Now 12-year-old gives birth, joining long list of New Year’s Day mothers
The health department in Eastern Cape is still in disbelief after a 12-year-old girl gave birth on New Year’s Day. Ntandokazi Capa, the province’s MEC... Read more.
Christmas Stork delivers over 100 babies around North West
Marriam Mosweu of Jouberton in Klerksdorp couldn’t believe her eyes when she was told she had given birth to a healthy son weighing 4.1 kg. To add to her delight,... Read more.
Fraudsters the bane of the life insurance industry
Insurance scammers were not left out of the drama of the year that was 2024. The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (Asisa) life insurers and investment... Read more.
Spaza shop owners plead with municipality to register them
Scores of business owners from Potchefstroom and Ventersdorp in the North West marched to the JB Marks Local Municipality on Tuesday, demanding the municipality... Read more.
Mining communities demand jobs at Harmony Gold mines
Residents of Orkney in the North West and Viljoenskroon in the Free State marched to the Harmony Gold Mine head offices in Vaal Reefs, outside Orkney, in North West... Read more.
Royal Bafokeng grows wealth to R50bn
The Royal Bafokeng people in the North West are literally sitting on the a platinum mine. This will become even more evident when leader, Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi gathers... Read more.
North West toddler dies after consuming ‘food from spaza shop’
A two-year-old girl has died, and another was rushed to the hospital in Taung, North West, after eating snacks allegedly bought from a spaza shop in Randstad village.... Read more.
North West gets shoestring budget from National Treasury
The North West province received no additional money from the national government, except for an allowed roll-over of unspent monies from the previous fiscal year.... Read more.
Cosatu slams 4,000 short-term jobs in the North West
The promised 4,000 jobs in a newly established plant in Orkney, North West, are said to be for a minimum of six months. This has enraged the Congress of South African... Read more.
Stats show South Africa loses R21bn annually due to illegal mining
The North West Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management says South Africa loses approximately R21-billion annually in sales, taxes, and royalties... Read more.
