Matlosana residents hit by water shedding
Staff Writer | Thursday, 22 January 2026 Residents of Kanana near Orkney, outside Klerksdorp in the Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West, have been without…
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Over 5000 NW pupils stranded without scholar transport
-Staff Writer / Tue, 20 Jan 2026 More than 5,400 eligible learners in the North West are said to be still walking long and dangerous distances…
SAHRC finds systemic failures in North West scholar transport
-Staff Reporter / Mon, 19 Jan 2026 Thousands of learners in the North West Province have been denied safe and reliable access to education due to…
Death toll rises to 13 in Vanderbijlpark scholar transport tragedy
-Staff Writer / Mon, 19 Jan 2026 The death toll from a tragic scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark has risen to 13 learners, the Gauteng Department…
Civic organisation blast FS Mayor over R9.2 million discrepancy
-Staff Writer / Fri, 16 Jan 2026 The Independent South African National Civic Organisation (ISANCO) has accused the Welkom based Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free…
Thirty pupils jet off to Cuba to train as doctors
-Staff Writer / Fri, 16 Jan 2026 Thirty young school pupils from the North West have jetted off to Cuba to study medicine under the Nelson…
Patient attacks Clinic staff at Thabong Clinic in FS
-Staff Writer / Fri, 15 Jan 2026 A patient has been arrested after allegedly attacking clinic staff during a routine administrative process at Thabong Clinic near Welkom…
Explosion in Ikageng claims life of 22-Year-Old Man
-Staff Writer / Fri, 16 Jan 2026 A 22-year-old man has died following a fatal explosion in Ikageng near Promosa near Potchefstroom in North West. According…
Hawks raid Moqhaka Municipality offices over alleged R6.4 m fraud
-Staff Writer / Fri, 9 Jan 2026 The Hawks have conducted a search-and-seizure operation at the Moqhaka Local Municipality offices in the Free State as part…
Fuel tanker catches fire on R30 near Orkney in NW
-Staff Writer / Fri, 08 Jan 2026 A fuel tanker has caught fire on the R30 road between Bothaville in the Free State and Orkney in…