MAHIKENG MAIL - SETLAGOLE - Ratlou Mayor, Cllr Matlhomola Jafta, lived up to expectations when he officially declared two internal access roads open - paved roads to Tlhakajeng and Mathateng villages.

MAHIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG - North West Provincial Archives and Records Services under the Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation hosted the Oral History Colloquium at Mmabana Taung, as part of promoting and protecting archives from previously marginalised communities in order to bring about redress.

MAHIKENG MAIL - RATLOU – “Your courage cultivates success, because if you were not courageous enough, you could have not realised your dream, potential, passion for the better future and you could not achieve what we are today celebrating as your first step in the right direction.” 

MAHIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG - In celebration of Literacy Month, the North West Department of Education hosted the Provincial Spelling Bee Competition at Mafikeng Primary School in Mafikeng from 10 to 12 September to promote reading among learners and empower them with skills to enhance their vocabulary in different languages.
The competition, kick-started on  10 September with Grade 3 learners who participated in English and Setswana oral competitions, showcasing their skills in poetry, spelling, and reading comprehension. 
The foundation phase learners demonstrated exceptional fluency in spelling and reading various texts, accurately answering questions and reading for meaning.