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The new academic school year presents an opportunity for learners and parents to create new habits that could make the year a little easier.

An angry mob attacked, assaulted and set alight a foreign national after he attempted to rape a young girl in Thabong.

A North West man was arrested for burning his shack, assaulting his wife and kidnapping his two children, aged two and five.

Bully tactics, threats of violence and intimidation derailed the scheduled motion of no confidence (MONC) against Thanduxolo Khalipha, the executive mayor of Matjhabeng on Wednesday afternoon.

The Welkom K9 unit seized the illegal drug Khat (Khat Edulis) valued at R280 000 after searching a truck travelling on the N1 at Ventersburg.

More than 150 elderly people spent quality time with the minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, during a special lunch hosted in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality boardroom on 9 January.

Die Laerskool Koppie Alleen in Riebeeckstad het agt nuwe personeellede. Hulle is van links, voor: Mich­eal Nel, Carmen Nagel, Tuane Radyn en Vuyo Nkcon­kwana; agter: Hendrik Davél, Elizabeth Joubert, Marianne Woit en Athabile Mak­i.

Tien nuwe onderwysers is aan Welkom-Gimnasium aangestel. Van links is, voor: Surita Herbst (Engels), Marlene Groenewald (besigheidstudie), Chimlee Botes (sosiale wetenskap) en Sheree Mouton (rekenaarwetenskap en tegnologie); agter: Frank Adendorf (tegnologie, ingenieursgrafika en ontwerp), Carla Ferreira (Afrikaans), Charné du Toit (verbruikerstudie-student), Monique Oosthuizen (Engels), Marné Prinsloo (kuns en kultuur) en Michael Vos (fisiese wetenskap).

Nuut by skool

With the start of a new year, the Department of Basic Education has published the 2023 school calendar, which kicked off on 11 January for learners in inland schools, while coastal schools started on 18 January.