NOORDWESTER – LICHTENBURG - Volkswagen has officially launched its updated Golf for the South African market.
The Volkswagen Golf 8.5 was launched in South Africa in early 2025. Saturday, 26 April, Volkswagen Lichtenburg launched the new Golf 8.5, a modern icon redefined. It is available in four trim levels: Life, Life Plus, R-Line, and R-Line Plus, all powered by a 1.4 TSI engine.
Goodbye Eskom – big electricity changes coming
NOORDWESTER – LICHTENBURG - South Africa is on the point of starting a traded electricity market that will give consumers a choice of power products along with a range of pricing options, according to a top investment bank.
Africa’s most industrialised economy has relied on state-owned Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd for the bulk of its electricity supply for more than a century.
Bad news for anyone with a South African passport
NOORDWESTER – LICHTENBURG - The South African passport is the 100th most powerful passport in the world – a middling placement that comes across as weaker, due to severely limited visa-free travel, poor global perception and limited personal freedom.
This is according to Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy, as per its Nomad Passport Index 2025. Unlike other passport ranking metrics, Nomad Capitalist analyses five important aspects of passport strength:
Trio aprehended for busines robbery, ulawful possession of a firearm and ammunition
NOORDWESTER – VENTERSDORP - On Wednesday afternoon, 16 April, Rustenburg and Phokeng Public Order Police (POP) were activated after information was received about a blue Hyundai Accent with three occupants allegedly involved in a business robbery in the Ventersdorp area.
The information was operationalised, leading the team to the R30 between Derby and Rustenburg. The team spotted and intercepted a blue Hyundai Accent and pulled it over.
Kankertee pak twee sale vol
NOORDWESTER – LICHTENBURG – Tydens die afgelope Saterdag se Kankertees was die oggend- en aandfunksie geseën met vol sale.
Lichtenburgers maak steeds harte en hande oop vir ons Kankerkliniek waar soveel liefdeswerk gedoen word. Juan Boucher (gaskunstenaar), Carli Bester (modeperade-organiseerder), die mannekyne en gasvrouens het hulself oortref.