In recent weeks, paramedics in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg have come under attack by members of the community, leading to heightened danger for medics.

A primary school teacher accused of assaulting a learner appeared briefly in the Bafokeng Magistrate's Court in Tlhabane.

A six-year-old boy was killed when he was hit and dragged by a bakkie in the North West, paramedics said.

Colonel Adele Myburgh said the man was arrested in connection with murder, rape, and assault this past week.

Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when three vehicles were involved in a crash on the N12 near Ikageng

The North West is committed to providing clean and adequate drinking water to all the people of the province, Premier Job Mokgoro said on Friday.

The North West provincial government has set aside R1,2 million to fight crime and criminality in and around school grounds, Premier Job Mokgoro said.

A 42-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for a string of rapes, kidnappings and assaults in Sasolburg.

North West will cooperate with the Zondo Commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture, Premier Job Mokgoro said in his #SOPA.

Jubilant mineworkers sang and raised their fists as they emerged from underground, ending an eight-day strike at Lanxess mine.

Police have arrested nine protesters including a man who operated a "hijacked" excavator which he used to dig up roads in Potchefstroom.

The eight-day-long underground strike at Lanxess chrome mine in Rustenburg could end on Thursday, Numsa secretary general Irvin Jim said.

The owner of the construction company whose excavator machine was hijacked fears for the future of his business.

The N12 freeway between Potchefstroom and Klerskdorp has been re-opened for traffic following service delivery protests in the area, North West police said.

Fuming women, some with babies on their backs, blocked the gates at the Lanxess Chrome mine in Bleskop where a sit-in has been under way since June 19

The North West Provincial Legislature appointed chairpersons of portfolio and standing committees.