 16 and 17 requested a meeting with Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) and the Mayor after continuous, lengthy electricity outages - the tip of the iceberg of the service delivery disaster in Rustenburg.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Alerts went out on various WhatsApp groups on Monday afternoon, 3 February, after protesters took to the streets in front of the local Eskom offices in Mabe Business Park.
In an unexpected turn of events, these protesters were not local residents but drove and were transported in a great number of vehicles from various informal settlements in the area of Brits. 
Rustenburg Herald arrived on the scene to find approximately 150 community members sitting on sidewalks, talking in small groups and filing down the road to make their presence and dissatisfaction known with the national energy provider, Eskom.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - [On Monday, 27 January] the Democratic Alliance (DA) submitted a letter along with a petition signed by business owners of Koster to the MEC of Public Works and Roads, Lizzy Mokua, requesting her to urgently intervene in the incomplete road project of the R509 in Koster. 
The MEC must also supply a comprehensive explanation about the project’s delays and the reasons for its abandonment.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - NORTH WEST - The North West province has experienced a significant amount of rainfall this season, bringing much-needed relief to the region's water resources. 
As a result, the province's dam levels have shown notable improvements over the past few weeks. According to the Department’s latest report on the country’s water levels, the overall dam levels in the North West province have increased from 64.7% to 72.5%. This upward trend will bring a relief to the province, and the department is optimistic that this upward trajectory will continue.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MOOINOOI - South African Police Service (SAPS) management in North West is saddened by the death of a 32-year-old Constable, who lost her life during a motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 02:30 on Saturday, 25 January 2025, on the N4 road near Majakaneng village, outside Mooinooi. 

According to information, two members driving in a state motor vehicle (Toyota Hilux), were on the way back to Mooinooi police station after attending to a complaint wherein four victims of an alleged hijacking reported earlier, were left abandoned next to the road in the Bapong area.

Egmond Vosloo - a well-known resident of Rustenburg and for years a Councillor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality - is currently in deep despair and doesn’t know where to turn to for help regarding the condition of this (yes indeed) “municipal road” on the southern outskirts of Rustenburg, practically within walking distance of the Rustenburg Kloof, the Kgaswane Nature Reserve, the Montugulu Traditional Village, the Rustenburg Cultural Centre and finally, the Rustenveld nature conservation area.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - At Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club bonfires in celebration of a dispute which had been dragging on for the past four years were lit over the weekend, after the news broke that the Rustenburg Local Municipality’s Municipal Manager - Adv Ashmar Khuduge - had finally resolved a dispute as to the entity or holder of the only legitimate lease agreement between the Rustenburg Municipality and the premises of Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club.