Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Sassa confirmed grant payment dates for October. The old age grant will be paid on Thursday October 2, the disability grant on October 3 and the child and all other grants on October 6. Payments for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will begin in the first week of October. 

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Cllr Rayno Buys, formerly of the Patriotic Alliance, has joined the DA. According to Cllr Gerhard Strydom, Cllr Buys has demonstrated dedication to accountable leadership and a passion for improving the lives of all community members. 

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - The North West Department of Health in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is working on closing the HIV treatment gap.

Almost 8 000 patients need to return to treatment. According to the Chief Director: District Health Services, Bongani Patrick Maboe, the department is actively running a campaign with multiple outreach services across the district to find HIV positive clients to initiate and keep on treatment, and to return missing clients to treatment. Returning to treatment and adhering to it, has been proven to be the only way to close the 1.1 million gap of missing HIV clients in the system.

In Remitly’s 2024 study, the nation topped the world’s friendliest list, earning 34.63 out of 40 on the Big Five Personality Test’s agreeableness trait. That finding meets its perfect match on Heritage Day, affectionately known as Braai Day, when people across Mzansi gather to salute a patchwork of cultures by doing what they do best: Lighting fires, sharing food and swapping stories.