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Know Your Neighborhood: Voting District and Location Details for Ward 1 in Ikageng, Potch.

Navigating municipal boundaries and finding your designated voting location is essential for staying engaged with your local community servi…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 11 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Historiese Mýlpaal vir Gimmie-Rugby as Wihan Strydom SARU EPD-Kamp Haal! 🏉🇿🇦

Wihan se prestasie is ’n mooi erkenning van die groei en krag van Gimmie-rugby…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 11 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Boosting Academic Skills Over the Holidays

Primary school learners in Grade 4 to 7 have an opportunity to sharpen their learning skills during the upcoming break. SmartBrain is hostin…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 11 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Old Boys Clash: Volkies vs Gimmies op die Sportveld! 🏉🔥

Die gees is sterk en die tradisie leef…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 11 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Wrench Your Plumbing Problems Away with Flo-Tek & Gio Designer Plumbing! 🔧🚾

"Wrench your plumbing problems away with Flo-Tek — flow better with us!"…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 11 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Potchefstroom Pulse: Celebrating Spring with Soundtracks, Festivals, and Fine Flavor

✍️ Charlene Bekker · 📅 11 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

'n Redelike rede vir 'n partytjie

Die Potchefstroom Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes hou op 1 Oktober 2026 hul verjaarsdagfees. Die geleentheid dien ook as 'n Eer die Bejaarde en D…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Waarom Lente-Versorging Noodsaaklik is vir Potchefstroom se Troeteldiere

Beeld (Facebook) : Esmi Pet Grooming…

✍️ Charlene Bekker · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Gimmie-Redenaars Domineer Noordwes Top Drie by Radikale Redenaars! 🎤🏆

Pieter, sterkte vir die landsfinaal wat op 17 Oktober plaasvind…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 10 Sept 2026

National News

Strategic Focus on Tourism and Rhino Preservation Drives North West’s September Agenda

September marks a critical intersection of heritage, environmental conservation, and economic development in South Africa, framed by nationa…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Volkies Matrieks Gereed om te Skitter by die Bling Walk 2026! ✨💃

Die groot dag breek amper aan vir ons Matrieks van 2026…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Emmies se Hokkieseuns Stoom Deur na Semifinaal ná 5-0 Oorwinning! 🏑🔥

Ons is ongelooflik trots op elke speler se harde werk…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Parys word 150 - Feespret en straatparade oppad op Erfenisdag

Parys haal die koek en kersies uit, want die dorp word amptelik 150 jaar oud. Op Erfenisdag, 24 September 2026, gaan die strate behoorlik le…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Paws Haven Pauses Intakes and Launches Emergency Appeals Amid Facility Overhaul and Food Shortage

Paws Haven  is currently navigating a particularly challenging period.…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 10 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Economic Development and Small Business Support Initiatives in the JB Marks Local Municipality

These joint initiatives provide physical machinery and structured educational workshops to foster sustainable commercial activity across its…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Entries Open for Face of Potchefstroom / North West 2027

Organisers have officially opened applications for the Face of Potchefstroom / North West 2027 pageant. The annual competition is searching …

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Potch Track Club Athletes Shine with National Medals at ASA XC Championships! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏅

A strong medal haul for PTC athletes at national level…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Emmies se Eerste Krieketspan Seëvier Teen Potchefstroom Central! 🏏🔥

n Fantastiese spanpoging en ’n welverdiende oorwinning!…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Acting icon Sandra Prinsloo to receive honorary doctorate

Beeld: Webblad - Momentum AarBeeld: Webblad - Momentum Aardklopdklop…

✍️ Charlene Bekker · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Peloentle Ndala Shines at SA Championships in Pretoria! 🏃‍♀️🇿🇦

Well done, Peloentle! Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance continue to make us proud…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Gimmie-Netbalspanne Presteer Uitstekend by NW Fast 5 en Bespreek SA-Plek! 🏐🥉

Julle dra die Gimmie-naam met trots uit!…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Braaidag by Rooted

