The Kimberley Prospector

Day: March 9, 2021

121 cattle, 57 goats & 111 sheep recovered at OR Tambo District operation

121 cattle, 57 goats & 111 sheep recovered at OR Tambo District operation

MTHATHA – One hundred and twenty-one (121) cattle, one hundred and eleven (111) goats, fifty-seven (57) sheep and eight (8) horses were recovered during a cross border operation conducted by police in OR Tambo District from 19 February 2021 to date. Police spokesperson Capt Khaya Tonjeni say the operation, supported by Provincial and King Sabata […]

Missing Hebron man found dead in pit toilet

Missing Hebron man found dead in pit toilet

BRITS – The police in Hebron are investigating a case after the decomposed body of Abram Sebatana Masike (50), who was residing at Matshelapata Section in Hebron, close to Ga-Rankuwa, was found inside a pit toilet on Monday, 8 March 2021, at about 11:00. Police spokesperson, Maria Nkabinde says he was last seen on Sunday, […]

Letter from fed-up residents delivered to municipality

Letter from fed-up residents delivered to municipality

Boyce Makodi, one of many “disgruntled” residents of Kimberley, delivered a letter to the Municipal Manager at the offices of the Sol Plaatje Municipality today. “Signed, sealed and delivered into the hands of the Sol Plaatje Municipal Manager,” says Makodi, in a post made on the Sol Plaatje Community Facebook group. To: The Executive Mayor […]

Hints for preventing business robberies – NC SAPS

Hints for preventing business robberies – NC SAPS

KIMBERLEY – The police are requesting assistance from business owners to clamp down on robberies in the Northern Cape province. Police spokesperson, Capt. Sergio Kock, says there are several ways that you can help prevent business robberies: Be alert to what is happening in your business at all time. Is there someone hanging around for […]

Truck driver arrested on N14 for dagga worth R231 406

Truck driver arrested on N14 for dagga worth R231 406

NORTHERN CAPE – A 35-year-old truck driver was arrested on Sunday, 07 March for possession of dagga during a vehicle checkpoint on the N14 road in the ZF Mgcawu District. According to police spokesperson, Omphile Masegela, the police were going through all the vehicles coming through the checkpoint and upon searching one of the trucks […]

New playground for Homestead park

New playground for Homestead park

The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley has installed a playground at the park in Homestead across from the drive-thru Chicken Licken. Community member Golebilemang Mogorosi pleads with residents of the city to safeguard the upgraded park. “Homestead residents a park is being built opposite the garage. I am asking our children, men and women to […]

LISTEN: Current state of the Sol Plaatje Municipality

LISTEN: Current state of the Sol Plaatje Municipality

Listen to the SAFM Interview with Community Leader Tumelo Mosikare, DA Ward Councillor Philip Vorster and later joined by the Executive Mayor Patrick Mabilo on the ever-increasing challenges in the Sol Plaatje Municipality and current Water Crisis being experienced in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Last year when the ANC was celebrating its 108th birthday, President Cyril […]

SANRAL’s heavy-handed approach to motorists won’t solve any problems – AA

SANRAL’s heavy-handed approach to motorists won’t solve any problems – AA

The South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) insistence at the weekend that the non-payment of e-tolls will result in motorists being unable to renew vehicle licence discs is outrageous, dishonest and irregular, says the Automobile Association (AA). Reports in Sunday’s City Press newspaper refer to a section on SANRAL’s website that reads: “4. Outstanding […]

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