Daily Archives: June 8, 2025

Acting North West Premier congratulates 2025 Comrade Marathon winner, Tete Dijana

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Picture: The 2025 Comrade Marathon winner, Tete Dijana

By REGINALD KANYANE

8 June 2025- The acting North West Premier, Kenetswe Mosenogi has congratulated Tete Dijana on his remarkable victory at the 2025 Comrades Marathon. This comes after Dijana secured his third Comrades Marathon title for the third time.

Dijana won the title back in 2022 and 2023.

Mosenogi said Dijana has once again made the North West province proud. She further said, notably, the North West province dominated the top finishers, with five athletes placing in the top ten, Tete Dijana (1st), Edward Mothibi (4th), Joseph Manyedi (5th) and Gordon Lesetedi (9th). Mosenogi added the province has shown recent dominance in the Comrades Marathon, with several athletes consistently achieving top honours.

“We congratulate Tete Dijana, Edward Mothibi, Joseph Manyedi and Gordon Lesetedi for proudly putting the North West province on the map with their outstanding performances at this year’s Comrades Marathon.

“This impressive success extends beyond the Comrades, with other provincial athletes excelling in major events such as the Two Oceans Marathon, won by Onalenna Khonkhobe in 2024,” she said.

Mosenogi said the North West Provincial Government remains committed to supporting athletes across various disciplines, and these victories reflect the positive outcomes of their ongoing investment in sports development. She said plans are underway to honour this champion as well as all participants with a heroes’ welcome soon.

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Committee directs Alexkor to meet with aggrieved mining contractors

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Picture: Mine workers on duty/Generic

By OBAKENG MAJE

8 June 2025- The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources said it has directed Alexkor to meet with aggrieved mining contractors to find a solution to the ongoing disputes and report back to the committee. On Sunday, the committee met with the contractors in Alexander Bay in the Northern Cape during its three-day oversight visit to Alexkor.

The Chairperson of the Committee, Mikateko Mahlaule said, Gavin Graythorne, who petitioned the Speaker of the National Assembly to investigate corruption allegations at Alexkor, was also present in the meeting. Mahlaule said after the meeting, the committee inspected some dilapidated community infrastructure in Alexander Bay and called on Alexkor to speed up the process of handing over the town to the Richtersveld Local Municipality, which must take over service delivery.

He further said on Saturday, the committee met with the Richtersveld Local Municipality in Port Nolloth and community members in Sanddrift village. Mikateko added that, although the municipality told the committee about its good working relationship with Alexkor, the Richtersveld community members had nothing positive to say about the company.

“They complained about Alexkor’s failure to implement most of the directives from the Deeds of Settlement, including the provision of a clinic. Mining operations at Alexkor are handled through a Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV) between Alexkor and Richtersveld Mining Company (RMC).

“Alexkor owns 51% of the mine, and RMC owns 49%. However, both companies have equal representation on the PSJV Board. RMC is a subsidiary of Richtersveld Investment Holding, which was established by the Richtersveld Community Property Association after successfully claiming the land where the Alexkor mine is located,” he said.

Mikateko said the committee will provide feedback to Didiza on the steps it took to process the petition as it was referred to it.

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