Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Police in the province, working together with other law enforcement agencies, continue to put suspects behind bars through Operation Shanela. The police arrested 1 011 suspects for various crimes between April 1 and 7. Brig Sabata Mokgwabone, police spokesperson, said the suspects were arrested for robbery aggravating, murder, attempted murder, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm and common, dealing in drugs, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs, and burglary at business and residential premises, driving under the influence of alcohol and many others.
Social grant payment changes from April
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has implemented the social grant increase for the April payments as announced by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana during his budget speech held in February 2024.
Robbery in Matlosana Mall
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A shop in Matlosana Mall was robbed on Monday afternoon April 8 shortly before closing time. “The robbers pretended to be customers and produced firearms while they were in the business,” said Col Adele Myburgh, police spokesperson. Staff of Pep Home raised the alarm after 17:30 when the two robbers fled with cellphones and cash.
“The staff were told to give their cooperation and they would not get hurt. Their hands were tied together with cable ties. “No one was hurt.’’
No arrests have been made yet. Anyone with information is requested to contact Col JC Scholtz on 082 568 6264.
SARS is upping its debt collection
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - If you are in debt with SARS or received a notice of final demand, there’s no need for panic. This is according to Thomas Lobban, tax legal specialist at Latita Africa.
Be aware of scam
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Employees from the Matlosana Municipality will be doing meter reading functions and conducting credit control actions like electrical disconnections and reconnections. The municipal employees will be performing the service because the contract of the previous service provider ended on March 31. There are allegations of fraudulent scammers who claim to work for municipality, on behalf of the credit control section.