The Kimberley Prospector

Day: February 26, 2021

1 KM copper cable stolen along N12 near Kamfers Dam

1 KM copper cable stolen along N12 near Kamfers Dam

KIMBERLEY – A man was taken in for questioning by the police on Thursday after a kilometre of copper cable was dug up along the N12 near Kamfers Dam. The DA has meanwhile appealed to the SAPS to help protect Sol Plaatje Municipality infrastructure Pictures: Supplied A MAN was taken in for questioning by the […]

Vrou vertaal klub-musiek aan dowe persoon en ander oomblikke van liefdadigheid

Vrou vertaal klub-musiek aan dowe persoon en ander oomblikke van liefdadigheid

KIMBERLEY – Wat het jy vandag gedoen om iemand anders se lewe te verhelder? Vanmiddag by die North Cape-mall sien ek hoe twee voertuie gelyktydige agteruit in mekaar gaan vasry. Ek het op die toeter gespring en albei voertuie het oombliklik, in onder ’n meter van mekaar, gestop. Die glimlag en dankbaarheid wat een bestuurder […]

Drie onherkenbaar verbrand in ongeluk

Drie onherkenbaar verbrand  in ongeluk

BLOEMHOF – Vier mense het Donderdagaand omstreeks 19:40 in ʼn ongeluk op die N12, in die Noordwes, omgekom, nadat ʼn vragmotor kop aan kop met ’n motor gebots het. Die ongeluk het tussen Bloemhof en Wolmaransstad plaasgevind. Lees meer op Maroela Media.

Two men arrested for dagga in Kuruman

Two men arrested for dagga in Kuruman

KURUMAN – Two male suspects were arrested in separate incidents in Kuruman on Thursday for dealing in dagga. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Mosimaneotsile Letsapa says, on Thursday, 25 February 2021 at about 12:30 members of Wrenchville SAPS under the command of the Station Commander, Captain Disang Andrew Visser and the JTG District Crime intelligence members […]

Queen Elizabeth II statue found DECAPITATED after suspected vandalism

Queen Elizabeth II statue found DECAPITATED after suspected vandalism

CANADA – A bust of the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II was discovered without a head in a Canadian park, sending local police on a hunt for vandals following other recent acts of property destruction and violence around the same area. The headless bust was spotted earlier this week in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park, according to […]

The Red Comb: Namib Desert Bears Scar From Meteor Impact

The Red Comb: Namib Desert Bears Scar From Meteor Impact

NAMIBIA – In the vastness of one of the world’s oldest deserts lies a relatively recent geologic feature: the Roter Kamm crater (“Red Comb” in German). An astronaut onboard the International Space Station photographed the crater while orbiting over the Namib Desert. It is approximately 130 meters (430 feet)… Read more on SciTechDaily.

Covid patient “runs away” from city hospital

Covid patient “runs away” from city hospital

KIMBERLEY – The Northern Cape Health Department says that “fortunately, the patient was found and returned to hospital” The Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. Picture: Soraya Crowie FAMILY members of a 49-year-old Covid-19 positive patient want answers on how he succeeded in “running away” from the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley. Read more on the […]

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