National 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’ […]
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Police 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. […]
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43 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 […]
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Yet 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 […]
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Burnt 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 […]
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Time flies when you are having fun. The first half of the year 2013 is already over, and we can’t help ask the question: What have you been doing this year? June was a good winter’s month with the first “Real” cold of 2013 hitting Rustenburg. Rusties moved to new offices (read more here) and […]
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Truck 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 […]
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Crime 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 […]
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Husband 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 […]
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Rustenburg 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 […]
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Petrol 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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Stretch yourself There are many opportunities to get in shape these days, all we need to do is decide which one of those opportunities to make use of. Gym, spinning, jogging, Zumba. All of them are very good exercise but one in particular has become very popular over the last few years: Pilates. Pilates is similar […]
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Marikana murder and shooting The North West Police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder after two men aged 47 and 40 respectively were allegedly shot at Wonderkop hostel, Marikana at around midday on Monday, 03 June 2013. It is alleged that two unknown suspects arrived at the mine offices occupied by National […]
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Illegal mine strikes have consequences It has been said that our actions all have consequences. Whether they will be good or bad is up to the decision we make. The Illegal strike action at brought three of Glencore Xstrata’s chrome mines to a standstill will have definite consequences. 1 000 workers were allegedly fired on […]
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N4 at the Kloof off-ramp accident On 30 May 2013, at about 21:00, police attended the scene of an accident on the N4 road next to the Kloof off-ramp. A White Mercedes Truck and a Black City Golf were involved in the accident. Allegedly the driver of the truck who was on his way to […]
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