Local Stories
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Riebies-athletes excel at championships, bring home top accolades
Three athletes from Riebeeskatd High School participated at the ASA SA Athletics Championship in Capetown from the 27 to 29 March, where they achieved very good results.
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Gouties atleet suksesvol met hammer, behaal tweede plek
Lynn-Mari Louw van die Goudveld-Hoërskool was tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse skolekampioenskap eerste in hamergooi vir meisies o.17, met 54,23m. Sy het ook ‘n tweede plek in diskus meisies o.17, met ‘n…
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GJ spring ‘n tweede plek los
GJ Wessels, ‘n leerling van Goudbeld-Hoërskool, het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse skole kampioenskappe ‘n tweede plek vir verspring seuns o.17, met ‘n afstand van 6,84m, behaal.
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Three young athletes excell at South African Athletics
Three Harmony Primary School learners participated at the South African Athletics gathering and did very well. Twins Amohelang and Kamehelo Mahahle, and Neo Manamathela excelled at the championships in Germiston…
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Reckless driving causes accident – three people seriously injured
The Welkom Flying Squad members were summoned to a motor vehicle accident scene on the R730 road between Bronville and Virginia in which three people were seriously injured.
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Mildelike reën laat Sandrivier dreun, skouspel betower
Wanneer goeie reën oor die Goudveld uitsak, kry dié asemrowende waterval by The Swallows in Virginia nuwe lewe. Tussen 1 en 7 April het sowat 113mm reën oor dié gebied…
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Mad Hatters tea party, celebrating a hattastic day
The Flamingo Rotary held a Mad Hatters-themed tea party at Rhino’s Rest on29 March. The winners of the hat competition are, from the left, Nici Esterhuisen, Alison Buchanan, Val Hardy,…
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The beauty of nature reflects the ugly reality of the rubbish tip
The heavy rains over the Goldfields since 1 April when the first 30mm gushed down over the Goldfields, has been virtually incessant and has saturated the parched earth. The ugliness…
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Onwettige vuurwapen versteek gekry in skottelgoedwasser
Operasie Vala uMgodi-operateurs het op Sondag 6 April tydens ‘n misdaadintelligensie-gedrewe optrede in Bedelia, Welkom, ‘n versteekte onwettige vuurwapen gevind en ‘n verdagte in hegtenis geneem. ’n Huis in Falstaffstraat…
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Airport: questions more than answers
Stuck in a ‘Q and A’ loop The Welkom Airport remains a bone of contention. During a stakeholder meeting that was held on 2 April, the Welkom Business Forum, some…
