STELLALANDER-DELAREYVILLE: The High Density Safer Festive Season Operation Shanela 2 in the North West Province has resulted in over 1 000 arrests for various crimes, as SAPS, in collaboration with other stakeholders, continued efforts to ensure the safety of communities across all five districts.
The weekly operations, conducted from Monday, 19 January to Sunday, 25 January 2026, included vehicle checkpoints, stop-and-search operations, roadblocks, tracing of wanted suspects, foot and vehicle patrols, and compliance inspections across the province.
Ad Hoc Committee continues hearings into Naledi Municipality appointment allegations
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: The North West Provincial Legislature’s Ad Hoc Committee has continued its public hearings into allegations made by Naledi Local Municipality Mayor, Cllr Clifton Groep, against Premier Lazarus Mokgosi regarding the appointment of the Municipal Manager.
Record matric pass rate brings new opportunities, and new risks
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: South Africa’s Class of 2025 has achieved a historic milestone, recording a National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate of 88%, the highest in the country’s history.
While this achievement has opened doors for tens of thousands of matriculants, it has also created unexpected challenges as more learners than ever now qualify for university degree studies.
Vryburg Rugbyklub maak 2026-bestuur bekend
STELLALANDER-VRYBURG: Die Vryburg Rugbyklub het sy bestuur en afrigtingspan vir die 2026-seisoen bekend gemaak.
Die bestuur bestaan uit Mack van der Merwe as erepresident, met Paul Maree as president en Chris Botma as visepresident. Ettienne Starke dien as voorsitter, terwyl Carien Broodryk as visepresident en sekretaris aangestel is. Hester Scholtz beklee die pos van hulpsekretaris en Donnie Pietersen is die klub se tesourier. Renier Pienaar is as klubkaptein aangewys, met Zander Ackerman as spelersverteenwoordiger.
Hoërskool Stella spog met uitstekende matriekuitslae
STELLALANDER-STELLA: Soos altyd het Hoërskool Stella alle rede om trots te wees op sy leerders.
Ná 12 jaar van harde werk en toewyding deur leerders, ouers en onderwysers, kan die skool met trots die klas van 2025 gelukwens met hul puik prestasies. Die groep behaal ’n indrukwekkende gemiddeld van 59,12%. Onder die 25 matrieks is daar altesaam 23 onderskeidings. Neldus Scholtz het besonder goed gevaar met sewe onderskeidings, waarvan drie vakke bo 90% was, asook ’n onderskeiding in Gevorderde Wiskunde. Lourens Kriel spog met vier A-simbole, terwyl Lize Goosen en Channa Slippers elk drie A’s behaal het.








