BRITS POS – BRITS - The North West Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng has commended the Brits Detectives, supported by Hartbeespoortdam Crime Prevention for the arrest of three men who will be charged with murder that was allegedly committed in 2023, after the mutilated, partly burnt and badly decomposed corpse of the then 20-year-old young woman, Gontse Makhubela who had been reported missing by her family, was recovered at a refuse dumping site in Elandskraal, Brits on Thursday, 23 November 2023.
Cordon and Search operation executed in Majakaneng a major success
BRITS POS - MAJAKANENG - In the early hours of Wednesday morning, 6 August, the South African Police Service (SAPS) executed a very successful intelligence led multidisciplinary Cordon and Search operation in Majakaneng, east of Mooinooi near Brits.
“The operation, which was led by the Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Policing, Major General Olifant, and the District Commissioner of Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 1, Major General Mosimanegape, comprised of more than 200 officers and members of the South African Police (SAPS) from the Public Order Police (POP), Tactical Response Team (TRT) Mounted police, K9-handlers and dogs, Visible Policing, Detectives as well as other PROVJOINTS departments and Force multipliers from ESKOM, Immigration, Private Security Companies and Mooinooi members of the Community In Blue,” says Captain Mpho Manyoba, SAPS North West spokesperson.
GROENKLOOF and ESKOM - Paying residents have now had enough
BRITS POS – GROENKLOOF - Services must be paid for, claims Eskom, but that is not true for residents in the Groenkloof area, next to Majakaneng.
According to owners, this issue has been with Eskom for years, without any actions/solutions and enough is now enough.
Eskom reported the primary cause of the outages to Majakaneng is overloading of the local electricity network, which has necessitated the implementation of load reduction measures to prevent system failure.
Oplewing van die Magaliesberg-Vallei-bewarea
BRITS POS – HARTBEESPOORT – In teenstelling met die wetlike beperkings vir inwoners in ‘n beskermde gebied, is vrywillige deelname die oogmerk vir ‘n bewarea om die Magaliesberggebied te beskerm, te herstel en op ‘n volhoubare manier die natuurlike en kultuurerfenis as grondeienaars, gemeenskappe en belanghebbendes te bestuur.
Football brings support to Fafung school
BRITS POS – FAFUNG - Learners at Molelwane Primary School in Fafung, north of Brits, will enjoy a cleaner learning environment thanks to a generous donation from Masters football teams who visited the area over the weekend.
The visiting teams, Brits Masters, Jacaranda Masters from Pretoria, and local sides Fafung Masters and Popo and Brothers Masters, donated cleaning supplies and garden tools to the school as part of a community upliftment initiative.
This effort follows a similar project in 2024, when the same teams provided support to Charles Mamogale Primary School in Jericho.
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