POLL:
Do you think it’s acceptable for children to smoke a vape?
Do you think it’s acceptable for children to smoke a vape?
28 November 2025
Vaping among schoolchildren is rising sharply, with studies showing that nearly one in three Grade 12 learners now vape.
Social & Community News
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Does the POPI Act rule — that videos or photos showing a CRIME IN PROGRESS may not be shared on social media — make legal sense to you?
Does the POPI Act rule — that videos or photos showing a CRIME IN PROGRESS may not be shared on social media — make legal sense to you?
28 November 2025
This rule aims to protect victims’ identities and prevent unlawful distribution of personal information.
However, many feel it clashes with community safety and public awareness....
Social & Community News
Young Warriors Level Up!
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – The dojo was buzzing with excitement on 13 November 2025 as young karate practitioners from Tokon Shotokan Karate-Do International Af...
Sport & School News
ATTACKED WHILE SEEKING HELP
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – A woman was violently robbed and assaulted on the pavement directly in front of SASSA’s security booth at the South African Soc...
Headline News
Kanana’s Own Heroine Shines on the National Stage
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – “Don’t dim your light to fit in. You were born to stand out and change the narrative.” These words perfectly captur...
Social & Community News
Miss Unique & Teen Kgatleng Finalists Shine
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – The Miss Unique and Teen Kgatleng pageant continues to grow as one of the region’s most meaningful youth development platforms ...
Social & Community News
VAPING CRISIS
Nearly 1 in 3 Matrics Now Addicted
Nearly 1 in 3 Matrics Now Addicted
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper – A major University of Cape Town study has revealed shocking vaping levels among South African learners, and experts warn the trend is sp...
Sport & School News
Smelters slow down as Glencore restructures
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Mining communities across the North West and Limpopo are bracing for difficult months ahead as Glencore–Merafe’s ferrochrome operations begi...
Social & Community News
PLEASE COME FETCH US
JST Hospital pleads for families to collect discharged patients
JST Hospital pleads for families to collect discharged patients
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – Job Shimankana Tabane (JST) Hospital has issued an urgent appeal to the community to promptly collect discharged patients, warning th...
Social & Community News
Where Hands Work, Hope Grows – another big week for Our Ward Matters
28 November 2025
Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – From clearing thick veld in the Rivers area to collecting Christmas gifts for hardworking volunteers, Our Ward Matters (OWM) once aga...
Social & Community News
