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• Batho Pele Movement signs petition over unhealthy conditions


The community-based movement in Leeudoringstad, Batho Pele has signed a petition with the Kgakala residents in Leeudoringstad over illegal dumping and a continuously spilling sewege in the area

The movement said, they are investing in having the dumping site located at the entrance of their township removed. The movement also pointed out that, the illegal dumping is creating unhealthy living conditions for the residents

• CHARGE officially charges an offgrid solar-powered station Wolmaransstad





Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) has successfully charged for the first time in South Africa an electric truck using fully offgrid solar-powered public charging station at its Wolmaransstad site

The milestone coincides with one year of operations at CHARGE Wolmaransstad, where provincial government leaders, investors, and strategic partners gathered on January 15 to witness what is widely regarded as a breakthrough moment for green mobility and logistics in South Africa

• Fake security job promises, Maquassi Hills job seekers urged to be cautious


Maquassi Hills-based job seekers urged to be careful following an alleged scam on unsuspecting job seekers

According to Rexo Samuel, there is a person who is promising desperate job seekers in Maquassi Hills an employment at Fedelity Security Services with a fee of R1 000

The telephone numbers the alleged scammer uses are: 081 886 053

• Boskuil, Reabona and Hoërksool Wolmaransstad obtained 100% in 2025 Matric exams


One of the least recognised schools in Maquassi Hills, the Boskuil Combined is amongst schools that have achieved a remarkable 100% in the 2025 matric results

The other schools that achieved 100% in their matric exams are Reabona Secondary School and Hoërskool Wolmaransstad

The following schools have obtained less than 90% in their matric exams: the Leeudoringstad-based schools, the North West Secondary School for the Deaf has obtained 38% with 3 passed and 5 failed, Tiragalo Secondary has seen 61% of matric passes,  62 candidates failed and 98 passed

• Maquassi Hills RDP recipients still waiting for completion of their houses



Maquassi Hills RDP recipients are eagerly waiting to have their houses built. Many of stand recipients have left them unattended resulting in a continuous vadalism of incomplete RDP houses in the Ext 17 & 18

These RDP houses remain incomplete despite the South South African Human Rights Commission's report being concluded in 2024

The commission embarked on an investigative inquiry to find out what transpired into RDP houses that are not completed after funds to build residents their houses was secured

• Thuntsha Lerole Programme headed to Witpoort



The Dr KK Municipality held the Thuntsha Lerole programme in Rulaganyang, Witpoort on Friday, 16 January 2026

The district and Maquassi Hills municipalities have recently held the community initiated programme in Boskuil and Wolmaransstad

The Maquassi Hills Mayor Mzwandile Feliti led the programme along side the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Executive Mayor, Nikiwe Num and her team

• The Ext 10 title deeds collection sees a positive response   





The Maquassi Hills Municipality has reported a positive response of the Ext 10 title deeds collection in Tswelelang

The municipality called on the residents to collect their title deeds last week at their offices, the office for the PRO said, residents came in numbers to collect  their  household documents

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