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A nation is symbolically depicted as a body. Therefore, illnesses can also be attributed to the success or failures of a nation.

Ryan Martin (16) will be competing in the South African Equestrian Federation’s (SAEF) South African Youth Championships (U18) from 10 to 16 December in Shongweni, Durban, with his three horses: Kadush, Callaho Larina and Volmoed Astrant.

Welkom cyclist Omolemo (Omie) Riet came third in the Sol Plaatje University Vice-Chancellor’s Cycle Challenge 2022 in Kimberley on 27 November. Omie started mountain biking four years ago and eventually progressed to road cyclin­g. In the last quarter of 2022, Omie competed in the Free State Interpro­vincial Road Race (99 km), the Amashova (106 km),…

Elected to lead peers by example

This friendly chap is one of the hundreds who make their living from rummaging through the rubbish dumped along the Virginia-Meloding road. This stretch of “rubbish tip” is now more than 500 m long and reaches the Shell Garage circle at the entrance to Virginia. The start of the residential homes is just beyond this…

The Allanridge Men’s Forum celebrated International Men’s Day (IMD) in the last week of November at the Ark of Salvation Church in Naykallong.

When the new Matjhabeng administration took office in November 2021, it resolved that capacity building would be prioritised to fast-track service delivery.

For ten years the desperate community of Jerusalem Park in Thabong have been fighting to get burst pipes fixed, and damaged road structure repaired.

A national seafood chain restaurant situated in The Strip, Welkom, has for the third year running brought Christmas cheer to orphans in Matjhabeng. Initially, the project provided gifts to Welkom Morning Star and its Kuloanong satellite, and also the Heal the Hearts orphanage in Thabong. “This year we have incorporated the Kanaledi Home for the…

In a tragic twist to the filling station robbery in Stateway, Welkom, in which a policeman was wounded two weeks ago, an officer has now lost his life.