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Hartbeespoort couple attacked by lion

Hartbeespoort couple attacked by lion

Left: Manie Visser (43) playing with Markus on Sunday shortly before he and his wife Angelique (28) were bitten by the lion. Angelique sustained bite wounds on her lower leg while Manie was bitten on the [...]

Katryn op pad na die kruin van haar sangloopbaan

Katryn op pad na die kruin van haar sangloopbaan

Die jaar vlieg soos ‘n warrelwind verby vir Katryn Ackerman, met ‘n CD en musiekvideo wat vanjaar reeds die lig gesien het. Dít kom nadat die 13-jarige Katryn van Broederstroom aan die einde van 2012 die [...]

Madibeng ignores Minister

Madibeng ignores Minister

Despite the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ stern order that his recommendations for intervention in the Madibeng Municipality be implemented as soon as possible, it now seems as if the leadership of the municipality [...]

R1,2 million dagga bust in Hartbeespoort

R1,2 million dagga bust in Hartbeespoort

Left: One of the indoor premises where marijuana was cultivated. The Hartbeespoort police confiscated marijuana with a street value of over R1,2 million during one of the biggest marijuana busts in the area so far, last [...]

Stirling Manor earns Certificate of Excellence

Stirling Manor earns Certificate of Excellence

Left: The Stirling Manor staff is proud to have received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. From left to right is Leonie Le Roux, Yolandie Coetzee, Rabson Mtembo, Charles Mzumara (front), Weekly Saka, Wilmoti Kanyika and Laurette [...]

Plotwag red twee van aanvallers

Plotwag red twee van aanvallers

Links: Rudi van Wyk (36) en Joe Jambaya (42)  is deur drie mans met pangas aangeval. Die Plotwag se noodradio het Vrydag twee werkers van ‘n meubelfabriek in Rietfontein se lewens gered na hulle deur drie [...]

Brits Hospital opening postponed again

Brits Hospital opening postponed again

The opening of the new Brits Hospital scheduled for this month has been postponed once again. “The hand over was supposed to have taken place on 22 May but it was further postponed by the contractor,” [...]

Oom Alwyn skiet kolskoot op 84

Oom Alwyn skiet kolskoot op 84

Hartbeespoort is ‘n skatkis vol talentvolle inwoners. Onder die groep is daar nie net skrywers, kunstenaars, sangers en van die beste musikante in die bedryf nie, maar is die dorp ook die tuiste van die oudste [...]

Uproar over charcoal  smoke in Rietfontein

Uproar over charcoal smoke in Rietfontein

Left: The wood burning containers where the smoke eminates from. A number of Rietfontein residents had to leave their homes last weekend because of a charcoal making enterprise that started a few weeks ago. “The smoke [...]

Vincent honoured for outstanding contributions

Vincent honoured for outstanding contributions

Well known environmentalist and speaker Vincent Carruthers has been awarded the highest possible honour from the North-West University – the Chancellor’s Medal Award. This is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to environmental sciences in the [...]