RUSTENBURG HERALD - POTCHEFSTROOM - In a glamorous ceremony to salute and acknowledge members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in North West, numerous officers and employees were awarded as winners in more than 40 categories on Friday, 18 October during the 12th annual Service Excellence Awards event held at the Elgro Hotel. Furthermore, 20 retirees were celebrated for their faithful service.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - PRETORIA - ‘n Dag van massaprotes gaan oor minder as vier weke teen die Wet op Basiese Onderwys (Bela) gehou word om só die sterkste boodskap van weerstand nóg teen die gewraakte artikels wat in dié wet vervat word, uit te stuur. 
‘n Resolusie is verlede week tydens ‘n Bela-aksieberaad in Pretoria deur tientalle organisasies verteenwoordigend van die groter Afrikaanse gemeenskap aanvaar om ‘n dag van protes teen Bela se artikels oor taal- en toelatingsbeleid aan te kondig. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Inwoners van Gauteng en Noordwes kan hulle regmaak vir die soveelste waterkrisis wat krane in die twee provinsies nou enige dag kan laat opdroog. 
Rand Water het Saterdag, 12 Oktober, ‘n waarskuwing uitgereik dat opgaardamme en reservoirs tot aansienlik laer vlakke gedaal het sedert ‘n tweede hittegolf enkele weke na vanjaar se winter reeds sy verskyning gemaak het. In ‘n sterk-bewoorde verklaring waarsku Rand Water munisipaliteite in die streek - veral diegene wat hul water vanuit pompstasies en reservoirs in Gauteng ontvang, om hul waterverbruik dramaties in te kort ten einde nog ‘n waterskrisis te voorkom. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In an ongoing effort to enhance safety and order, the South African Police Service (SAPS), in collaboration with the Rustenburg Local Municipality and various stakeholders, successfully executed their weekly “Safer City” operations. 
These efforts have primarily focused on maintaining law and order within the Central Business District (CBD). The latest operation, which took place on Friday, saw the enforcement of municipal bylaws, with a significant focus on removing illegal structures, particularly at the taxi rank.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - PHOKENG - The Tlhabane Magistrates’ Court handed down 15 years imprisonment sentence to a 15-year-old teenager last week for four cases of rape, reported over the last three years.
Evidence presented in court indicated that in the first incident, reported on Monday, 5 September 2022, a 12-year-old girl was walking home after school. She was approached by the perpetrator, who was her classmate. He grabbed her water bottle and ran away. The victim chased after him into a secluded area, where she was overpowered and raped.

Rustenburg Herald se Theron-familie (Christo, Lulu en Andries) en hul gades nooi die Rustenburg-gemeenskap om op Saterdag, 12 Oktober, deel te neem aan die 100-jarige bestaansjaarvieringe van dié koerant by Brauhaus Afrika sowat 16 km vanaf Rustenburg op die Krugersdorppad (R24). Hiermee vier ons die bykans onuitwisbare rol van Rustenburg Herald as ware gemeenskapskoerant, bron van inligting en meningsvormer sedert 1924.

Rustenburg consumers making use of prepaid electricity have been kept abreast of new developments regarding their prepaid metering devices at home for at least the past two years.

Those residents who have prepaid meters that are not rolled over yet (a team that came to your house and updated your meter), should take note of the latest development:

“If you buy electricity and receive three codes to enter, do not stress about it. Just follow the easy steps in the picture.” the latest message from the Rustenburg Municipality reads.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A multi-disciplinary Vala Umgodi team apprehended no less than 21 suspected illegal miners in the Bojanala Platinum District on Wednesday, 25 and Thursday, 26 September, for contravention of section (49) (1) (a) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002). 
The suspects, aged between 20 and 56, were nabbed in Tlhatlaganyane, Witrandjie, and Mooinooi. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The management of Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital (JSTH) is committed to protecting patient confidentiality and clinical records in accordance with the National Health Act 61 of 2023 and other related legislations.
All hospital users are hereby informed that, illegal obtainment of clinical records is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - KGASWANE - Vernietigende veldbrande het sedert Woensdag verlede week vir die soveelste keer uitgebreide skade in natuurlike weiding, veld en infrastruktuur in die Kgaswane Natuurreservaat teen die suidelike hange van die Magaliesberg aangerig terwyl berigte van woonhuise en soortgelyke privaateiendom wat vernietig of erg verniel is, ook van nie-amptelike woordvoerders ontvang is.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - ZEERUST - Die AfriForum-tak in Zeerust het op 14 September die plaaslike begraafplaas op die hoek van Forsman- en Van Riebeeckstraat skoongemaak. 
Altesaam 42 vrywilligers het die dag gehelp om twee ton tuinvullis te verwyder. Ná ’n lang dag van harde werk is ’n totaal van 12 vragte vullis weggery.
“Dit is ’n riem onder die hart dat soveel vrywilligers ons met die skoonmaakprojek kom help het.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Ward 44 Community Empowerment Movement is a local charity organisation, working for change and upliftment in what seems to be, forgotten communities. 
Ward44 is active in different villages (Serutube, Mosenthal, Ikageng, Lesung and Lekgalong), as these local communities don’t even have the mere basics - such as health centres or a police station. The organisation was formed after the realisation that these five villages are severely lacking in service delivery.