North west
ANC NW: Internal battles threatening governance and service delivery
They have told Eyewitness News that the infighting between the internal provincial council and its detractors had intensified in the province ahead of the...
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Disgruntled NW ANC members want NEC to reinstate Mahumapelo’s PEC
Supra Mahumapelo and four others successfully challenged their disbandment and subsequently won an enforcement order, but settled for a political solution, which saw an interim provincial committee being appointed.
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WATCH: Crocodile removed from NW family's swimming pool
The large repile was safely removed on Monday and was released into its natural habitat.
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NW Education Dept says no need to extend marking days after 11 COVID-19 cases
The province said marking is progressing well despite 11 teachers testing positive for COVID-19.
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9 matric exam markers in North West test positive for COVID-19
The provincial Education Department said nine marking staff and two departmental officials had been infected since the marking process for the matric exams started earlier this month.
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1,458 arrested over 2 weeks in North West for breaking lockdown rules
Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Sello Kwena urged members of the community to be disciplined.
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NW police arrest 36 people following gun fight over illegal mining turf
Officers have also confiscated three assault rifles from the scene.
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Cabinet pleased with progress in NW after most depts placed under administration
This despite several reports suggesting administrators were abusing state funds.
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GDE offers Enock Mpianzi’s parents R700k compensation for his death
Mpianzi's family is demanding R20 million for his death after he died at a school camp in January this year.
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NW SAPS arrest suspect (36) accused of murdering own grandmother
Police handcuffed the man in Morokweng Village on Wednesday in connection with the 73-year-old woman's murder.
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ANC's Ramaphosa calls on NW structures to focus on unity, stability
The ANC in the North West has been marred by deep divisions which failed to heal even after the removal of Supra Mahumapelo as both provincial chairperson and premier.
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3 children suffocate playing in unused freezer in NW
It is understood that the pupils aged between 8 and 10 from the Mammutla Primary School were playing in the freezer on Saturday.
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JB Marks Municipality mayor, director arrested for theft, fraud amounting to R5m
Kgotso Khumalo, who is the mayor of the JB Marks Municipality, and Cyril Henry appeared in the Potchefstroom Magistrates Court on Friday after being arrested by the Hawks.
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Taxi groups on path towards formalisation, Mbalula tells NW lekgotla
The minister highlighted that the industry still operated on the fringes of the formal economy and failed to comply with the country’s tax laws and labour laws intended to protect workers.
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12 North West municipalities under threat of being placed under administration
Eyewitness News has seen a report from the provincial government showing its intention to invoke Section 139.
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Mokgoro concedes NW Sopa never mentioned approval of airport development
Professor Job Mokgoro is at the state capture commission to testify about a R50 million payment that he allegedly authorised when he was director-general of that province.
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14 lions that ‘escaped’ from farm recaptured, says NW Tourism Department
The number of felines was previously reported at 19 before this figure was revised down.
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North West cops hunt for killers of constable Thato Makhoana
Constable Thato Makhoana’s body was found with a gunshot wound along a farm road outside Mahikeng earlier this week.
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NW top cop condemns murder of Vryburg teacher, promises to arrest suspect
Beauty Seamisang's body was discovered after she failed to report for duty. Police said that it appeared that she was stranged with a rope.