Erfenisdag is oppad en Rooted - Moments That Matter steek die vure aan op 24 September. Die geleentheid vind plaas vanaf 11:00 tot 15:00 lan…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 09 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Young Chefs Head to the Kitchen for Purple Carrot’s Holiday Programme

Purple Carrot School of Culinary Art hosts its Kids Holiday Club from 29 September to 2 October 2026, offering four hands-on cooking session…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Shantey van Zyl Blink Uit by SADF Gauteng Provinsiale Kampioenskappe! 💃🏆

Jou talent, harde werk en passie vir dans maak Ferdies ongelooflik trots…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Potch Kom Ons Help:12-Jarige Leandry Dring Deur na SA Luggeweerkampioenskappe in Bloemfontein! 🎯🥇

Elke bydrae, ongeag hoe klein, maak 'n betekenisvolle verskil.…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Assessment Practitioner Training Heading to ITCA

JCV Consulting is host to an Assessment Practitioner (Assessor) Training course running from 28 September to 1 October 2026. The four-day pr…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Twee Volkie Netbalspanne Verwerf Silwer en Kwalifiseer vir SA's! 🏐🥈

wee Volkies-spanne stap weg met silwer én ’n plek by SA’s…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Annebé Bester Blink Uit in Ritmiese Gimnastiek en Dring Deur na SA's! 🤸‍♀️🥈

As kroon op haar harde werk en toewyding is Annebé in die NW-span opgeneem…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Upcoming Occupational Health and Safety Training Scheduled for October 2026

Empowering People SA (EPSA) has announced its upcoming accredited occupational health and safety training sessions scheduled for October 202…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 08 Sept 2026

National News

Destructive Winds Damage Over 20 North West Schools

Severe weather across the North West province has inflicted widespread damage on school infrastructure, placing further strain on the region…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Gimmie-Seuns Kraai Koning by Junior Gholfope in Orkney! ⛳️🏆

Ons is ongelooflik trots op hierdie gholfspelers…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Transform Your Home and Garden for Spring with Build it Potchefstroom

Image (Facebook) : Build It Potchefstroom…

✍️ Charlene Bekker · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Kinders Kry Hul Eie Kuns-Spoor Tydens Aardklop

Die Kuierkombuis hou vanjaar 'n spesiale kinderkunstentoonstelling genaamd "Skepping". Die idee is om kinders se talent en kreatiwiteit te v…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 08 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

New Beauty Salon Béaura Beauty Officially Opens Facilities in West Acres

A new addition has been made to the regional personal care, health, and wellness sector with the official opening of Béaura Beauty in West A…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 07 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Opwinding Loop Hoog vir die 2de Jaarlikse Emmies Padeldag! 🎾🔥

Sluit aan vir 'n dag van heerlike aksie en geselligheid op die padelbaan…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 07 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Stem & Sterlig: Unieke Buitelugkonsert in Roosmaryn se Tuin! 🎶✨

Ontsnap vir een aand van die alledaagse gejaag en geniet 'n unieke aand van gehalte-musiek…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 07 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Lian Louw en Janco Stemmet Blink Uit by NW Skole MTB-Prysuitdeling! 🚴‍♂️🏆

Baie geluk aan Lian en Janco met hierdie fantastiese prestasie…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 07 Sept 2026

National News

Dont kill the soul of rugby

Saturday at FNB Stadium gave us one of the great Test matches. The Springboks beat the All Blacks 29-24…

✍️ Quintin Scheepers · 📅 07 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

RCFA Elite Behaal Indrukwekkende Medalje-Oes by All Out War 2026! 🥋🥇

Elite wil al hul vegters, afrigters, ouers en borge bedank…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 04 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Free Entry Across North West Nature Reserves

The North West Parks and Tourism Board has confirmed the dates for the upcoming Park Mahala Week, offering South African citizens free entry…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 04 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Nuwe Wegspringblokke Gereed vir Aksie by Potchefstroom Gimnasium! 🏊‍♂️✨

