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/ 16 September 2005
A prisoner serving 10 years for fraud wrote to a bank from his jail cell in South Africa’s North West province, requesting R10-million be transferred into an investment account he wished to open. He included a cheque dated 1995 from a company in his correspondence with a branch of a bank in Magopane.
Wage talks between Xstrata Chrome and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa failed on Tuesday, as the strike at two processing plants near Rustenburg entered its third day. ”It is an extremely difficult situation and we feel the people losing the most are the workers,” said a company spokesperson.
At least six striking mine workers were injured when security guards shot tear-gas grenades at protesters outside the Xstrata chrome mine near Rustenburg. Security guards took action after about 250 protesters attacked the vehicle of a non-striking employee, said Etienne du Preez, manager of corporate affairs for the company.
Kaizer Chiefs closed the gap between them and table-topping Orlando Pirates when they beat Wits University 1-0 in a PSL game played at Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg on Tuesday. There was no score at half-time. Both teams started the game at a frenetic pace, but it was Chiefs who threatened the Wits goal.
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/ 31 January 2005
Jomo Cosmos gained a valuable point when they drew 1-1 against title-chasing Moroka Swallows in a hard-fought Castle Premiership match at Rustenburg on Sunday. Struggling Cosmos were full value for their point and coach Jomo Sono was happy after successive defeats at the same venue against leaders Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.
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/ 28 January 2005
Moroka Swallows are hoping to send struggling Jomo Cosmos deeper into the relegation quagmire at Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng near Rustenburg on Sunday. ”Cosmos are in serious trouble, we are going to tear them to pieces in their own backyard,” warned Swallows marketing and communications manager Sipho Xulu.
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/ 20 January 2005
Orlando Pirates midfield star Steve Lekoelea showed his genius when taking free-kicks as he helped Bucs to an easy 3-0 win over struggling Jomo Cosmos in their Castle Premiership showdown played at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Wednesday night. The classy Lekoelea scored two goals — one in each half from free-kicks.
A total of 1 700 miners at Impala Platinum in Rustenburg have been fired following an illegal strike, operations executive Paul Visser said on Friday. He said 1 700 rock drill operators at the Impala Platinum south section went on what he called ”a wildcat and illegal strike” on Wednesday.
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News reports of African National Congress leader Thabo Mbeki’s jocular remarks in Rustenburg on Monday that he would ”beat” his sister if she supported the African Christian Democratic Party’s leader Kenneth Meshoe, among ”other silly parties” sparked a flurry of angry statements by opposition politicians and the ANC itself.
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In a hard-hitting address to thousands of African National Congress supporters in Rustenburg, President Thabo Mbeki on Monday told them not to vote for ”silly parties” like the New National Party, the Democratic Alliance or the African Christian Democratic Party.
A Rustenburg father who admitted that he had broken his two young children’s necks before trying to commit suicide blamed his former wife for his deed, claiming that it would never have happened if she had not left him.
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/ 13 January 2003
In an agreement that was hailed as a first for the country, President Thabo Mbeki witnessed on Sunday the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Bafokeng nation and two North West municipalities.
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/ 12 January 2003
Deputy President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday that government was planning to increase its expenditure by about 4,7% for the next three years without endangering fiscal stability.
Cosatu came to the SA Communist Party’s 11th Congress in a fighting mood on Wednesday, while the African National Congress sought to subdue tensions in the tripartite alliance.
Thousands of people went on a rampage at a music festival in Rustenburg on Sunday, setting musical equipment alight, smashing car windows and damaging property in the streets surrounding the show grounds.