Klerksdorp Record - Community News

Businessman sheds kilos to win national challenge

10 October 2025

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - A Klerksdorp businessman won the national Body20 Transformation Challenge earning him the top prize of R10 000.

Charlom Enslin, a member of the Body20 Rockville Square, has lost almost 30 kg over a period of three years. He plans to still shed 15 kg.

The Transformation Challenge invited members from all 49 Body20 Studios across South Africa to share their journeys, showcasing how Body20’s Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) training leads to real results. Thousands of supporters cast their votes on the official Body20 Facebook page from September 8 to 21.

New community TV station on the air

3 October 2025

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The North West has a new community TV channel and it will be broadcasting from Klerksdorp.

Platinum NW TV switched on their signal this week after a struggle of ten years to get their license. The switch-on took place on Wednesday October 1.

From Oudorp to the top of the mining world

3 October 2025

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - For the first time in its 104 year history, a woman will be in control of the world’s largest gold producer - and she is from Klerksdorp.

Natascha Viljoen grew up in Oudorp, matriculated at KHS in 1987, and went on to study metallurgical engineering at NWU before completing her MBA at UCT.

No track of kudu roaming in La Hoff

3 October 2025

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - It is not everyday that Klerksdorpians get to see wildlife from your yard, but for residents in Boshoff Street, La Hoff that is just what they saw early on Heritage Day last week.

Earth Shepherds, a wildlife conservation NPO, was called to track a young male kudu roaming the streets of La Hoff.

Cheney Coetzee said she immediately rushed to where the animal was last spotted and drove and walked around but lost its track eventually.

Suzy soek net liefde en bottels melk

3 October 2025

Suzy is Bona Bona Wildsplaas se nuutste aantrekkingskrag! Dié honger baba kameelperd is vyf maande oud. Luke Schoeman, hoof-veldwagter, bars van trots oor hul nuutste toevoeging. Die dier se ma het haar weggegooi en die personeellede moes inspring met bottels melk vir voeding. Volgens Luke het hulle hard probeer dat haar ma haar moet aanneem, maar sy het net nie belanggestel nie. Besoekers kan Suzy besigtig. Skakel die wildsplaas om ‘n afspraak te maak om die kleinding te sien.