North west
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.
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NW man questions different COVID-19 results after missing wife's funeral
David Mokoena questioned his positive test results and a second test which confirmed there was no trace of the virus in his body.
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NW MEC Kegakilwe gets official funeral, will be laid to rest Friday
The MEC, who died on Monday from COVID-19-related complications, will be laid to rest in Vryburg.
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NW govt pays tribute to late provincial MEC Kegakilwe
The provincial government said he passed away after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia symptoms.
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NW police open inquest docket after slain officer’s ex-boyfriend found dead
Sando Khandile’s body was found just outside Orkney over the weekend.
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How the NW health department is preparing for COVID-19 peak
According to the department’s spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane, there are currently 435 beds – with 33 high care beds and 55 intensive ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in the province.
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David Mabuza urges NW pupils to always wear PPEs to prevent COVID-19
David Mabuza is in the North West today to assess the province’s response to the coronavirus. This is only the second time that the deputy president has been out doing visits since the start of the lockdown.
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3 suspects arrested for attacking elderly couple on NW farm
Officials say the couple were severely assaulted with a number of objects and boiling water on Saturday.
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NW school closed after principal tests positive for coronavirus
On Monday, 1 June, the man reported that he was not feeling well and decided to see a doctor. Upon arriving, the doctor suggested a test for COVID-19 as the principal was showing symptoms.
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COVID-19: Cuban medical professionals begin work in EC, Limpopo and NW
They're among 217 Cubans who arrived in South Africa last month to help in the response against COVID 19.
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NW health facility shuts down after nurse tests positive for COVID-19
Promosa Community Centre in Potchefstroom has been closed to allow for decontamination
