Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Pick n Pay recalled No Name Smooth Peanut Butter, Eden Smooth Peanut Butter and Eden Crunch Peanut Butter, from its shelves. The products are sold throughout the country. All stocks of these products have already been removed from all stores countrywide. No other peanut butter brand at Pick n Pay is involved in the recall.

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - With the scorching summer temperatures, the spotlight on skin cancer continues to increase. Dermatologists have raised the alarm about the high levels of melanoma in South Africa and have cautioned the public to exercise increased caution when exposed to the sun.

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - SANBS is appealing to O+ donors to donate as blood stock levels are critical. SANBS has blood in storage for 2.5 days. SANBS needs to maintain a blood stock level of five days for each blood group to ensure sustained blood availability for patients in need. It is classified as significantly low when it reaches 3.5 days and critical at 3 days.
According to the SABS website, less than 1% of South Africans are active blood donors. A unit of blood only lasts 42 days after donation and, for this reason, it is important for blood donors to donate regularly. Donors can give blood as often as every eight weeks.

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - The Department of Finance in the City of Matlosana kick-started the year with a mobile payment campaign that was launched last week. Residents in the northern suburbs are invited to meet staff at the entrance to the Pick n Pay Hypermarket to discuss their service account. The campaign focuses on account enquiries, payment arrangements, account payments pay point, opening of new account, indigent subsidies and clearance figures. The next service campaign is expected to take place on Wednesday January 31 during office hours.