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All systems go for election

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - South Africans living abroad voted in missions around the world this past weekend.

The Electoral Commission expressed its gratitude to the scores of South Africans who voted from May 17 to 19 in the 2024 National Elections. Around 78 000 citizens living overseas could vote in 111 South African missions across the world.

In some instances, voters had to endure intemperate weather, wait in queues for extended periods, and travel significant distances. In the USA, former Klerksdorpian Ylani Stoltz and her husband, Ryk drove 15 hours to Washington DC to cast their vote “hoping for a better future’’.

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The impact of your vote

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Prof Parmi Natesan, CEO, Institute of Directors in South Africa, said South African should not waste the power of being able to vote. She said to be an active shareholder in the governance of your country will drive the positive change you wish to see.

She compared South African voters to the shareholders in the corporate world. “In the corporate world, responsible shareholders understand the impact of their votes on the company’s trajectory. Similarly, every South African citizen holds the key to the nation’s future in their hands during elections.’’

Nampo bars uit sy nate

Klerksdorp Rekord, Bothaville - Die laaste stof by Nampo het gaan lê nadat ‘n rekordgetal van 86 474 besoekers oor die vier dae die gewilde Oesdag besoek het.

Graan SA se 56ste Nampo wat van 14-17 Mei plaasgevind het, word allerweë as ‘n groot sukses beskou. Die rekordgetal besoekers - asook 865 uitstallers - het die handelskou se gewildheid onder landbouers, uitstallers meningvormers en almal in die samelewing wat ‘n hart vir landbou het, bevestig.

Riaan Benade en sy ‘bende’ tree op in Klerksdorp

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Riaan Benade is soveel meer as bloot Franna se seun. Hy is ‘n kunstenaar in eie reg en Klerksdorpers sal bly wees om te hoor hy tree op 8 Junie in die Escapadesteater by Rio Casino op.

Sy nuwe album “Die Lot” sal by die konsert bekendgestel word. Hy bring sy orkes, of sy bende soos hy hulle noem, saam Klerksdorp toe.

Op 80 is haar skêr nog skerp

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Plaaslike haarkapper Mollie Nepgen is dalk 80 jaar oud, maar van haar skêr bêre is daar nog geen sprake nie. Sy sny nog elke dag haar kliënte se hare by Ster Mans Haarkapper in Centrallaan.

Mollie se loopbaan het in 1962 op 17-jarige ouderdom begin toe sy as vakleerling by ‘n mans haarkapper begin werk. Sy het destyds by die bekende klerewinkel Des Lens in OR Tambostraat (toe Kerkstraat) begin werk. Voor in die winkel is manspakke verkoop en agter was ‘n haarsalon vir mans en vroue. Nadat sy haar vakleerlingskap daar voltooi het, het sy by verskeie manshaarkappers gewerk, onder andere vir die swears, Flip en Nols Haarkappers, en die Le Roux broers Haarkappers.