23 December 2025- Maphoitsile Primary School in Taung is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary in grand style in 2026. Now, the school management is inviting former learners to honour the legacy and future.
The School Governing Body (SGB) secretary, Segametsi Matsitle said they are excited to announce that they will be celebrating its 70th year of excellence in 2026. Matsitle said as part of their preparations, they invite all former learners and the community to a meeting to discuss the plans and arrangements for this milestone event.
“The meeting will take place at Maphoitsile primary School on 29 December 2025, at 10am. So, this will be a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends and be part of the celebration. Your inputs and participation are invaluable to us. We look forward to seeing you there on Monday,” she said.
Picture: Some of street lights bought by community members/Supplied
By REGINALD KANYANE
23 December 2025- Baagisani Ba No 2 in Ipelegeng Township, near Schweizer Reneke said they have taken a stand against crime. The community members said after realizing that their ward is plagued by a high rate of house-breaking, cable theft, robbery, assaults and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), they have decided to take matters into their own hands.
The Chairperson of Baagisani Ba No 2, Thabo Sehloho said they bought streetlights using their own money and with the help of the Mamusa Local Municipality, they installed them. Sehloho said their ward will no longer be dark and conducive to evil activities.
“Big up to the ward 2 community for contributing R25 each and make this happen. Our next projects are street humps and removal of illegal dumping sites. We have taken an oath to make ward 2 safer and crime-free again. We also have trained and well-equipped patrollers, who are working with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to ensure our ward is secure.
“We call on the community to cooperate with our patrollers and report any suspicious activity. Together, we can make Ward 2 a safer place,” he said.
Meanwhile, on 5 March 2025, the Chairperson of the North West Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management, Freddy Sonakile expressed satisfaction with the 3.9% overall decrease in crime recorded for this period. Sonakile said it is important to recognize that this period covers the festive season, a time when crime rates typically surge.
He further said this decrease is a testament to the impact of the various initiatives launched by SAPS during that period. Sonakile added that, however, there are still areas requiring particular attention.
“The committee has taken a specific interest in police stations that continue to register high crime rates. Notably, Ikageng in Potchefstroom, is the leading station in the province for contact crimes and contact-related crimes, ranking 50th and 18th nationally.
“Rustenburg is the highest in property-related crimes and other serious crimes in the province, ranking 6th and 13th nationally, followed by Klerksdorp and Brits. Tlhabane, Mooinooi, and Letlhabile – the top three stations in crimes detected as a result of police action,” he said.
Sonakile said Taung is the highest in the province and nationally for arson cases. He said Mogwase recorded as the highest in the province and nationally for cash-in-transit robberies, while Mmabatho recorded as the highest in the province for attempted sexual offences, ranking 2nd nationally.
23 December 2025- Bafana Bafana got their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to a winning start after beating Angola 2-1 at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Monday night. The irrepressible Oswin Appollis opened the scoring in the first half when he beat Angola goalkeeper Hugo Marques with a brilliant strike in the 21st minute.
Show Cafumana equalised for the Angolans in 35th minute, but Man of the Match, Lyle Foster brilliantly beat Marques to win the match for the South African senior men’s national team in the 79th minute.
Bafana coach Hugo Broos said the introduction of Tshepang Moremi at the start of the second half proved to be decisive as he gave the Angolans plenty to think about. Broos said the livewire Moremi kept the Angolans on their toes and even managed to find the back of the net in the 51st minute, but the referee and VAR ruled the goal as offside.
“We got some things right during halftime, and I think Momeri also gave us good service. He played very well, was quick and was a threat for the Angola defense. This changed a lot of things.
“We were also more aggressive. We put more pressure on the opponent. We had some chances and even got a goal from Moremi. But okay, it was offside,” he said.
Meanwhile, Bafana Bafana plays their next AFCON Group B match against Egypt on Friday, while group rivals Zimbabwe face Angola in the other match.
23 Sedimonthole 2025- Monna wa dingwaga di le 29 o tshwerwe mabapi le polao kwa motseng wa Kgomotso, gaufi le Taung. Go begwa fa mmelaelwa o, a ile a ya kwa mong wa lebekele le le gaufi le kwa go bonweng setopo teng ka letsatsi la Mosupulogo mo mosong, mme a fitlha a kopa dibokoso gore a fise matlakala.
Go begwa fa mong wa lebenkele yo e leng motswa-kwa, a ile a mo latolela fa a sena dibokoso.
Sebueledi sa sepodisi mo sedikeng sa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Warrant Officer Tryphosa van Rooyen, are e ne ya re moragonyana, mong wa lebenkele o ile a ntsha matakala go ya go a fisa, fela o ile a makadiwa ke go bona molelo o tuka kwa go fisiwang matlakala gone. Van Rooyen are mong wa lebenkele o ile a bona setopo sa motho, mme a letsetsa sepodisi.
