In order to minimise the impact of the loadshedding on South Africans, loadshedding is scheduled to take place between 1am and 6am to maximise electricity availability during the working day, Eskom said in a statement.

Four suspects have been arrested by members of the Hawks, while trying to sell lion paws in Rustenburg, North West province.

A charismatic church was slapped with a R120 000 fine for illegal water and electricity connections, the Rustenburg municipality said.

The body of a 10-year-old boy was retrieved from the Koekemoer Spruit in Khuma, near Klerksdorp, North West police said.

North West police were investigating a case of illegal hunting after eight lions were killed at one of the lodges in the vicinity of Swartruggens.

A teenager was stabbed to death, triggering a mob justice attack which left two men dead in Taung, North West police said on Friday.

A couple accused of assaulting a police officer was granted bail at the Ventersdorp Magistrate's Court on Thursday, North West police said.

Festive season road fatalities have been reduced by almost a third in North West, Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Sello Lehari said.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has urged members of the public to use firecrackers responsibly as the new year approaches.

Nehawu said it was concerned about the lack of proper security in hospitals and clinics across North West province and threatened mass protests if authorities did not take appropriate action.

A seven-year-old boy drowned in a ditch at Bojating, near Mogwase, northeast of Rustenburg, North West police said

The North West High Court heard a raft of high profile cases in the past year, ranging from the so-called Coligny sunflower murder to the killing of miners in Marikana.

A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death, allegedly by a friend, in Wolmaransstad, North West police said.

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Boitekong near Rustenburg for several crimes committed in the Rustenburg and Brits clusters, North West police said.

A 44-year-old man arrested in connection with R6.6 million fraud was granted R10,000 bail at the Ventersdorp Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Three people were killed and 11 others were injured, six critically, when a minibus taxi and a bakkie collided