The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, condemns the killing of seven people in the early hours of today at a tavern at Extension 13, Kanana Location, near Orkney outside Klerksdorp. @Newzroom405
More remains of 6-month-old Keamogetse Setshego have been found in a pit toilet in Kabe Village near Mahikeng in the North West.
The baby, alongside his mother, were dumped at the site 5 years ago. @Newzroom405
Forensic pathologists are digging out a pit toilet to search for more remains of a baby whose body was dumped five years ago. Keamogetse Setshego was only six months old when he, his mother and another person went missing in Kabe village, outside Mahikeng. Their bodies were thrown into a pit toilet. Five people have since been arrested in connection with the murders. Newzroom Afrika's @RefiloeSeboko has more.
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[WATCH] Alleged insurance killer Agnes Setshwantsho's matter will move to the North West High Court in Mahikeng on July 22 for a pre-trial hearing. She is facing a host of charges including fraud, murder, and defeating the ends of justice.
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Case against four people between the ages of 28 and 39, facing three counts of murder at Kabe village, near Mahikeng, resumes at Molopo Magistrates' Court in Mmabatho, in the North West for bail application. @Newzroom405
18-year-old grade 12 learner Keamogetswe Monnana from Ramothere Secondary School has been praised for flying SA's flag high in the US. Monnana's “metallic barcoding system” project won a gold medal, the best female project, and the best innovative project at the recent Eskom Expo
Residents of Monoto-Mosetlha informal settlement in Vryburg, North West, say they continue to feel betrayed by the empty promises made by the government more than 20 years ago to build them RDP houses. They are complaining about the lack of access to basic services. @Newzroom405
Teaching and learning were disrupted in Mahikeng, while a bus and mini truck were torched and several areas barricaded with stones. The organisers of the protests and their reasons for the action are still unknown. @Newzroom405
The Thusong hospital in Sheila Village, North West, is being stripped for scrap metal and fixtures by residents. The hospital was initially decommissioned 2 years ago because it was built on dolomitic soil, which could cause the building to collapse. @Newzroom405
The NW Department of Education is aggravated by the alleged rape of a Grade 6 girl learner of Thuto Botshelo Primary School in Mafikeng by 4 boys from the neighbouring Kebonang School. The learner was taken to Mafikeng Hospital and confirmed sexually violated. @Newzroom405
At least 4 people have died, and 3 survived from a head-on collision on the N4 outside Zeerust in the North West. According to the provincial Department of Community Safety, a private vehicle collided with a mini bus taxi, and both vehicles caught fire on collision.@Newzroom405
Residents of Khuma Village in the North West endure raw sewage that flows into their home. They call on the Matlosana Local municipality to urgently bring repairs to the sewerage infrastructure, as the sewerage spillage is affecting their health. @Newzroom405
Students at Taletso Tvet College, Lehurutshe campus in the North West, are frustrated by the dilapidated infrastructure, lack of water at the institution, and dysfunctional management, failing to resolve their issues. @Newzroom405
@Selloane_Sebalo@Newzroom405 It's one of the learners from Gaetsho Secondary and JM Lekgetha Commercial
schools in Lichtenburg,who were from Welverdiend village.
North West pupils who got involved in a scholar transport accident on Tuesday say their buses are not roadworthy. Preliminary reports reveal that a steering wheel came off while the bus was in motion, leading to the driver losing control. @Newzroom405
SAPS has put in place extra measures to secure
Sergeant Keshi Mabunda’s safety as his identity has been exposed to everyone, including possible suspects that he may be investigating to solve cases where people are killing relatives for insurance payouts. @Newzroom405
Some parents of learners at Boitumelo Primary School in Bethel village are relieved that mobile classrooms have been delivered, to accommodate the Grade 1 to 3 learners, after teaching and learning had been taking place in a shack with no basic services. @Newzroom405