The Gideon family, who produce bibles, went on their yearly visit to the Welkom Medi Clinic.

Sick and tired of potholes in your roads? Then do something about it. Community members and congregants from Brent Park Assembly of God-Church recently did just that.

The N.G. church in Bethlehem have decided to use the World Cup as an opportunity to reach out to the people of the countries that will be represented at the competition.

The police in Welkom Cluster Stations are currently visiting different schools in the area to make sure students and staff are safe at school.

A ‘street revolution’ has erupted in Kroonstad.

Due to a recent flooding, most of the Albany Township could not be accessed by vehicles as almost all the roads had been washed away.

The Virginia Correctional Centre provided school uniforms for 20 pupils at the Tikwe primary School in Meloding.

The police station precincts of Welkom, Alanridge, Wesselsbron, Bothaville and Odendaalsrus had some members of their staff pass away.

The Grasslands Social Club (GSC) recently donated school uniforms to 15 learners from the Relebeletse Intermediate School.

There are many pets that need good homes. If you would like a pet, visit the SPCA offices in Alma Road and have a look – you may find one you like.

Christine Lessing, an 11-year old girl from Edmund Rice School nearly had the public in tears on Saturday at the seventh National Cansa Shavathon that was held at Welkom Square.

Two sisters from Riverside, Qwaqwa made history in South Africa when they became the first black people in the Northern Cape to undergo a kidney transplant operation where a living relative donated a kidney to a relative suffering from a kidney disease.

The Universitas Private Hospital and Unicare Pharmacy passed on a special message to those infected and affected by HIV/Aids. Their message was: “You are not alone.”

The Rotary Club of Kroonstad presented the second annual RYLA camp for 57 learners of the district.

The Soroptimist International Club Maluti in Bethlehem and the Lund Soroptimist Club (Lund SI) are helping poor people to start their own businesses.