By Danie Jacobs
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - It was April 1994 and the country was getting ready for the first democratic election in its history. At the time I was a sub-editor at Western Transvaal Record as the newspaper was called then, and remember clearly the high hopes everybody in the news office had, but also the threats of right-wingers who predicted the apocalypse. South Africa was on a high as the Rainbow Nation was just around the corner. Or so we all thought…
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The weekly high density Operation Shanela which was conducted between April 18 and 21, resulted in the arrest of 843 suspects for various crimes. “The suspects were amongst others, arrested for rape, murder, assault GBH, malicious damage to property, burglary residential and business premises, possession of drugs, theft out of / from motor vehicle and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
a title="Godfrey “Mphikeleli” Pule" hr"><i" st" sr" wi" he"></" />"entswe, Klerksdorp - Godfrey “Mphikeleli” Pule has been missing since the end of January.
His family is worried sick and desperately wants to know where he is.
Pule (55) is very talkative and he always used to visit Freemanville, Meiringspark, La Hoff and Jacaranda Ext 11.
He is medium built with light complexion. He talks Soweto slang mixed with Zulu.
Contact Gopalang Pule on 071 522 1421/ 072 103 7424 if you know of his whereabouts.
Lentswe, Jouberton - Thirty years of democracy is celebrated this year, but the plight of the poor is still a huge problem.
Jerry Griqua, a well-known local community worker, talked to people in the township on behalf of his foundation to see where he can help.
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Petrus Motsokgang Seele is missing.
Seele (65) was last seen on the corner of Siddle and Noord Street in the CBD at 19:45 on Thursday April 18.
His photo was shared on the Klerksdorp Safety and Security Fo-rum’s Facebook page.
The police are appealing for help to find Seele.
It is unknown what he was wearing when he went missing.
Contact the investigating officer, W/O Pieter Scheepers, on 082 416 0817 if you know of Seele’s where-abouts. You can also contact the Klerksdorp police station on 018 464 5079/80.
