BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The streets of Jozi are set to come alive with athletic energy and community spirit on Tuesday, 24 September, as thousands of runners gather to participate in one of the city’s most iconic Heritage Day celebrations, the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10K, starting at Lilian Ngoyi Street/Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg and finishing at Rahima Moosa Street/Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg.
New record of attendees at Golden Oldies Car Show
This weekend saw the umpteenth and highly successful Golden Oldies Car Show at Brauhaus Afrika, with literally thousands of people attending.
Visitors from as far afield as Pretoria, Johannesburg and Potchefstroom were among the crowds.
UP-Tuks unbeaten, NWU topple TUT, UWC humble CUT in Varsity Football round 4
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - It was goals galore in the Varsity Men’s Football round 4 as VUT moved to second place of the log standings with 4-1 win over DUT, UWC bagged a second victory at home with a 4-1 victory over CUT.
The night also saw impressive wins from log leaders UP-Tuks. NWU handed defending champs TUT another defeat at home in Mahikeng. UWC’s victory at home to CUT in the Varsity Football match might guarantee a spot in the last four of the competition or even punching their ticket to the competition’s top spot.
Operation Trans-Kalahari sees firearms, ammunition recovered, murder suspects arrested
Members of the Rustenburg and North West Police, Traffic Officers and officials from the Directorate of Public Safety on parade, during the Trans-Kalahari Roadblock and Safety Operation held on the Bakwena N4 just off the Waterfall Mall during the course of last week. An alarming number of unlicensed firearms and ammunition were recovered, with at least five wanted criminals and murder suspects being apprehended during this operation.
More than 8 mil South Africans unemployed
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The NW province is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons with the highest unemployment rate in the country.
Unemployment does not only affect households and buying power, but also has a significant negative impact on the economic growth in our province. Yet another 12 000 North West residents join the unemployment queue between Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2024, with the official rate at 41,3%, being the highest in the country.








