STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: World Down syndrome day is annually commemorated on 21 March.
The theme for this year is “End the Stereotypes”, and calls for community members to treat people with Down syndrome just like any other human being. Often they are treated like children and community members underestimate and exclude them.
Infant found abandoned in mall
An infant, approximately 03 months old, was found abandoned in the restrooms of Mompati Mall in Vryburg. The Huhudi police were notified on Friday, 15 March 2024, of a female infant that was found crying in the restrooms.
R50 000 reward for information
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: North West Provincial Organised Crime Unit is searching for, Pedro Francisco Cossa (42), who was allegedly involved in the murder of Stephen Moagi (42).
Reports indicated that Moagi was driving his vehicle in the early hours of Wednesday, April 19 2017, traveling from work to home between Sun City and Thekwane, outside Rustenburg.
Police confiscate illegal cigarettes
STELLALANDER-SCHWEIZER-RENEKE: In an effort to crackdown on criminality, police in Schweizer-Reneke apprehended three suspects for possession of counterfeit goods. Information received lead to a tactical operation on Friday, 13 March, at about 12:30.
Three shops were identified and pounced upon, leading to the discovery of illicit cigarettes to an estimated street value of R14 660. Khaled Mohammed Mainddin (25) and Maharaj Nasir (23), both paid an admittance of guilt fines of R5000 each for selling counterfeit goods, thus contravening section 2(3) of the Counterfeit Goods Act, 1997 (Ac no 37 of 1997). During the operation, police confiscated 130 cartons of RG Cigarettes, 26 cartons of Aval Tabaco products and 36 packets of 20’s X RG cigarettes.
Karwagte van fooitjies afhanklik
Die nuwe Mompati Mall in Vryburg is ‘n lushof van inkopiegenot vir plaaslike inwoners en besoekers. Misdadigers geniet ook die geleenthede wat beskikbaar is wanneer motors, gelaai met waardevolle besittings, onbeman gelaat word.