Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - North West traffic police rescued 21 foreigners from a human trafficking ring last week when they pulled over a suspicious looking white panel van entering Klerksdorp from Potchefstroom.
North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng, applauded the officers for their vigilance and quick action on any suspicious movement. Upon investigation by the Eagles, they found 20 male Ethiopians and a female from Angola inside the vehicle. It was established that the South African owned vehicle was driven by an Ethiopian with a South African driver’s license.
MEC’s focus on local police
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Wessels Morweng is making good on his promises by conducting unannounced visits to local police stations.
Following the wide-ranging complaints about policing in and around Klerksdorp, the MEC conducted an unannounced visit to police stations in Klerksdorp and Jouberton on Monday night August 5.
He expressed his satisfaction on the status of the two stations besides challenges they face daily.
Vragmotors stort diesel, groente op die N12 - ontwrig verkeer
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Twee swaar vragmotors wat omgeslaan en hul vrag verloor het, het verkeer op die N12 tussen Wolmaransstad en Klerksdorp die afgelope week vir ure ontwrig.
In die eerste voorval het ‘n dieseltenkwa op Woensdag 31 Julie omgeslaan en ‘n groot deel van die 44 000 liter diesel wat deur die vragmotor vervoer is, het op die pad gestort. Die bestuurder van die vragmotor is na ‘n hospitaal in Klerksdorp vervoer met geringe beserings.
Vermiste tiener daag honger, vuil by huis op
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Die 16-jarige tiener wat weggeloop het van die kinderhuis in Klerksdorp, is veilig terug by haar ouerhuis.
Die dogter was vir ses nagte skoonveld en het Donderdagaand 1 Augustus koud, vuil en honger by haar ouerhuis op Orkney aangekom.
Massacre
Klerksdorp Record, Kanana - Days after the mass shooting in the Two for Joy Tavern in Ext 13, puddles of dry blood on the tavern floor tell the story of a horrific episode that will haunt this township for months to come.
Eight people were killed and a dozen more injured when gunmen entered the tavern just before midnight on Friday July 26. They were looking for Basotho and then opened fire on the revellers bringing the party at Two for Joy to a bloody end.