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Thief to spend 10 years behind bars

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Thinus Becker Theunissen (64) was sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment on nine counts of theft when he appeared in the Klerksdorp Specialised Commercial Crimes Court this week.

“Reports indicate that between November 2018 and September 2019, the accused who was a well-known employee at a butchery, took the cattle from various farmers at Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom, Hartbeesfontein and Ventersdorp to the auction house to sell them on behalf of the farmers and kept the money for himself,” said W/O Amogelang Malwetse, spokesperson.

Medical school honours “son of Klerksdorp”

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The NWU’s soon-to-be-established medical school will be called the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine.

This decision was taken in consultation with - and received the approval of - the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust. The illustrious ceremony was further graced by the presence of the Honourable Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi, as well as various bishops of the Anglican Church.

Liquor stores now open on Sundays, public holidays

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - For the first time ever, liquor stores in North West were open over the long weekend. The new North West Liquor Licencing Amendment Act came into operation on April 1.

It replaced the Liquor Act 27 of 1989 that ceased to operate on March 31.

The new act allows liquor stores to open their doors from 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays and public holidays and from 08:00 to 20:00 on other days. Supermarkets that sell wine are allowed to sell liquor from 08:00 to 17:00 from Monday to Saturday, and from 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays and public holidays.

Nog geen tyding van ontvoerde pensioenaris

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Die polisie laat geen steen onaangeraak in hul ondersoek na die ontvoering van ‘n sakeman wat verlede week laas gesien is.

Die 62-jarige Danny Maluleke woon nou maar vyf maande in die sekuriteitskompleks in Klerksdorp vanwaar hy glo Donderdagaand 10 April verdwyn het. Hy het verlede jaar Oktober afgetree.

Fugitive back in court

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - A Klerksdorp fugitive who has been on the run from the law since 2019, was hunted down in Mpumalanga.

Ironically Tebogo Mahlangu was attending court in Witbank on Friday April 11 on another case of robbery with aggravating circumstances when he was arrested for escaping from Klerksdorp.

At the time of his escape, Mahlangu was awaiting trial and incarcerated when he managed to get hold of a police officer’s firearm during a transfer from court. He and four accomplices involved in the 2015 robbery of diamond gravel near Wolmaransstad, escaped.