Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Pharmaceutical Services at Klerksdorp and Thepong hospitals are inundated with patients from neighbouring towns and to ease the load would prefer mainly patients from the Kosh Area. The service issued a statement on July 10 where they stated that their pharmacies in Matlosana will not issue repeat medication to patients from July 14. They, however, failed to specify that it is only applicable to patients from neighbouring towns, as patients who visit from neighbouring towns will be referred back to their own medical facilities to pick up their repeat medication.
Police hard at work during school holidays
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police have their hands full during the winter break with hundreds arrested all over the province last week. The weekly Joint Law Enforcement operations conducted under Operation Shanela II, have resulted in the arrest of suspects and the seizure of illegal contrabands, including illegal firearms, a variety of drugs, liquor and dangerous weapons.
Cops in court over stolen cigarettes
Lentswe, Potchefstroom - Eight police officers were arrested for the theft of thousands of illegal cigarettes. The police officers of which five are attached to the Potch Flying Squad were arrested on Tuesday July 15 by the Hawks. Their arrest emanate from an incident in November last year where they allegedly stopped a truck near Ventersdorp.
Water shortages close Sassa offices
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The Sassa offices in the city were forced to close early this week due to water shortages and the DA has called for urgent action to restore services. The DA has written to the MEC for Social Development, Susanna Dantjie, asking her to step in immediately to ensure grant beneficiaries are not left stranded.
Illegal immigrant convicted for murder
Lentswe, Stilfontein - A foreigner who murdered his 29-year-old Khuma girlfriend in an act of domestic violence, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars. The Stilfontein Regional Court sentenced Aaron Mateta (23), a Lesotho national, last week for killing his girlfriend, Mpho Gift Mphatsoe, on October 12, 2024.
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