BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Lesersklub: "Die lang wintervakansie is hier en ek is oortuig baie ouers is al klaar met hul hande in hul hare oor hoe om die jongklomp besig te hou. Mens wil darem ook nou nie die kinders die hele dag aan die genade van televisie of selfone oorlaat nie, en soms maak die koue dit regtig onmoontlik om hulle buite te laat speel.
The cost of food essentials - climbing and climbing
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Since pre-Covid May 2019, South Africans are now paying an estimated R2,280 more for a basket of grocery items, as of May 2024.
This is according to the price comparison of the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD) Food Affordability Index over the past five years.
Massive petrol price cut on the cards for July
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - South African motorists have just received some much-needed relief at the pumps with a R1.24 cut to petrol prices last week - and early indications are that another big drop in prices is lining up for July.
Data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) for the end of the first week of June shows that petrol and diesel prices are building significant overrecoveries.
Gerda Steyn shatters record to secure third Comrades victory - Wiersma first Dutch athlete to win Comrades!
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - South Africa's Golden Girl - Gerda Steyn - has now lifted the women’s trophy three times at the Comrades Marathon.
Steyn produced another phenomenal performance on Sunday, shattering her own record and securing her third victory at the Comrades Marathon in KwaZulu-Natal, while Dutch athlete Piet Wiersma also made history in the men’s contest.
Rhovan Glencore mine back in operation after weeks of stoppage
BONUS -BETHANIE - The Glencore Rhovan mine operations, situated in Bethanie village in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, is back in operation after four weeks of work stoppage.
This after local residents blockaded roads leading to the mine complaining about lack of employment opportunities by the contractors doing business at the mine. The mine workforce comprises 65% of the local community members.