Tortoise Snatched
SPCA to the Rescue!
SPCA to the Rescue!
30 June 2025
Rustenburg – On Sunday 22 June 2025, a leopard tortoise found herself at the mercy of illegal traders along the R556 near Stilfontein. But thanks to the sharp instincts and swift response of SPCA Rustenburg’s trainee inspector Mthunzi Kunene, her fate changed for the better.
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Outrage Over Biogas Plant’s Licence Bid Sparks Community Action
30 June 2025
Zinniaville/ Rustenburg – A storm of concern has erupted over the Matzonox biogas plant in Rustenburg following revelations that the facility has allegedly operated for years without a valid Atmospheric Emissions Licence (AEL) — and is now applying for one amid mounting community resistance.
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Rescued and Reunited
30 June 2025
67 Boys Saved from Illegal Initiation Schools
North West – In a statement issued on 24 June 2025, the North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs confirmed that 67 boys have been rescued and 14 illegal initiation schools shut down across three districts — Bojanala Platinum, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, and Ngaka Modiri Molema — at the start of the winter initiation season.
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R150K Ghost Salary
30 June 2025
Rustenburg – Olebogeng Modikoe (40), a principal human resource officer at the North West Department of Education, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment or a R20,000 fine by the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to fraud.
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PREDATOR BEHIND BARS
30 June 2025
Tlhabane/ Rustenburg – The Tlhabane Regional Court has sentenced 48-year-old Jankie Mankwe to 18 years’ direct imprisonment for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Phatsima village in 2022. The verdict was delivered on Monday, 24 June 2025.
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From coffee to courtroom: Gumbi Murder Trial Resumes
30 June 2025
Rustenburg/ Mogwase – Nearly two years after the shocking murder of well-known Rustenburg businessman Ben Gumbi, the trial of two men accused of orchestrating his killing resumes at the North West High Court sitting in Mogwase from 23 to 27 June 2025.
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SEWAGE SABOTAGE
30 June 2025
Rustenburg – What was meant to be a state-of-the-art sewage pump station serving Savanna Falls and surrounding estates has turned into a heartbreaking symbol of neglect and lawlessness.
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MURDER ACCUSED TO APPLY FOR BAIL ON 2 JULY
30 June 2025
Rustenburg – George William Koster (68) and Wilma Reinet Koster (65) were tragically gunned down at Platinum Square Shopping Centre on Saturday, 14 June 2025.
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Danger Zones! Proteapark, Helen Joseph, N4 area!
23 June 2025
Rustenburg – The Rustenburg Crime Combatting Forum (RCCF) has issued a warning to residents following a spike in house break-ins and suspicious activity in parts of Proteapark, particularly around Helen Joseph Drive and the N4.
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Warning on the N4:
Rock-Throwers
Rock-Throwers
23 June 2025
Rustenburg – Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has issued an urgent warning to motorists using the N4 between Brits Plaza and Rustenburg.
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