Wolmaransstad - The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the High Court's decision to dismiss Sarah Nkatlo's application challenging her removal from office Speaker of Maquassi Hills The party says, the ruling strengthens transparent and accountable local government "The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the judgment handed down by the North West High Court on 10 July 2026, dismissing the application brought by former Maquassi Hills Speaker Sarah Nkatlo and confirming the lawfulness of Council’s decision to remove her through a motion of no confidence" - Democratic Alliance in North West The judgment followed  court proceedings that similarly upheld Council’s decision and provides further legal certainty regarding the authority of municipal councils to hold their office bearers accountable in accordance with the law The motion of no confidence was supported by 16 of the municipality’s 22 councillors following repeated concerns regarding the co...

Wolmaransstad - Three suspects saw court over alleged tender fraud. It is alleged that the owner of a construction company was lured to Mmabatho in Mahikeng with promises of securing a tender to install solar geysers The complainant reportedly met with the suspects, who allegedly posed as officials from a tender committee and the Department of Public Works. During the meeting, they demanded undue gratification from the complainant in exchange for securing the tender The complainant made payments into the suspects’ bank accounts, but later became suspicious and reported the matter to the North West Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit Three suspects were traced and arrested in Potchefstroom, Wolmaransstad, Mahikeng, and Mmabatho Dingaan David Seabe (57), who is also a well known pastor in Mahikeng, Ernest Thabang Phillips (47), and Wakgale Johannes Mosiane (39) have been charged with tender fraud and appeared before court The accused were remanded...

Makwassie, Lebaleng - The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, has handed over a sizeable number of title deeds to earmarked beneficiaries at the Lebaleng township, Makwassie on Friday, 10 July 2026 The Minister was accompanied by the Mayor of Maquassi Hills Local Municipality, Mzwandile Feliti and local Councillors The handover is part of the department's drive to engage with the communities by handing over completed housing projects around the North West province Simelane''s visit, which is in line with her ministry's promotion of Title Deeds Restoration Program, also included oversight appearance to catalyst projects in the province The title deeds handover program was held at the Lebaleng community hall The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, also accompanied by the North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Gaoage Oageng Molapisi, led a Ministerial visit to the North Wes...

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Bojanala Region has raised concerns on the state of the ANC and the ongoing ANC councillor candidate selection processes across all municipalities in Bojanala. The ANCYL regional executive committee (REC) said it has noted with grave concern the allegations of manipulation, interference and undemocratic practices in the candidate selection processes across various ANC branches in Bojanala. According to the ANCYL Bojanala regional spokesperson, Pako Mokua, this conduct is a direct attack on the democratic character of the ANC and a betrayal of the trust placed in it by communities. Mokua said it is particularly alarming that this is happening at a time when young people, who remain largely non-aligned to narrow factional interests are voluntarily stepping forward to offer themselves for public office and community service. “We must state categorically clear that the ANC is in a crisis of electoral decline, currently si...

Five children lost their lives in a devastating shack fire in the Sonderwater informal settlement in Ikageng late on Sunday night, July 19, marking the second fatal shack fire involving children in the area in less than two weeks. According to North West police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh, police in Ikageng are investigating an inquest after the bodies of three girls and two boys, aged between one and nine years old, were discovered inside a shack that had been completely destroyed by fire. Preliminary investigations indicate that the children’s mothers, who are sisters, had allegedly left the children alone at home while visiting a nearby location. They were alerted by community members that the shack was on fire and rushed back to the scene. According to Myburgh, the women, assisted by members of the community, attempted to extinguish the fire using buckets of water. However, access challenges within the informal settlement severely hampered firefighting effort...

The North West MEC responsible for the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has congratulated an elite Eagles Unit for the arrest of two foreign nationals with 13 bags of dagga of a value still to be determined. The Eagles traffic officers received an information of two Eswatini nationals travelling from Mpumalanga through Gauteng on N12 heading towards Klerksdorp with drugs. Working with the South African Police Service (SAPS) Flying Squad Unit, the Eagles successfully intercepted the vehicle smuggling the dagga and two men were immediately arrested.  The Eagles were on a routine visible patrol duties when they received an information about the vehicle traveling westwards. “Whilst an exact value of the confiscated drugs is still being calculated by our experts, the sheer volume of the haul represents a significant blow to interprovincial drug trafficking networks. We commend The Eagles for their vigilance, quick response and s...

