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Brave little fighter
Thabazimbi – Nine-year-old Martin Pretorius of Spitskop, near Thabazimbi, was sleeping on the floor in their living room when he woke up with an excruciating burning sensation on his head on Tuesday 16 November.
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Dinare sukses
Thabazimbi – Dinare Security and Protection Services het inligting ontvang van twee verdagtes wat inbreek, roof en steel in die dorp asook op plotte rondom die dorp.
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Cemetery infrastructure vandalised
Northam – The toilet facilities at the Northam Cemetery were vandalised on Sunday 14 November. Copper was stolen, and toilet basins, sinks and other infrastructure were damaged.
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Bakkie stolen, recovered same day
Thabazimbi – Police are investigating a case in which a Toyota Land Cruiser bakkie was stolen from a farm outside Thabazimbi before it was recovered about 5 hours later in the Koedoeskop area.
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Much Ado About Nothing?
Northam – On Tuesday 16 November, social media was abuzz with news of a woman who was allegedly robbed by criminals posing as police officers.
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Bogus traffic cops almost hijack man
Northam – On Thursday 11 November a man was pulled over by two traffic officers on the Brits Road, just outside of Northam at around 7:30am.
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Little baby girl drowns
Northam – A 10-month-old baby from De Put near Northam passed away after drowning at her house on Friday 12 November.
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Local businessman arrested for rape
Thabazimbi – The Thabazimbi Community Policing Forum (CPF) responded to a cry for help at a local tuck shop on Wednesday 3 November.
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Taken too soon
Thabazimbi – The life of a family was forever changed when their nine-year-old boy drowned in a freak accident on Saturday afternoon, 13 November.
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Burning for days!
Thabazimbi – A devastating fire which started out in Makoppa burned for three days from early on Friday 12 November till late on 14 November, before it was finally brought under control.
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Police investigate alleged child rape
Thabazimbi – An incident during which a child was allegedly raped during broad daylight on 3 November is being investigated by SAPS.
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Scammers are at it again! [Letter to the editor]
Northam – I received an interesting call from a bank on Monday 22 November. At first, I didn’t think much about it as I have an account with them.
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