Lentswe, Leeudoringstad - A 47-year-old primary school teacher charged with raping two minors is still in police custody. His bail application was postponed until Friday May 24 to be heard in the Leeudoringstad Magistrates Court. According to Lt Col Amanda Funani, police spokesperson, he was arrested on Thursday May 16 in Leeudoringstad after the mother of the two minors, aged 12 and 14, and the school principal registered cases at the local police station on May 14.
New refuse trucks for the city
The Acting Executive Mayor of the City of Matlosana, Cllr Fikile Mahlophe handed over two new refuse trucks to the Directorate of Community Services on Monday May 20. The two new trucks are an addition to the 19 trucks that the municipality is currently operating with, now the municipality will be rendering services with a total number of 21 trucks, said Ntswaki Makgetha, municipal spokesperson.
‘Buy me a drink and the job is yours’
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A Corruption Watch survey back in 2014 revealed that youth identify corruption as one of the limiting factors that negatively affect their employment opportunities and access to basic services. Bribery, nepotism and irregularities in the appointment of candidates for positions are the most common forms of employment-related corruption that the public has reported to the organisation.
Lentswe received an e-mail from a reader who begged to tell his story, but also that his identity must remain secret.
All systems go for election
Lentswe, 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’’.
All systems go for election
Lentswe, 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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