Hy is nie net ‘n knap sportman nie, maar tans ook Hoërskool Piet Potgieter se top akademiese presteerder.

Saam met die wenners van die Krugie gholfdag, Munro Deysel en Stanley Blount is die skoolhoof, Johan Vertongen (links). Stanley en Munro was met 49 punte die wenners van die KFC Krugerpark Gholfdag wat verlede Donderdag by die Kameeldoring buiteklub aangebied is. Ernst Kruger en Kurt Kruger was tweede met Kobus en Elize van Staden in die derde plek. Die dag was ‘n reu-se sukses en die Krugies was op die einde die grootste wenners danksy die ondersteuning van die gemeenskap en borge. Die organiseerders bedank die volgende borge: KFC – Roossenekal Group, Micromatica, Bonus Motors, Eiland Spa – ATKV vakansieoord, Zaaiman Drilling, NTT Toyota, Afrit, Moschem, Euphoria Golf Estate en Hydro, The Cleaning Company, Clover Mokopane, Aveng Mining Shafts & Underground, Eranja Finansiele Dienste, Legend Golf & Safari Resort, ABSA, N1 Petroleum, Ernie Els Wines, Kruger Boekhouers, Jenna Clifford, Bosveld Elektries, Van der Hoven Prokureurs, Elbar Bande, Shonalanga Milling, Zebediela Bricks, Dust-a-side, PJP Sekuriteit, Mercurius Motors, Tau Industries, Latobex, MIDAS, Rand Super Store, Loekie Steenkamp, La Pumba, Dewald de Beer, Aqua Pura, Jan Pap, Perfect Water en Ipex.

Al wat Krugie is het verlede Vrydag gedraf of fiets gery in die Tour de Krugie. Dit was ‘n massa-deelname inisiatief wat by die skool aangebied is om leerders die geleetheid te gee om in ‘n beskermde omgewing en in ligte luim teen hul maats te kompeteer.

Hier is Laerskool Bosveld Primary se top 10 leerders vir die tweede kwartaal.

Varkgriep (of H1N1) is sowat vyf weke gelede vir die eerste keer sedert die griepseisoen in April begin het, in Lephalale gediagnoseer. Die pasiënt, wat weens ‘n onderliggende asmatoestand baie vatbaar vir die virus was, is kort nadat die virus by haar positief getoets is, oorlede. Sedertdien is verskeie mense in die dorp met die virus gediagnoseer.

More than 60 people will appear in the Lephalale magistrate court today (Friday) on charges of malicious damage to property and public violence following strike action at the Aveng Grinaker LTA site in Lephalale last Friday.

Die Robbertse gesin het hierdie week groot hartseer beleef toe Meisiekind, die hond wat aan klein Mikayla na haar hospita-lisasie gegee is, vergiftig is.

Violent strike action greeted Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises in Lephalale on Wednesday ahead of their site visit to the Medupi Power Station. The committee was being briefed by Eskom at the nearby Matimba Power Station when protesters gathered at the Medupi site. The protest soon turned violent as strikers hurled stones at security guards.

Right across the road from the Mogalakwena municipal buildings, raw sewage have been boiling onto the side walks of Ruiter and Retief streets for weeks while the local lea-dership is entangled in a political battle for the head of the municipal manager (MM), William Kekana.

A spider relocation project in Lephalale by the Exxaro Grootegeluk Medupi Expansion Project teams has shown positive and pro-mising success and is attracting the attention of a host of other organisations interested in the rehabilitation and enhancement of biodiversity.

Oom Willy kom die middag daar by ons aan net toe my pa oor die foon met die werkswinkel op die dorp 'n groot rusie het oor 'n enjin wat hulle reg geknoei het, skryf Alet van der Walt.

News reports reveal that Exxaro coal mine is partnering with French independent power producer GDF Suez to build a privately-owned 600MW power station in Lephalale.

A rumour that property adjacent to the Ellisras Hospital in Onverwacht is up for grabs saw people flock to the site since Sa-turday to plot off pieces of prime property for themselves! The property belonging to Eskom has for the past few months housed hundreds of illegal squatters.

Messages of condolences streamed in this week with the news that beloved principle of Marken Primary, Ramond Bronkhorst (44), passed away last Thursday. Bronkhorst was admitted to the Medi Clinic in Marapong last Sunday evening and treated for bronchopneumonia.

Dit was ‘n besige winterskoolvakansie in die Koedoesrand Bosveldstreek skryf Anlea de Bruin uit Swartwater.