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A win for local service delivery
Thabazimbi – PPC Dwaalboom boosted the service delivery capacity of the Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) on Tuesday 14 September by donating a front-end loader and five skip bins to them.
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Vure saai verwoesting in Thaba
Thabazimbi – Verskeie vure rondom Thabazimbi het groot skade aangerig op Saterdag 28 Augustus. Sentrum, Thaba Begraafplaas en Cheetah Safari het swaar gelei onder die veldbrand wat baie vinnig versprei het. Thaba Fire and Rescue en Thabazimbi Gemeenskap Polisiëring Forum het hand aan hand gewerk met hulp van die Amandelbult Complex se noodgeval reaksie span om die vure te beveg. Hulp het ook van heinde en verre gekom om te kom help.
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Heroes rising from the ashes
Thabazimbi – When a fire broke out on Saturday 28 August, Matlabas Plaaswag rushed to the aid of farmers living along the Matlabas River in the Inkerman area outside Thabazimbi.
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Entangled rgino survived
Thabazimbi – Fences are necessary, but hazardous to wildlife and birds who are injured or die if they get entangled or trapped in the wire.
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Newspapers ABC Q4 2019: A lacklustre final quarter for newspapers
*Full credit to Bizcommunity www.bizcommunity.com The decline in newspaper circulation continued in the last quarter of the Audit Bureau of Circulation of South Africa's results for 2019, with Q4 showing a decline of 4.7% on the previous quarter and 9.1% on the prior year.
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He’ll be fleeing to the mountain when they come...
Thabazimbi – Clayton Barnard and his fiancé Charmaine Holtzhausen woke up at 03:00 on Sunday 15 August ready to embark on a new chapter in their lives.
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Fatality at Zondereinde
Northam – On Saturday, 14 August, a fatality was reported on Northam Zondereinde. Tomas Jose Mugabe, a team leader at the mine sadly lost his life when a hopper derailed underground and caused a tramming accident.
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Another five lives lost on the R510
Northam – On a weekly basis, the lives of people and their loved ones are destroyed on the R510. The major cause of the carnage on this road is reckless overtaking.
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From sore to soaring
Thabazimbi – Medivet Dierekliniek came to the aid of an injured martial eagle after a good Samaritan found the bird struggling next to the road on Sunday 18 July.
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Knife wielding teens
Northam – Community members are urged to be on the lookout for four teenage boys who have been spotted roaming the streets of Northam’s Extension 6.
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When bullying becomes criminal
Thabazimbi – When harassing someone based on their gender or age, or when making violent threats, bullying becomes a crime.
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Held hostage overnight
Northam – A small group of protestors unlawfully blocked Mortimer Smelter’s entrance on Tuesday 3 August, demanding procurement opportunities.
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