Cycle For CANSA The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) is once again the proud beneficiary of the Powerade Lost City Cycle Challenge Classic and the Bestmed Lost City Mountain-Bike Events taking place 17 & 18 August 2013. Since 1998, the CANSA Lost City Cycling Challenge has grown into a ‘tour de force’ of an […]
Read MoreTwo Cases of Murder in Marikana Marikana Police are looking for 3 unknown suspects after two men were allegedly shot at. One of them died on the scene on Friday, 26 July 2013 at around 19:00 at Marikana Taxi rank. The victim, who is a taxi owner, was allegedly shot when he got out his car while the […]
Read MoreNorth West Police Success The police in various parts of the North-West province were out in numbers in the past week, between 22 and 28 July 2013 when they arrested a total of 752 suspects for Contact crimes, Contacted related, Property related crimes as well as trio crimes. The arrested suspects include 162 for Assault […]
Read MoreMandela: An Icon of Peace Nelson Mandela: A man who changed the course of South African history. He is an icon of peace and a role model to hundreds of thousands. Today (18 June) is a day of celebration and remembrance of his life and achievements. Nelson Mandela day challenges the nation and the world […]
Read MoreMan Shot During ATM Bombing Police in Rustenburg are investigating a case of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) Bombing and Attempted Murder after two ATM’s were blown and severely damaged on Tuesday, 16 July 2013 at about 03:19 at East End, in Rustenburg. The 42-year old man was allegedly shot through his vehicle in his right […]
Read MoreNational Domestic Workers’ Day Domestic workers are the unsung heroes of our society. In most households, both parents are out of the home working during the day, and they rely heavily on their domestic workers. With tenacity and drive, many domestic workers have successfully looked after and educated their families. South Africa’s first Domestic Workers’ […]
Read MorePolice Raise Concern about Looting of Shops and cases of Arson The North West police would like to warn the community about the tendency of looting from shops under the pretext of service delivery protest and marches. The looting mostly targets shops owned by foreign nationals. While the South African constitution allows marches, protests and picketing, […]
Read More35 years of Rustenburg electronic repairs We all have appliances. Refrigerators, microwaves, tumble driers, washing machines and many more. But what do you do if they break? Well, luckily we live in a city that has a trusted, tried and tested appliance repair shop. Rustenburg Electronics is one of Rustenburg’s oldest electrical appliance repair shops. […]
Read More43 year old woman raped The Rustenburg police arrested a 31 year old suspect for allegedly raping a 43- year old woman in Photsaneng village on Sunday, 30 June 2013 at about 03:30. It is alleged that the survivor was asleep when the suspect gained entry into the house by cutting the chain that was […]
Read MoreYet another case of murder Three cases of murder were reported to the Provincial Police over the weekend. One of these cases happened right here in Rustenburg. The victim, only known as Zukile Mlotywa (age unknown), was found lying dead in a pool of blood on the street at Mfidikwe. The deceased was discovered by […]
Read MoreBurnt human skull and bones found in bush A community member, who was allegedly fetching firewood in the bush outside Bokfontein village near Mooinooi, was shocked to find burnt human skull and bones in the field. The incident happened yesterday morning, Wednesday 26 June 2013. The incident was reported to the Brits police who attended […]
Read MoreTruck reversed into moving taxi A taxi driver was killed instantly this morning, 25 June 2013, when the vehicle he was driving plunged into a reversing truck. The accident happened just 5km outside Rustenburg on the R 24 Rustenburg/Johannesburg road. The truck driver allegedly reversed into the road unaware of the taxi that was coming […]
Read MoreCrime rate down in April With all the bad news going around lately it seems as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Rusties received news from ADT showing a welcome decrease in crime rates of Rustenburg. “Our statistics indicate that crime in Rustenburg and the surrounding areas have decreased since […]
Read MoreHusband stabs his wife to death The Rustenburg Police have arrested a 27 old man who allegedly stabed his 27 year old wife with a knife on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 at about 06:00 in the morning. It is alleged that the couple was from Johannesburg at the time of the incident and had an […]
Read MoreRustenburg police recover a stolen vehicle On Monday, 10 June 2013 at about 09:00 in the morning, the North West Flying Squad Unit members were patrolling around Rustenburg when they picked up a signal of a vehicle which was reported stolen. The police officers followed a signal and spotted the vehicle abandoned at one of […]
Read MorePetrol bombing of Epol truck and Police successes The police registered cases of Attempted murder and malicious damage to property after a petrol bomb was thrown at Epol truck on Friday, 7 June 2013 at approximately 21:15. It is alleged that the truck was approaching corner Beneden and Molen streets when two petrol bombs were […]
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