RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - For much too long has the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality been run with skeleton staff, that is, acting positions from middle to senior management.
This has hamstrung the municipality from performing to its maximum capacity, thus hampering service delivery and disenfranchising thousands of residents of Bojanala District. This undesirable, adverse situation and service delivery impediment is coming to an end under the strategic and able management of Acting Municipal Manager, Dr Auchalie Mothupi, who came to the helm of the institution in October 2023, after being seconded by the North West Provincial Government.
Dudu Myeni - baasbrein agter SAL se ondergang, op 60 oorlede
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Dudu Myeni, uiters omstrede voormalige voorsitter van die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens, wat na ‘n uitgerekte hofsaak tot misdadige direkteur verklaar is nadat sy feitlik eiehandig daartoe bygedra het dat die voormalige Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens finansiële verliese van R16.8 miljard gely het, is Vrydagaand in die ouderdom van 60 jaar oorlede.
Secret behind Savannah’s “escape” revealed
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - At last the secret behind the lioness, Savannah’s daring escape from captivity at Lost Valley Predators on Monday afternoon, 10 June, and her recapture only two days later, has been revealed. Contrary to what was believed at the time, Savannah never went “a courtin’” when she escaped from the Lost Valley Predators enclosure because she was on heat, but in fact because she was “on the hunt” for a suitable spot to deliver triplets. Three brand new babies (two males and a female) were born quite appropriately on Father’s Day and Youth Day, Sunday, 16 June.
Jou aftreefonds is nie ‘n OTM nie
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die tweepot-aftreestelsel is onlangs in Suid-Afrika aangekondig en vir Jan Alleman kan hierdie sisteem uiters deurmekaar en onsamehangend wees as jy nie goed vertroud in die taal van finansies is nie. Sanlamkonsultante bied Rustenburg Herald-lesers die volgende advies: "As jy in die huidige marktoestande ‘n werk het, hou daaraan vas. Om uit jou werk te bedank sonder om ‘n nuwe een te hê wat op jou wag, net om toegang tot die geld in jou aftreefonds te verkry, kan later rampspoedige gevolge hê. Bly weg van jou aftreefonds."
Arrests made after Swartruggens robbery, kidnapping and murder
RUSTENBURG HERALD - SWARTRUGGENS - A multi-disciplinary team consisting of the Swartruggens and Bojanala Sub-District 2 Detectives Task Team, Rustenburg Crime Intelligence, Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP) and Rustenburg Tactical Response Team (TRT) arrested two suspects, aged 35 and 36, following the linkage to house robbery, theft, murder and kidnapping, which occurred on a small holding outside Swartruggens on Monday, 10 June 2024.
The suspects were arrested in Swartruggens and Rustenburg respectively.
Regering van Nasionale Eenheid - die basiese beginsels
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - 'n Regering van Nasional Eenheid (RNE) verteenwoordig 'n unieke en inklusiewe koalisie-regering.
In vergelyking met tipiese koalisies, waar die verskillende politieke partye hul mag saamspan vir individuele gewin, poog 'n RNE om verskeie partye saam te laat werk aan 'n verenigde nasionale agenda. Die kruks van 'n RNE is om eenheid tussen diverse politieke groepe te bewerk, en nougestelde doelwitte van individuele partye te oorbrug.
Elderly farm workers attacked and one murdered
RUSTENBURG HERALD - SWARTRUGGENS - The Maizey family of Papknop farm had to deal with the devastating news of their elderly farm workers being attacked, bound, and one murdered earlier this week.
The eldery caretaker couple, Oupa Maseloane (71) and Elizabeth Peolwane (61) had to deal with four attackers on the morning of Monday, 10 June around 6am. The suspects trespassed onto the property, found the workers in the house, where they were attacked and beaten until they eventually gave up the keys to other parts of the property.
Public warned against vehicle theft
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - In a crime ridden country, some of us may have become complacent and even a bit lax, but according to recent reports by the South Arican Police Service (SAPS), theft of motor vehicles has seen a sharp increase in the last few weeks, and the community is warned to remain vigilant in this regard.
No less than 644 apprehended in Operation Shanela
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - About 644 suspects were apprehended for various crimes in the province during Operation Shanela, conducted by police and other law enforcement agencies between Monday, 27 May 2024 and Sunday, 02 June 2024.
The suspects were amongst others, arrested for rape, murder, assault GBH, malicious damage to property, burglary residential and business premises, possession of drugs, theft out of /from motor vehicles and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
More than 200 mineworkers in illegal “sit-in” at Sibanye’s Kroondal Mine
RUSTENBURG HERALD - KROONDAL - Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater reported on Tuesday, June 4, that more than 200 employees remained underground in an illegal sit-in at its Kroondal mine.
The group said the sit-in started on the morning of June 3, with morning shift employees, including contractors, at the Kwezi shaft. Later, the night shift at the K6 shaft was also disrupted, with more than 250 people gathering in a central waiting place on the surface.
Jong leeuwyfie uit aanhouding ontsnap - soektog reeds twee dae oud
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Die eienaars van Lost Valley Predators (LVP) op die Wigwam-pad net buite Rustenburg en soekspanne en beamptes van die departement van natuurbewaring is sedert Maandagmiddag op soek na 'n leeuwyfie van minstens 18 maande maar waarskynlik in die omgewing van 3 jaar oud, wat Maandagmiddag uit aanhouding by dié natuurleweparadys ontsnap het.
June ‘24 fuel price widely expected to drop
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - If you’re a newbie to the CEF’s fuel-price predictions, we need to fill you in on a couple of things.
For one, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is the entity officially responsible for altering the country’s fuel prices - something at happens on the first Wednesday of any given month.