Lentswe, Orkney - A mother and her teenage son had a narrow escape when shots were fired at her car. They were in Goueweg near the intersection to Vaal Reefs on the R502 at 16:00 on Monday afternoon March 11 when the drive home turned into a nightmare.
“At first I thought someone crashed into us from behind when I felt the impact. I looked around and saw that it was not a car. Then there was another blow and I was convinced that we were being pelted with stones, because I have already heard that it happened there.
“The only thing that went through my mind was keeping my child safe. I told him to keep his head down and not to look back no matter what happened. I was really scared.’’ She continued driving and first stopped at Orkney Police Station where she told police officers what had happened.
DA mourns the death of Cllr Motlhoiwa
Lentswe, Klerksdorp - DA Cllr Lawrence Motlhoiwa passed away on Saturday morning March 9. Cllr Motlhoiwa served as a DA Councillor in the JB Marks Local Municipality since his election in 2016 and he was the representative for Ventersdorp, Wards 30, 31, 33 and 34. He also served as the DA’s Whip in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality.
Lawrence was committed to the DA’s programme of action and diligently served the Ventersdorp community under very difficult circumstances.
SAPS raids have 974 behind bars
Lentswe, Potchefstroom - More than 900 suspects were nabbed over the weekend in the province in Operation Shanela. During last week’s operations conducted between Thursday to Sunday March 7 to 10 a total of 974 suspects were nabbed for various crimes. Lt Col Amanda Funani, police spokesperson, 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.
Gangsters create havoc in Kanana
Lentswe, Kanana - The police registered nine cases in Kanana after the funeral of a gangster over the weekend. The funeral on Saturday March 9 came with its own challenges when mourners took to the R30 and disrupted traffic with reckless behaviour on the road. One motorist said cars were spinning on the road with crowds of people looking on. “As a motorist I felt threatened and could not see any traffic officers or law enforcement.’’
Water supply interruption
Lentswe, Jouberton - This serves to notify consumers of a planned interruption to normal water supply that will be experienced this weekend. The City of Matlosana said in a notice that residents will experience an interruption in water supply on Saturday and Sunday March 16,17. The interruption is due to the cleaning and disinfection of Alabama 4,5Ml and 26Ml reservoirs on respective days.
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