Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - A Swiss company is investing in the Dr KK District and hundreds of jobs will be created.
The DR Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality alongside its sister local municipalities (City of Matlosana, JB Marks and Maquassi Hills), including the neighbouring District Municipality (Fezile Dabi) in the Free State, will this week commit to play a significant role towards efficient electricity generation within the region.
All this should unfold on Thursday September 12 as Hitachi Zosen Inova, a Zurich-based global integrated clean technology company developing circular economy solutions for waste management, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the district to construct a Waste to Energy plant in the region.
The launch is expected to take place at the City of Matlosana Landfill Site. The proposed plant is envisaged to have a 53 megawatt electricity output from the 500 000 tonne per year waste conversion which will be sourced from regional dumping sites across the district. It will also assist local municipalities in the management of waste from unaccredited and non-compliant dumping sites that have been flagged as societal hazards in communities, moreover those categorised as informal settlements.
According to Hitachi Zosen Inova, the plant will be the first of its kind in Africa, following in the steps of Asia, Europe, Australia and Latin America. Through applicable processes that among others include tendering, permitting and financing, the construction is estimated to take about 3-5 years, creating 850 jobs whilst securing about 200 permanent others after completion.
With its base in Zurich, Switzerland, Hitachi prides itself in the conversion of solid and organic waste streams to valuable end commodities that include electricity, heat, renewable hydrogen & methane, metals as well as salts. The company has more than 85 years’ experience in the field, with 2 700+ employees and more than 850 reference projects worldwide.
Buhle is the new Miss NW Exclusive
Klerksdorp Record, Kanana - Buhle Tshoniswa is the newly crowned Miss North West Exclusive 2024.
The Kanana-born queen started her pageantry journey in 2022 after suffering from depression and anxiety due to a skin condition that left her bullied and belittled by society.
She was encouraged by her uncle to enter pageants and use her voice to express herself and encourage other young girls who may be going through similar situations to stay strong and not let their physical appearance stop them from perusing their dreams.
Throughout her Miss North West Exclusive journey, Buhle has advocated for education and the pressing issues of substance abuse.
Loufi live in Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Rotaract is presenting an upcoming fundraising event in the city.
Rotaract is bringing popular South African hip-hop artist, Loufi to Klerksdorp with a concert in support of the Orkney Animal Shelter and Rotaract’s community projects.
Jong kunstenaars stal hul werk uit
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - The B Gallery het met ‘n paar plaaslike kunsonderwysers saamgespan en ‘n kunsuitstalling van kinderkuns gehou.
Dit was vir Zet Havenga van The B Gallery ‘n droom wat waargeword het om ‘n uitstalling te hou waaraan jong kunstenaars deelneem. “Ek wou dit al lankal doen en gelukkig het Mezelle Pretorius die leisels vasgevat en daaraan gereel en verlede Vrydagaand kon ons die kinders en hul ouers by die gallery onthaal vir die amptelike opening.’’
Mezelle is ‘n kunsonderwyser en eienaar van The Art Studio en sy het haar kontakte in die kunsbedryf bymekaar gekry om die uitstalling gestalte te gee. Uiteindelik het kunsleerlinge van Laerskole Saamtrek en Roosheuwel, Curro en Hoërskool Wesvalia en HTS aan die uitstalling deelgeneem saam met kunsstudente van The Art Studio. Kontantpryse was op die spel in verskillende ouderdomsgroepe.
Die uitstalling kan nog tot 14 Oktober by die gallery besigtig word. Die gallery is ook op Sondae oop.
Dancers give world class performance in the UK
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Dressed under the banner of Green and Gold, you are looking at Dance Sport Athletes that represented the South Africa Team at the UDO World Street Dance Championships that was held in Blackpool, UK earlier this month.
Five Klerksdorp dancers placed seventh in the World Final dancing in the advanced under 16 division; Zaid Bekker, Elhandri Potgieter, Bianca Kotze, Mické Seider and Shaelyn Coward were proud to represent South Africa.
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