STELLALANDER-DELAREYVILLE: Last week the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele said the decisive approach that is characterised by weekly Operation Shanela across the country is  here to stay up until safety is drastically improved in communities. 
High density operations were conducted from Monday, 2 to Sunday, 8 October in the Province and yielded success with 569 suspects that were arrested for numerous crimes during 44 operations.

STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Residents of Colridge in Vryburg called on the Naledi Local Municipality to complete a stalled road project in Ben De Klerk Street, Colridge. 
They say it’s been five months since the contractor left the area without any explanation. The contractor allegedly already started digging out the road, leaving heaps of sand next to the road.

STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Sport fans in and around Vryburg had the opportunity to meet up with Springbok legend Os du Randt as part of the celebration of rugby fever around the globe.  

Front-row star Du Randt turned out in 80 tests for the national side during a superb 13-year international career. The popular prop also played for the Cheetahs, the Cats and the Bulls before announcing his retirement in 2007.

STELLALANDER-SCHWEIZER-RENEKE: The 45-year-old Sergeant Thomas Moleme was granted R7000 bail upon his first appearance in the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 31 August for corruption. 
Moleme was expected to reappear before court on Wednesday, 27 September. Information is that the member, who was accompanied by a person whom he introduced as a Captain, arrested a suspect for assault in May this year. On their way to the police station, the pair demanded R1000 on behalf of the assault victim on condition that the latter withdraws the case. The suspect consented to the demand and gave R1000 to the duo.