Traffic cop injured in crash

A Matlosana Traffic Officer sustained serious injuries after her vehicle collided with a trailer in OR Tambo Street on Thursday evening, January 22. The officer was transporting a young man, suspected of driving under the influence. It is speculated that the officer may have skipped a red traffic light, leading to the collision. The trailer was behind a bakkie. The passenger in the patrol car was unharmed and was released from holding cells in the early hours of Friday morning, January 23. No other injuries were reported. The traffic officer, whose identity was not made public, was transported to hospital.

Don’t get caught with fake tenders

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - The North West Department of Human Settlements cautions members of the public and service providers about an ongoing scam in which individuals are falsely informed that they have been appointed by the department to install solar geysers in low-cost houses.

The scammers impersonate officials of the department to solicit bribes or upfront payments from unsuspecting individuals. 

Swak dienslewering ’n krisis in wyk 15

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Die ineenstorting van basiese dienste wat Klerksdorpers ervaar is besig om in ‘n krisis te 
ontaard.

Rdl Piet Swart van wyk 15 skets ‘n somber prentjie van die munisipaliteit weens die agteruitgang. In ‘n persverklaring sê hy inwoners in Wyk 15, veral dié in Meiringspark, verduur gereelde kragonderbrekings en is dae lank sonder water, of sukkel met lae waterdruk. 

“Hierdie situasie is onaanvaarbaar en ondermyn inwoners se reg op betroubare basiese dienste.”