North West (South Africa)

32 held after mine explosion

Johannesburg - Police arrested 32 mine employees at a Rustenburg mine after an explosion during a sit-in which injured three police officers, a spokesperson said on Saturday. On Thursday evening, three former employees of...

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Guesthouse burns to ground

Rustenburg - A guesthouse in Rustenburg burned to the ground in the early hours of Saturday morning, police said. "Police saw smoke coming from the Palm Lodge," Rustenburg police Senior Supt Kebaakae Metsi said. The lodge is...

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South Africa: MEC Slams Violent Protest By Seweding Community

MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affair, Gordon Kegakilwe, has condemned the incidents of violence and destruction of property by the residents of Seweding village in the Mafikeng Local Municipality.

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2010 planner's case deferred

Johannesburg - The fraud case of a 2010 Fifa World Cup co-ordinator was postponed in the Rustenburg Magistrate's Court on Friday, North West police said. Captain Aafje Botma said the case against Rustenburg co-ordinator Nketu...

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UPDATE 1-Implats says FY output to fall to 850,000 ounces

Output falls on safety closures, strike * Company says unit costs to rise (Adds details) JOHANNESBURG, Nov 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's Impala Platinum , the world No. 2 producer of the precious metal, said on Friday its total...

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South Africa: Electricity Switched on in Seraleng

Residents of the rural Seraleng community, just outside Rustenburg in the North West, will now be able to cook food, wash clothes and do other household chores in the evenings after being connected to the country's electricity...

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Suspect cops delay proceedings

Books Galore! Millions of books available at discounted prices! Fiction, thrillers, biographies,... Hilda Fourie Pretoria - Four police officers who were arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 29-year-old woman while...

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Number of Travelling Citizens Increases After Sharp Decline

The number of Botswana travellers to South Africa made a quick recovery in three months after declining by a staggering -11.4 percent in the first quarter ending March 2009, reports the latest South African Tourism Index (SATI).

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N West gets new fleet of ambulances

The North West Health Department will soon boost its emergency services through the introduction of about 40 new ambulances at a cost of R17 million. The department says the new ambulances will give preference to rural...

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Cosatu wants security company involved in Madiba insult suspended

The Congress of the South African Trade Union (Cosatu) in the North West has called for the suspension of a security company which provides service at Sun City Hotel and Resort near Rustenburg. The call comes after the arrest...

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Mafikeng , Rustenburg