MOKOPANE - About 100 people marched through the streets of Mokopane last week in protest against the business practices of the new Platreef mine outside town.
In his review of the state of the nation address (SONA) on Tuesday, the minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pravin Gordhan, said in service delivery in the Mogalakwena Municipality was to receive urgent attention within 48 hours (from the time of the speech).
MOKOPANE - Community members residing next to the Nyl River have raised their concern and say their health is at risk after the DA has recently announced that the river is being polluted by a dysfunctional sewage system at Modimolle Municipality.
LEPHALALE - Students at the Lephalale TVET College continued their strike action on Wednesday when about 150 students locked themselves inside the college premises where they committed acts of arson.
Van April af sal ouers volgens wet verplig word om alle kinders jonger as drie jaar in karstoeltjie vas te gordel.
MOKOPANE - Police are investigating a case of attempted arson after the public library in Van Riebeeck street was doused with fuel in what looked like a deliberate attempt at sabotage.
SHONGOANE - The Department of Sport, Art and Culture opened a new library in Shongoane last Thursday.
During the Master Builders Association (MBA) North's recent AGM, Nedbank economist Isaac Matshego said that the SA's escalating electricity tariffs, energy insecurity and the threat of blackouts are amonth the main factors restricting growth in the economy.
LEPHALALE - Die Hervormde Kerk se jeug het verlede Saterdag die Diere Beskermings Vereniging (DBV) besoek en omdat dit Valentynsdag was het hulle vir elke hond en kat ‘n handgemaakte speelding gemaak terwyl hulle daar was.
LEPHALALE – Dit was ’n dag nes enige ander; toe Wilhelm Sparks se lewe agt jaar gelede onherroeplik verander is. Hy het in Desember 2006 vir sy pa se bakkie nuwe bande gaan opsit en oppad terug het hy in Nelson Mandela rylaan by ’n verkeerslig stilgehou en gewag vir die groen lig.
LEPHALALE – Oud van jare, maar jonk van gees… op 89 is Oom Bekker Pelser van Lephalale die oudste lewende lid van die Cheetahs volgens die rugbyunie se Facebook-blad. Dit beteken Sarel Bekker Pelser is die oudste lewende Vrystaat rugbyspeler. Hy is op 14 November 1925 gebore en het tussen 1952 en 1954 vir die Vrystaat gespeel.
Danksy die Potgietersrus Rotary Klub, die gemeenskap, Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) en verskeie borge, is Wimpie en Erika van Dyk van Mokopane as die gelukkige paartjie van die Rotariërs se jaarlikse “Spoilt Rotten” trekking gekies.
LEPHALALE - Laerskool Bosveld Primary se atlete het baie verbeter op hul prestasies van verlede jaar tydens die Streeksbyeenkoms wat verlede Vrydag by Lord Milner Primary op Settlers aangebied is.
“Ek het nog nooit soveel teenstand teen enige beoogde myn tydens ‘n openbare deelname proses beleef nie,” het Albert Jordaan wat aan die hoof staan van Sylvania Platinum se beoogde Volspruit myn in die Nyl vloedvlakte Dinsdag gesê.
MOKOPANE - Rolspelers in die Mogalakwena Munisipaliteit, veral werkers wat meen hulle word direk geraak deur die onenigheid wat sedert November verlede jaar heers, sê hulle geduld word beproef.
