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7 SEPTEMBER 2020
Come on, you didn’t know that the former Brauhaus at Olifantsnek which rose to fame for the brewing of excellent locally made beer, has recently turned its focus to the “brewing” of top quality coff ee? All this and more with a variety of agriculture related news in the North West Province in this week’s September edi� on of AgriPulse. Get your copy at recep� on of Rustenburg Herald in 13 Coetzer Street, Rustenburg. Pictured in the usual order above are Imke Pape, Mariechen Mar� ns, Chris� an Schlo� eldt, Byron Meikle-Braes, Lourens Tolmay and Azelle Tolmay.
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BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Police here are searching for information after the body of a baby was found on railway tracks late last week.
The discovery in East End was made by a passers-by early on Thursday morning (3 September).
According to police spokesperson, Capt Elsabé Augoustides, the body was that of a full-term baby. A case of concealment of
birth is being investigated. Police have requested anyone with information to contact them urgently on 014 5904115/6/7.
After Rustenburg Herald posted about the incident on Facebook last week, the community expressed their anger and disappointment in their numbers.
“It saddens me to read stories like this. Recently I had to undergo a hysterectomy without ever experiencing to joy of having a child of my own,” one of our readers wrote in the comment section.
Outrage over baby on railway tracks
Hijacked vehicles
recovered in Proteapark
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Police here have pounced on a residence in Protea Park in the early hours of Monday morning (7 September).
Police reacted to information they received regarding an indiviidual who has been previously linked to house-grabs in the city.
When searching the premises, the police discovered three vehicles which were reported as being stolen during recent hijackings in and around the city.
The police also confiscated a vehicle suspected to have been used during the execution of the hijackings.
Read more in theis week’s Rustenburg Herald.
One of the recovered vehicles found at a house in Protea Park on Monday morning. (Photo: Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels)
Police suspect that this rental vehicle was used by hijackers in incidences in the city.
(Photo: Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels)
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(Photo: Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels)
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Bergsig Academy
In honouring the teachers and learners of 2020 and their struggle during this year filled with disruption and changes, Bergsig Academy planted a tree to represent growth and hope for the years to come.
The team of North West Parks (Kgaswane Nature Reserve) and representatives from several patron
organisations who have all contributed towards the Arbor Day celebrations at Kgaswane on Friday. Several other trees were also planted (more photographs in Rustenburg Herald of this week).
Trees for Africa
Arbour Day/Week initiatives “sprung up” all over town since the arrival of spring on 1 September last week and ceremonies at schools, businesses and organisations followed suit. At Kgaswane Nature Reserve south of Rustenburg Friday was devoted to the planting of several indigenous trees to mark this special initiative. Pictured above are the manager of Kgaswane, Idah Maroo and Pieter Jansen van Rensburg of Kiepersol Nurseries, the supplier of among others, the wild olive-tree planted at Kgaswane on Friday.
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Universities South Africa has agreed to extend the academic year to the end of February 2021, to ensure that matriculants are not compromised by the late release of the Grade 12 results.
Universities are expected to start their 2021 academic year in March or April next year. While the opening of universities is not universal, they are certain that when they issue (matric) results on 23 February next year, they will not be disadvantaging learners because most universities will start their 2021 academic year in March or April next year. This comes after the department announced last month that the 2020 Grade 12 examinations would be completed by 15 December, with marking being concluded on 22 January and the results released on 23 February 2021.The new school year will commence on 25 January 2021 for teachers and learners a few days later.
South African schools and universities - new dates for 2021
Protests also hit Rustenburg
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - After the public outcry over an advertisement on the website of Clicks on Friday (4 September), the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called for shops throughout the country to be closed.
Clicks stores in Rustenburg were also effected, with protest action at the stores in Safari Gardens, Magalies View and the Waterfall Mall.
A spokesperson for the Waterfall Mall told Rustenburg Herald that the Clicks store was closed, but that protesters were not violent.
She added that police, as well as mall security were continuously monitoring the situation.
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BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Excitement is building for the next round of the South African National Cross Country Series (SACCS), the Total Agri 400 which takes place on Friday and Saturday, 18 and 19 September.
The event forms the third round of the 2020 championship and will take competitors to Nampo Park in the Bothaville area of the Free State where the annual Nampo Show, the biggest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, has been taking place for almost six decades.
The Total Agri 400, a brand-new event on the SACCS calendar, and the second event to be run under strict Covid-19 regulations, guarantees competitors a stern challenge.
“Although the Total Agri 400 is being staged in one of the country’s biggest maize producing areas, competitors can rest assured that the route will not be a typical mealie field race,” said SACCS Route Director Evan Hutchison.
The Pirelli Qualifying Race on Friday, 18 September will be approximately 48 kilometres and will be the perfect appetiser for an exciting weekend of Cross Country racing in the Free State. For the main race on Saturday, 19 September competitors will traverse a variety of terrain on a route that has all the ingredients to satisfy the enigmatic nature of the SACCS Cross Country
Brand new Total Agri 400 sizzler next on the SACCS calendar
Sandra Labuscagne-Jonck and Jaco Jonck. (Image: Nadia Jordaan)
Giniel de Villiers and Juan Mohr. (Image: Nadia Jordaan)
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