The City of Matlosana Law Enforcement team continued its operation against illegal trading in the Klerksdorp CBD on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 clearing illegal trading activities along OR Tambo Street.  Goods found displayed on sidewalks in contravention of municipal by-laws were confiscated. During the operation, two individuals were apprehended by South African Police Services for obstructing law enforcement officials in the execution of their duties. One of the individuals is a foreign national. The City of Matlosana has urged residents and traders to support and respect the work of law enforcement officers as they continue to enforce municipal by-laws and ensure that public spaces remain safe, clean, and accessible for all. Wolmaransstad Link proud partner of Learners Classroom Wolmaransstad To book a Learners Driver spot, contact them on: 072 303 1918 or visit them at: Rood Street NR 9 Wolmaransstad  2630 Updated: July 2026 #WolmaransstadLinkNews

Parliament’s impeachment committee will not be able to commence public hearings into the Phala Phala saga until the Western Cape High Court decides whether the report it is relying on should be set aside. On Friday, the court found in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa to interdict the proceedings, in which he is facing charges over his conduct related to foreign currency being stored and, subsequently, stolen from his farm in 2020. Although the three judges hearing the matter did not agree on whether he had made a sufficient case for the interim interdict to be granted, the majority view was that the disputed report was reviewable and that the application was not moot. In a short summary of the judgment, Judge Andre le Grange noted that the bench was not in agreement that an interdict should be granted, and one of them, Judge Matthew Francis, believed an insufficient case had been made, and the application should be dismissed. However, Judge Diane Davis s...

Political parties represented on the Parliament's Impeachment Committee have sparred over whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should be compelled to give oral evidence to the Section 89 inquiry. While the MK Party is of the view the inquiry should start with his testimony, the ANC wants the committee first to consider the reports of other institutions which have probed the Phala Phala matter, to determine whether there is even a need for what it’s termed a “full-blown inquiry”. Debating the terms of reference for the inquiry at a meeting on Wednesday, the Patriotic Alliance came to Ramaphosa’s defence, saying he could not be compelled to appear. The MK Party's John Hlophe said President Ramaphosa should be setting the stage for his impeachment inquiry by giving testimony first. Failing to deliver evidence, Hlophe said, would invoke the rule of law to draw adverse inferences from the omissions. "The information is peculiarly within the knowledge of the presi...

A State witness in the trial of alleged underworld boss Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and four others confirmed on Thursday that he was shown a video before deposing to a statement in Ga-Rankuwa. Mzamo Cele is facing a third day of cross-examination, where Matlala’s lawyer, advocate Anneline van den Heever, began her cross-examination by focusing on when he first viewed a video of the 2022 shooting that the State unsuccessfully tried to introduce as evidence. On the first day of the trial, the State sought to hand in video footage, which it said captured the shooting. The defence objected, arguing the footage had not been properly authenticated, and the court refused to admit it. The defence was trying to poke holes in Mzamo's testimony and credibility. Van den Heever asked Cele: "According to you, you were shown this video, you had a discussion with these police officers, you and them analysed the video, and then after that, this statement was typed up, cor...

The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Andrea Johnson, has pointed the finger at one of her subordinates for a major blunder in the unit’s probe into senior Crime Intelligence officers. It's been established at the Madlanga Commission that Johnson authorised an investigation into eight senior Crime Intelligence officers and a civilian without any basis. Testifying at the commission on Thursday, Johnson said IDAC’s chief investigator, Dylan Perumal, is the one who gave her the names. IDAC’s investigation into Crime Intelligence is based solely on a complaint laid by National Coloured Congress (NCC) Member of Parliament (MP) Fadiel Adams. In his complaint, Adams names and accuses only three senior Crime Intelligence officers of corruption. However, when Johnson signed off on the unit to begin its investigation, the names increased from three to 12. Johnson said the additional names were added by Perumal. She said that she will be look...

The state in the case against the former National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said it will produce evidence to show that she used code words linked to her ancestral calling to solicit bribes. The former National Assembly Speaker is on trial in the Pretoria High Court on corruption charges. She is accused of soliciting and accepting bribes of R4.5 million from a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) contractor. At the time, between 2016 and 2019, Mapisa-Nqakula was Minister of Defence. During its opening address on Wednesday, the State spotlighted a PowerPoint presentation wherein images were used to demonstrate the alleged criminality. According to the State, the WhatsApp messages between Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndlhovu, the sole director of Umkhombe Marine, and Mapisa-Nqakula will reveal that the former minister would call the contractor to her home under the guise of having an ancestral message for her before requesting a bribe. The State also claims ...