Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The North West Department of Education is reminding parents and legal guardians that time is nearly up for learner registration for the 2025 academic year.
Early registration is crucial in reducing the burden on schools in January and ensuring that the placement process is smooth and timely. The Department urges parents and guardians who have not yet applied to do so before the final registration deadline on September 30 to avoid disruptions to your teaching and learning.
Lorrie bars deur muur
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - “Die een oomblik het ons nog gebraai, en die volgende oomblik toe is daai lorrie amper bo op my.’’
Hilton Johannes het Vrydagaand 5 September ‘n noue ontkoming gehad toe ‘n swaar vragmotor deur die tuinmuur bars en in sy voorerf tot stilstand gekom het. “As dit nie vir die kragpaal was wat in die pad was nie, is ek seker die lorrie sou tot in my huis gery het,’’ het Johannes vandeesweek gesê.
Bevelvoerder vrygespreek oor Marikana
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Salmon Vermaak is dalk vroeër die week onskuldig bevind en vrygespreek op aanklag van moord, maar die sielkundige letsels van die amper sewe jaar lange ‘’heksejag’’ teen hom, sal nie uitgewis kan word nie.
Hy beskryf homself as ‘n “gebreekte mens’’. “Ek is verbitter oor wat gebeur het. Vir 34 jaar het ek my gewig agter reg en geregtigheid gegooi. ‘n Goeie polisieman gewees. Net om in die rug gesteek te word oor ek nie onder eed wou lieg en senior polisielede beskerm nie.’’
Sake hoop op teen stad se finansiële hoof
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Die munisipaliteit se finansiële hoof is weer in die spervuur oor betalings aan ‘n kontrakteur wat paraffien verskaf en aflewer.
Die DA se Johannes le Grange het op Maandag 9 September ‘n klagte van bedrog en korrupsie teen Mercy Phetla by die Valke gelê. Volgens rdl Le Grange is dit weer oor betalings aan dieselfde maatskappy waarvoor sy van korrupsie aangekla is.
Father in court for killing his son
Klerksdorp Record, Stilfontein - A 30-year-old father was charged with the murder of his two-year-old son.
Lerato Thobatsi appeared in the Stilfontein Magistrates’ Court for allegedly poisoning his children, aged two and eight years old. The toddler died in hospital. Lt-Col Amanda Funani, police spokesperson, said the father also ingested some of the poison.
“He was arrested on Thursday September 5, after being released from hospital. The eight-year-old child was not affected as he did not swallow what the father gave him.’’