BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Get ready to kick off your work heels, boring black school shoes or even your comfy flip flops and step into everyone's favourite "shoes": slippers! Slipper Day, Reach For A Dream's biggest fundraiser, returns on 31 May 2024.
As is the custom, the day promises to be filled with warmth, generosity, and fun - all in support of children with life-threatening illnesses.
Since its inauguration in 2011, Slipper Day has become a nationwide movement where South Africans band together to make dreams come true for children with critical diseases like cancer, renal failure, and heart conditions.
The search is on for Miss South Africa 2024
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The search has started for the dynamic woman who will follow in the footsteps of the current Miss South Africa, Natasha Joubert, and become one of South Africa’s most recognisable faces and prominent ambassadors.
Entries for Miss South Africa 2024 opened on Thursday, 2 May and will close on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 at 18:00. South Africans will once again get to know the finalists through the fascinating Miss South Africa reality competition television show Crown Chasers, which will be broadcast on SABC3.
One month and the cat will be out of the bag
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Amateur artists in and around Rustenburg are invited to enter Rustenburg Herald/NW Bonus’ popular Blank Space Art competition with wonderful prize-money up for grabs once every quarter as well as at the grand finale following the overall judging at the end of the year.
Two monthly/quarterly winners from all participating artists will be selected every quarter (one each from Pick n Pay Greystone Crossing and Pick n Pay Beyers Naudé) with each of these artists walking off with prize-money of R1 000 sponsored by Rustenburg Herald.
Cellular outlet targeted by armed robbers
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - No one was injured in one of the latest incidents of robbery when a prominent Cellular and Smart Phone outlet was robbed at gunpoint on Friday morning.
Two suspects wearing masks and gloves entered the store situated in "De Anker-gebou" in Von Wielligh Street at around 11:00 on Friday morning. The armed men pointed at the shopkeeper with firearms and forced him to open the company's safe.
The spirit of community
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Mountain View Square was abuzz with activity this past weekend, hosting a Market Day event, jam-packed with products and entertainment for one and all!
The Rustenburg community was definitely in for a treat, when they arrived for their "regular" monthly shop - which turned out to be an opportunity for parents to not only get their shopping carts filled to the brim (with special deals lining the shelves of local shops), whilst being entertained with live music on the premises.