In the true sense of giving a long rope to tie itself, the South Africa Communist Party (SACP) has thrown its weight behind the ANC in this coming election. It has shelved the preliminary suggested idea of running parallel with its alliance partner (ANC) in the political arena. This move has been applauded by many... […]Read More
The COSATU President, Ms Zingiswa Losi, descended on the John Taolo Gaetsewe region union affiliates on April 12, 2024 with a strong message that has kept the ANC reckoning that a friend in need is a friend indeed. At a cluster shop steward council event, Ms Losi did not mince her words when she said... […]Read More
Kudumane Manganese Resources responded spontaneously when indeed there was a need. Peoentle Molale (11) currently in grade two in Mafikeng, was struggling during school holidays because she had outgrown the wheelchair she had acquired earlier. Peoentle cannot walk by herself and the wheelchair is a necessity. This was a request that Kudumane took with the... […]Read More
He is number six of seven children. The swelling on his right cheek is not abating and eating is a nuisance to him. His mother Kebogisitswe (40) is not working. His father Jan Leier is a seasonal farm worker who cannot make ends meet. The house is a one-roomed shanty accommodating the family of nine... […]Read More
The John Taolo Gaetsewe region hosted an important seminar led by the Northern Cape provincial government at Leisure Inn in Kuruman, headed by the Premier Dr Zamani Saul. The meeting held on April 04-05 2024 was strategically to do with the capacity-building of traditional leaders, headmen and headwomen on challenges faced by traditional councils. The... […]Read More
The Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality gave the unemployed youths a taste of the pudding. On March 29, 2024, the municipality decided that employees must enjoy their Easter Holiday to the fullest without interruptions and decided to look for a couple of youths roaming the streets of the town to clean the highly frequented Leach Park. The... […]Read More
Gamagara Community Forum, a representative of the voiceless people of Gamagara, travelled from Olifantshoek to Kathu, to hand over a Memorandum of Demands to the Vaal Central Water office . The forum hereby presented this petition on behalf of the residents of Olifantshoek. For the past years, the community has gone without water for days... […]Read More
About 150 Kuruman TVET students received fully packaged tablets from the Kgolo Community Development Trust (KCDT). The trust is the former Hotazel Manganese Mines Educational Trust whose name has been changed to KCDT which has now broadened its functional portfolio beyond education. Handing over the tablets to students, was the Community Development Officer of the... […]Read More
The unending cold war between the region’s community and the surrounding mining houses seems to have turns and twists. The emergence of the South African Community Organisation (SANCO) with yet another dossier aimed at settling the dust, could be put on the litmus test. While SANCO is coming with the intended olive branch and claiming... […]Read More
The Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, opened the first ever cyber laboratory in the John Taolo Gaetsewe region on March 15, 2024. This was the eleventh such structure in the province of the projected target of seventeen. The cyber lab classroom at Ba Ga Lotlhare High School in Heuningvlei is fitted with... […]Read More
