Manna Boeremark
19 April 2021
Rustenburg – Jy kan help om ‘n verskil in die gemeenskap te maak by die ‘Manna uit die Hemel Boeremark en Familiedag’ op Maandag 1 Mei. Daar sal verskeie kunstenaars optree en ‘n allerlei stalletjies beskikbaar wees om van te kies en te keur. Vir die jongspan sal daar ook hope vermaak wees sodat die hele familie die dag saam kan geniet. Alle fondse wat ingesamel word, sal aangewend word vir herstelwerk by Lighthouse Children’s Home. Die feesterrein is op plot 238 op die Dinie Estates pad, ongeveer 6km buite Rustenburg. Indien jy jou stalletjie gratis wil opslaan of vir meer inligting, kontak die organiseerder Elbe Turner op 078 731 4276.
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POLL - Are you happy more often than not?
19 April 2021
“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” – Unknown. Are you happy most of the time?
Make yourself heard by sending an email to news@platinumweekly.co.za
with the following information before 17:00 on Wednesday 21 April:
• Yes, I am happy most of the time, or,
• No, I am unhappy most of the time.
• The reason for your answer.
• A recent photo of yourself (optional) – that we can publish with your answer.
• Your contact details.
If you do not want your answers to be in the newspaper, just reply to the question: YES/ NO.
The results of the votes will be published in our next issue.
PS – You can also give your opinion by commenting on our Facebook post.
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YOUR FRIDAY FUN FACT
19 April 2021
Did you know?
Some fungi create zombies, and then control their minds! The tropical fungus Ophiocordyceps affect ants and can gain complete control of their hosts’ body movement within nine days. They do this by infecting the ants’ central nervous systems.
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Varsity Cup 2021
19 April 2021
Varsity Cup 2021
8 APRIL RESULTS
- Shimlas 22 - 32 NWU
- Wits 22 - 40 UCT Ikeys
- UJ 19 - 47 UP-Tuks
- NMU Madibaz 13 - 51 CUT
- Maties 43 - 21 UWC
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Heerlik!
19 April 2021
Rustenburg – Dou Druppels en Manna Tuisnywerheid is ‘n lekker bederf vir al jou sintuie.
Sodra jy instap sien jy al die lekkernye van die klassieke vleispasteitjies tot helderkleurige kolwyntjies. Die eienaar Johan R?hr is gewoonlik in die kombuis besig om iets heerlik te kook en die aroma van ontbyt of sy bekende bunny chow vul die winkel.
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Existential crisis – Penises are shrinking
19 April 2021
In an article released on Sky News, Dr Shanna Swan states that humanity is facing an “existential crisis” in fertility rates as a result of phthalates, a chemical used when manufacturing plastics that impacts the hormone-producing endocrine system.
Penises are shrinking and genitals becoming malformed because of pollution, she warned in a new book detailing the challenges facing human reproduction.
As a result of this pollution, a growing number of babies are being born with small penises, Dr Swan writes. One study published in 2017 found that sperm levels among men in Western countries had dropped by more than 50% over the past four decades after examining 185 studies involving close to 45,000 healthy men. Dr Swan believes that the rapidly decreasing fertility rate means that most men will be unable to produce viable sperm by 2045.
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Valley of Waves opened for day visitors, limited tickets, now including Sundays
19 April 2021
Sun City – In addition to the weekdays already open for day visitors, from 11 April, Sun City Resort will now be open on Sundays as well. Capacity is restricted due to COVID-19 regulations; therefore, a limited number of tickets are available via online purchase only.
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Impala Rustenburg hands over nine SLP projects worth over R94m to municipality
19 April 2021
Rustenburg, 13 April 2021 – Impala Rustenburg has officially handed over nine Social and Labour Plan (SLP) projects to the local community. Along with community leaders and representatives of the Royal Bafokeng Nation family and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Impala celebrated the handover of the completed projects, which are valued at over R94 million and created an additional 714 jobs in the area.
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RLM’s housing project changing lives
12 April 2021
Rustenburg – Eva Mmuwe and Sarah Matholo from Kanana could not hide their joy when the Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) acting executive mayor councillor Victoria Makhaula handed them the keys to their new houses.
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