Dit is lekker om te sien hoe nóg ’n GSOK-projek uiteindelik ’n werklikheid word…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 04 Sept 2026

National News

Boks and Bok Women Ready for Historic Double-Header Against New Zealand at FNB Stadium

SA rugby fans are in for an extraordinary spectacle as both the Springboks and the Springbok Women prepare to take on New Zealand in a high-…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 04 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Volkies Potch Nooi Toekomstige Graad 8’s van 2027 Uit Na Inligtingsaand! 🏫✨

Kom kuier saam en beleef hoe dit voel om deel te wees van die Volkie-familie…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 04 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Pinktober Bowls Night supporting Breast Cancer Awareness

Round Table 47 and the Potchefstroom Country Club Bowls section have partnered to host Bowling4Boobies on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. The ch…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 04 Sept 2026

National News

SA Student Sevens Squads Ready for 2026 FISU World Championships in Stellenbosch

The global spotlight in university rugby falls squarely on Stellenbosch University’s iconic Danie Craven Stadium on the Coetzenburg Campus h…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 04 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Tanglewood Launches Monthly Family Flea Market

The Tanglewood Family Flea Market debuts on Sunday, 27 September 2026. Set to run on the last Sunday of every month, the new event takes pla…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Potchefstroom Pulse: A Week of High-Energy Rock, Theater, and Spring Festivals

Image : The Go-To Guy…

✍️ Charlene Bekker · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Emmie-Leerders Presteer Uitstekend by RCFA All Out War! 🥋💥

Baie geluk aan elkeen van ons kampioene…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

SAPS North West Releases Updated Contact Numbers for JB Marks and City of Matlosana Stations

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the North West province has released a verified list of station contact numbers to enhance access…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Women Leading Innovation: How NWU Researchers Are Shaping South Africa’s Future

Across South Africa, higher education institutions are increasingly evaluated not just by the degrees they confer, but by the tangible impac…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Musi Matlaba Joins Bafana Bafana Technical Team! ⚽🇿🇦

From leading school war-cries to preparing the South African national team for the 2027 AFCON qualifiers…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Granton House Triumphs as Potch Boys' High Revives Historic Hofmeyr Cup! 🎶🏆

"Dust settled, voices tuned, and a legacy born in the early 18th century continues right where it left off."…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Provincial and Local Leadership Inspect Progress on JB Marks Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

The Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Hon. Gaoage Oage…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 03 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Gimmie-Krieket Dominere met Seë vir Bosluise en Giftige Ganse! 🏏💥

Gimmies se krieket gaan oor geleenthede om te groei…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 02 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Anthony Rochat Gekies vir o/12-Luiperds Sewesspan! 🏉🐆

Baie sterkte en geniet hierdie wonderlike geleentheid in Bloemfontein.…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 02 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Potch Boys' High Football Squad Heads to Joburg for Parktown Derby! ⚽🚌

"Wishing the football players the best of luck as they head to Johannesburg today.…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 02 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Fresh Look and Packed Schedule for North West Dragons in 2026/27 Season

The 2026/27 South African domestic cricket season kicks off with the North West Dragons launching their new September schedule across two co…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 02 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Potch Boys' High Restores Historic CD Hope Swimming Pool Thanks to Generous Old Moois! 🏊‍♂️💙

Your support ensures that our traditions live on and that our boys continue to thrive."…

✍️ Yolandi Botes · 📅 02 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

The Pulse of Potch: Bi-Weekly News Round-Up (17 – 31 August 2026)

Welcome to this edition of The Pulse of Potch! Below is a concise round-up of the key events, infrastructure updates, community achievements…

✍️ Karen Scheepers · 📅 02 Sept 2026

Potch Gazette

Pierre Breytenbach soek slimkoppe vir kykNET se nuwe speletjieprogram

Rapid Blue Produksies verfilm binnekort DIE 1% KLUB vir kykNET, en die bekende akteur en komediant Pierre Breytenbach is die aanbieder. Hier…

✍️ Amanda Bekker · 📅 02 Sept 2026