RUSTENBURG HERALD - ZEERUST - Die AfriForum-tak in Zeerust het op 14 September die plaaslike begraafplaas op die hoek van Forsman- en Van Riebeeckstraat skoongemaak. 
Altesaam 42 vrywilligers het die dag gehelp om twee ton tuinvullis te verwyder. Ná ’n lang dag van harde werk is ’n totaal van 12 vragte vullis weggery.
“Dit is ’n riem onder die hart dat soveel vrywilligers ons met die skoonmaakprojek kom help het.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Ward 44 Community Empowerment Movement is a local charity organisation, working for change and upliftment in what seems to be, forgotten communities. 
Ward44 is active in different villages (Serutube, Mosenthal, Ikageng, Lesung and Lekgalong), as these local communities don’t even have the mere basics - such as health centres or a police station. The organisation was formed after the realisation that these five villages are severely lacking in service delivery.

Are you even South African if you didn’t have a braai on Tuesday? Don’t worry, if the weather was somewhat of a deterrent, there are still 99 days remaining before the end of 2024 - to light a lekke fire and listen to the sizzling of steak, wors or ribs on the grill. Rustenburg Herald, in the spirit of our  South African traditions and in celebration of Heritage Month and (the very short) September school holidays, wishes all of our readers a great time with family and friends to catch up over clinking glasses with brannas, Zamalek or Amarula – whatever your poison…

RUSTENBURG HERALD - KGETLENGRIVIER - The DA will submit a letter to the office of the speaker, Ms. Mamikie Molefe, demanding reasons for her failure to timeously hold a special Council sitting to discuss allegations of fraud and corruption against the Municipal Manager of the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality - Mr Clement Letswalo.
 According to reports, Mr Letswalo misappropriated R20 million in unauthorised expenditure towards litigation cases.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Rustenburg Community Police Forum (Sector 2) and its partners in policing invite all current and prospective members as well as all members of the SAPS, the Directorate Public Safety and all crime combating entities to a combined Mass Patrol starting at 18:00 on Friday, 20 September, to continue until late on Saturday, 21 September.

The project will be operating from the regular venue - corner of Bult and Kruger Streets Rustenburg - throughout the weekend and will be closed with a community braai with lots of lucky draws and special prize give-aways on Saturday evening. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - “Ek is nie kwaad nie. Liewers ek as iemand anders.” Ten spyte van tweedegraadse brandwonde, sê Dandré Graham sou hy niks verander aan die gebeure van Sondagaand toe hy en sy pa, Barend, saam met die Rustenburgse gemeenskap, ‘n verwoestende brand wat deur die Magaliesberge gewoed het, help bestry het. 
Vanuit sy bed in Life Peglerae Hospitaal vorm die Graham-gesin ‘n beskermde laer rondom Dandré (15), wat reeds Maandagmiddag in die teater deurgebring het om die wonde aan sy gesig, beide arms en linkerheup skoon te maak. Hy is geskeduleer vir ‘n tweede sessie in die teater op Donderdag, 19 September.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for a spate of burglaries he committed in uptown Rustenburg beween 2019 and 2022. 
Thabang Pogiso Tshidiso Modise appeared in the Rustenburg Regional Court on Friday, 30 August 2024 when he was sentenced. 

Modise, currently serving two years for escaping from lawful custody earlier this year, was further sentenced to four years imprisonment

RUSTENBURG HERALD - MAHIKENG - Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) Wessels Morweng briefed the media on Tuesday morning, 10 September before the release of the first quarter crime statistics, reported at all 85 police stations in the province. 
The statistics are for the first quarter of the current financial year, from April to June 2024. "We have previously emphasised our plans on reducing the levels of crime. It is worth repeating that criminals have no space in society and must be dealt with harshly as they show no mercy when engaging in their heinous acts," stated Morweng.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Terwyl Rustenburgers Saterdagmiddag op die punt was om die vreugdevure aan te steek met die Springbokke se geskiedkundige rugby-oorwinning oor die All Blacks het 'n dramatiese vlammehel hom in Cuckoolaan, Safarituine afgespeel toe 'n 51-jarige vroulike polisiekaptein verbonde aan die SAPD, se huis waarin sy reeds 11 jaar woon, grotendeels afgebrand het terwyl sy en 'n vriendin by 'n gewilde kuierplek na die rugby op tv gaan kyk het. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Residents of a certain extension in the vicinity of Kruger and Zand Streets in town have recently complained to Rustenburg Herald at the lack of “action” by DA Ward Councillors after a petition to intervene and to put up more stop signs (a four-way crossing instead of two-way crossing on the corner of Kruger and Zand Street) was apparently “ignored”. 
Rustenburg Herald spoke to Cllr Gert du Plessis (Ward Councillor for Ward 14) about the background of the crossing in question and what the procedures around special requests on road infrastructure entails. 

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (BPDM) Council took a resolution to dismiss its former Municipal Manager, Mr Letlhogonolo Fourie, with immediate effect during an ordinary meeting held on 30 August 2024. The dismissal comes after the municipality instituted disciplinary proceedings against Fourie following allegations of misconduct relating to payment of service providers implicated in the forensic investigations of R134 million that was erroneously transferred to the municipality in 2019.

RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - A wave of crime that has been ongoing for a period of approximately six months, has hit local pre-schools, soft targets for brazen criminal activity.
In what could initially be deemed as occurrences of “petty”’ theft, because of the nature of the items taken, the criminals have opted to resort to using knives as a means to scare victims into complying with their demands of handing over personal items on the spot, thus causing these crimes to become more aggressive and intimidating in nature.  In an absolutely blatant show of disregard of the law, the perpetrators attack in bright daylight on the street, or break in in the early hours, through ceilings and over walls, not being deterred by Closed Circuit Television cameras (CCTV) and other forms of security.