“Sepodisi se ile sa goroga kwa lefelong la tiragalo, mme ba fitlhela setopo se se sheleng sa ga Silara Sebeela (35). Dipatlisiso tsa go sa le gale, dishupa fa mmelaelwa a ile a fitlhelwa ka dilwana tsa moswi mo go ene. Mmelaelwa o ile a tshwarwa le go latofadiwa ka polao.
“Mmelaelwa o solofetswe go tlhagelela ka boripana kwa kgotlhatshekelo ya Kgomotso ka Laboraro,” van Rooyen wa tlhalosa.
Kgabagare, modulasetilo wa lekoko la ANC kwa kgorwaneng ya bo 20, Itumeleng Maribe, are ba tshositswe ke tiragalo e. Maribe are moswi o bolailwe setlhogo a be a fisiwa.
“Re akgola sepodisi morago ga go tshwara mmelaelwa mo tiragalong e. Jaaka lekoko, re kgala ka bogale tiragalo e, mme re romela molaetsa wa matshidiso go ba lelapa, balosika le ditsala ba moswi. Re rata go rotloetsa sepodisi go tswelela ba dire tiro e ntle, gape re ikuela go baagi go ema seoposengwe kgatlhanong le bosinyi jo bo diragalang mo motseng wa rona,” Maribe wa tlhalosa.
23 Sedimonthole 2025- Sepodisi mono Taung se tlhalositse fa se batlisisa kgetsi ya polao. Se, se tla morago ga gore monna wa dingwaga di le 34, a thopiwe ka dikgoka le go teketiwa pele ga a ka bolawa.
Go begwa fa moswi, eleng Rapelang Molale yo go begwang fa e le moagi wa kwa motseng wa Mothanthanyaneng mono Taung, a teketilwe ke baagi morago ga go latofadiwa ka go utswa dinku. Go begwa fa monna o, ga mmogo le ditsala tsa gagwe, ba ile ba kgorogelwa ke bangwe ba baagi le go ba tlhoma di potso mabapi le dinku tse di nyeletseng.
Go begwa fa ditsala tsa ga Molale ba ile ba netefatsa fa e le bone ba tshotseng dinku le go tlhalosa gore ba di neile mang. Go begwa fa Molale ene a ile a nna le thamo, mme seo se ile sa shakgatsa baagi.
Go ya ka dipego, baagi ba, ba ile ba ikadima Molale, mme ba ya go mo nwetsa kwa molapong.
Mongwe wa baagi o sa batleng leina la gagwe le itsiwe are: “Rona re bone fela batho batla ba tshwaraganetse setopo sa ga Molale, mme ba fitlha ba se baya fa fatshe kwa baagi ba neng ba kopanetse teng kwa Tiping. Re ile ra makala, mme re a tlhaloganya, gonne bogodu jwa leruo ke tlhoba-boroko go ralala Taung.
“Basimanyana ba ba utswang leruo, ba utswa ka bodipa, gonne ba dirisana le bangwe ba batlhankela ba sepodisi. Jaanong, le fa go itseela molao mo matsogong go sa siama, go bolaiwa ga ga Molale go tla dira gore sepodisi se batlisise dikgetsi tsa bogodu jwa leruo ka botswapelo, gonne baagi ba utlwile ke go senyediwa fa sepodisi ga se dire sepe.”
Sebueledi sa sepodisi mono Bokone Bophirima, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone are sepodisi se butse kgetsi ya go thopa ka dikgoka, kgetsi ya go teketa ka maikaelelo a go ntsha dikgobalo tse di tseneletseng, ga mmogo le ya polao. Mokwabone are ga gona ope o tshwerweng go fitlha ga jaana, fela dipatlisiso di tsweletse.
23 December 2025- Two men were sentenced to a combined 40 years imprisonment by the Mothibistad Regional Court for murder. This comes after the accused, Madaka Boikanyo Bless (35) and Nonei Brown Michael (38), killed Itumeleng Mabihi (30).
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Molefi Shemane said thr incident occurred at at a shebeen in Eifell village, Heuningvlei on 28 March 2013, at approximately 11pm. Shemane said the police from Heuningvlei responded to a complaint of murder.
“Upon arrival at the scene, they discovered the body of a man with a fatal stab wound. The deceased was later identified as Itumeleng Mabihi. According to witness testimony, an altercation erupted between Michael and a friend of the deceased.
“When Mabihi attempted to intervene and stop the fight, Michael broke a bottle and stabbed him several times, causing him to collapse to the ground,” he said.
Shemane further said Bless subsequently joined in the attack and also assaulted and stabbed the deceased, while he was lying on the ground. He added that, the police were alerted and both suspects were arrested and charged with murder following an investigation.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, commended Detective Sergeant Tshepiso Bernard Dioka of the Heuningvlei Detective Service for his thorough and meticulous investigation, which led to the successful conviction. Otola also applauded the detective for removing two violent perpetrators from society and for ensuring justice and closure for the family of the deceased.
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