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Taxi tensions: task team to find a way forward
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Taxi tensions: task team to find a way forward

Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – Efforts to resolve an ongoing taxi dispute in Rustenburg took another step forward when North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management Tsotso Tlhapi met with affected stakeholders. I

Residents turn the tide in water court battle
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Residents turn the tide in water court battle

Platinum Weekly newspaper | Koster, Swartruggens – Years of fighting for clean water and functioning sewage services have delivered a significant court victory for the Kgetlengrivier Concerned Citizens (KCC). On 2 November 2026, the Supr

Only 26% of landfill sites in North West meet standards, AfriForum audit shows
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Only 26% of landfill sites in North West meet standards, AfriForum audit shows

Platinum Weekly newspaper | North West – Rustenburg’s Waterval landfill and the privately operated Mooinooi site are among just five of 19 waste disposal facilities to pass AfriForum’s 2026 provincial landfill audit, released on 16 October 2026. Only 26% of the landfill sites and transfer stations assessed met the organisation’s minimum audit requirements, which require a score of at least 80%.

CBD roads receiving much-needed attention
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CBD roads receiving much-needed attention

Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – Road maintenance is underway in several busy streets in the Rustenburg CBD, including President Mbeki Street, Berg Street and Loop Street.

Rustenburg ready for investment
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Rustenburg ready for investment

Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg – The Rustenburg Local Municipality executive mayor councillor Shiela Mabale-Huma addressed the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA 26) in Century City, Cape Town, on Monday, 24 August 2026.

Braving dangerous water for an education
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Braving dangerous water for an education

Platinum Weekly newspaper | Rustenburg, Zinniaville – Every school day, children from Reutwile Zone 6 (Zinniaville) face a choice no child should have to make: take the longer route they cannot necessarily afford, or brave an unsafe and polluted stream to get to school.