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North West families turn to food gardens amid food hikes

As drought and a weaker rand conspire to raise food prices, families in the North West may be hardest hit. One family has found a fix for high food prices.

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April 26, 2016
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North West’s loo-less library of shame

Less than five years after it was opened, the North West’s state-of-the-art R3.2 million Lebaleng Community Library outside Wolmaransstad has few working computers and no functional toilets.

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September 9, 2015

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Government, community reach out to North West disabled, aged

Government recently held winter games in the North West to help bring health services and education to the region’s people living with disabilities and elderly.

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July 31, 2015

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Man kills himself after HIV diagnosis

A 26-year-old North West man recently killed himself after being diagnosed with HIV, leaving his family and two-year-old child in shock. A local counsellor says the death underscores the need for better counselling.

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July 29, 2015

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North West school shortage fuels dodgy buses

Rotangana Foundation helps learners stay in school

North West bus driver Johannes Mpofu Ngwanathota says he fears for the safety of the more than 200 young learners he transports daily in a school bus meant for only half that load. He blames not only the bus owner, but a lack of schools in the rural North West community.

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July 3, 2015

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Allegations of assault by police rock Makwassie

A young North West man claims that an almost hour-long assault by police has left him with serious permanent injuries

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June 17, 2015

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Community dialogue reveals lure of drugs, crime

In the rural North West town of Makwassie, poverty continues to fuel drug use and crime, according to community members who recently participated in a mock debate as part of a community dialogue.

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April 24, 2015

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Community cracks down on allegedly poor work on sewer upgrade

Municipal inspectors and surveyors say they are not happy with work done to improve sewage systems in the North West communities of Lebaleng and Makwassie.

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April 10, 2015

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North West district welcomes first disabled-run co-op

People living with disabilities near Wolmaransstad in the North West have started what may be the district’s first disabled-run cooperative in a bid to create jobs.

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March 26, 2015

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South Africa launches massive TB screening programme

South Africa aims to test up to 6.2 million people for tuberculosis (TB) in the next three years, according to an announcement made yesterday by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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March 25, 2015

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Uncollected rubbish adds to stadium decay

Lebaleng Stadium used to be a focal point of life in Makwassie, about 130 kms north of Welkom. Now as rubbish mounts, community members say the stadium has become a haven for drug use and delinquency.

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March 10, 2015

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December drinking puts spotlight on SA’s bad habits

As December continues, some South Africans are likely to be spending end of the year bonuses on booze in what the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dubbed one of Africa’s hardest drinking nations.