Recently Marapong soccer team Skimzozo visited Shongoane side Bushbucks with their u/17, first team, and their ladies soccer team.

What was planned as a peaceful march for better service delivery in Lephalale turned out to be a violent clash between march organisers and supporters of the Mayor of Lephalale, Jack Maeko. At least eight people were rushed to hospital on Wednesday morning when a mob of alleged Maeko supporters called the Majammogo group attacked participants of the march with pangas, stones and sticks.

Inwoners van Lephalale het met skok verneem van die ongeluk waarin Pastoor Attie van Wyk van die PPK Lighuis ernstig beseer en sy skoonsuster, Frieda Smit van Centurion, oorlede is.

’n Bots­ing op die N1-snel­weg by die ge­vrees­de Mook­go­phong-af­rit het ’n reuse-ont­plof­fing ver­oor­saak en twee le­wens ge­ëis.

Altesaam R23 000 is hierdie week ingesamel vir die Jumping Kids, ‘n organisasie wat fondse insamel om minder bevoorregte kinders van prostese te voorsien. Die Mogolklub en Lephalale Mall het kragte saamgespan en ‘n heerlike oggend vir laerskole en inwoners van Lephalale aangebied.

Die Noord Gautengse Hoë Hof het verlede week Boeremaglid, Dr Lets Pretorius van Mokopane, se borgaansoek van die hand gewys.

Mokopane Police are investigating a case of burglary after almost R200 000 was stolen from the MBT garage in Thabo Mbeki Street in Mokopane on Monday. No arrest has been made.

Lephalale and Villa Nora police officers participated in a sting operation in Shongoane last Thursday in an attempt to arrest illegal immigrants in the area. While on patrol they were informed that two Zimbab-wean nationals gave a local resident two guns for safekeeping while police raided shacks.

Lephalale police officers are working hard to curb criminal activities as the holiday season looms. Altogether 51 people were arrested over the weekend for cases ranging from assault, drinking in public, theft, illegal immigration and shoplifting.

Wind en hael het Woensdag verwoesting gesaai in die Roedtan en Immerpan gebied buite Mokopane. Boere in hierdie omgewing sal waarskynlik vir weke sonder elektrisiteit moet klaarkom nadat die wind rye kragpale opgewaai het.

‘n Zimbabwiër wie se naam hy nie ken nie het hom genader om hom te help om skape van Johan Nortjie van Mookgophong se plaas te verskuif. Dit is hoekom hy om 03:30 die oggend van 15 Oktober verlede jaar op die toneel was toe polisie van die veediefstal eenheid en reserviste op hom en sy makkers toegeslaan het, so het Josia Makaneta Dinsdag in die verhoor van polisiereservis, Andries (Vossie) Vosloo van Mookgophong getuig.

Desembermaand sal dit twee jaar wees sedert Pippie Kruger se ongeluk op hul familie plaas net buite Lephalale. Sedertdien het die familie baie hoogte en laagte punte beleef. Behalwe vir Pippie se wonderbaarlike herstel was die boek Pippie uit die pen van Coleen Naudé en haar ma Anice nog ‘n hoogtepunt vir die gesin hierdie jaar gewees.

Dit kan ‘n jaar of twee van intensiewe rehabilitasie neem voordat Stehan de Kock, ‘n professionele jagter van Lephalale, weer ten volle sal kan loop, praat en normaal funksioneer. Stehan wat sowat twee weke gelede tydens ‘n frats motorfietsongeluk breintrauma opgedoen het, word tans in die Meulmed kliniek in Pretoria behandel.

Saturday morning the Rotarians of Mokopane presented their annual long table breakfast through which the organisation collects funds for the international Rotary project to eradicate polio. This year, many individuals and businesses who couldn’t attend the breakfast decided to sponsor breakfast tickets for elderly people in town.

“Aftrede is erg,” gesels Melt van der Spuy, oud-joernalis, redakteur en deesdae voltydse duiweboer en gereelde kampeerder. “Ek werk nou harder as ooit,” skerts hy.