Lentswe, Stilfontein - Thousands of illegal mines are still stuck underground, apparently too weak from hunger to resurface. A large contingent of police officers gathered near Khuma where some residents expressed their concern about the welfare of the men trapped underground. 

Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The NW added thousands of new jobs, yet it still holds the dubious distinction of being the only province in South Africa where more adults are unemployed than working. According to Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey, while South Africa’s overall unemployment rate improved slightly in the third quarter of 2024, declining to 32.1% from the previous quarter, the province’s expanded unemployment rate has reached a staggering 51.5%.

Lentswe, Klerksdorp  Mamokete Fuma (17), a disabled teenager living in extreme discomfort due to never being able to get a suitable wheelchair suiting her disability, received a brand new wheelchair last week. Matlosana Mayor Fikile Mahlophe handed the wheelchair to her on Wednesday November 6. This comes after a visit to the Buffelsdoorn farm and surrounding areas on November 1 as part of the Thuntsa Lerole programme, an event with the purpose of bringing services to the people.

By Salomé Kotzé

Lentswe, Stilfontein - These past two weeks, more than 1 000 illegal miners 
who were slowly starving to death underground, surrendered themselves to the police.