In an attempt to fight off the continuous onslaught on motorists, the following emergency numbers have been made available:

Afriforum Rayton/Cullinan: 083 271 6887

Afriforum Bronkhorstspruit: 066 246 8198

Afriforum Middelburg: 083 303 8784

Afriforum Machadodorp: 082 891 1553/013 256 2003

Afriforum Nelspruit: 076 950 1770

Afriforum Malelane : 082 758 3689/087 551 3460.

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Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news

Dear reader,

As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online.

Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol.

A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19. Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).