The Kimberley Prospector

Day: March 20, 2021

Burst pipe in Barkly Road

Burst pipe in Barkly Road

KIMBERLEY – A leak has sprung in front of the Department of Social Development in Barkly Road. The matter has been reported to the Sol Plaatje Municipality.

Woman walking dog cleans up Trim Park area

Woman walking dog cleans up Trim Park area

KIMBERLEY – If you are noticing a sparkle returning to Dalham Road you should thank a woman walking her dog along the road by the Trim Park. This good samaritan is setting an amazing example for other residents after she was spotted on Saturday afternoon picking up the rubbish thrown out by careless litterers. Instead […]

Water stroom nog ’n naweek

Water stroom nog ’n naweek

Die water by ’n lekkasie op die hoek van Broadwayweg en Studystraat stroom vir nog ’n naweek sterk in die straat af, ná die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit R4.8m afwyking vir die herstel van lekkasies goed gekeur het. Lees on vorige berig, Municipality admits Newton Reservoir running on empty over leaks – R4.8m deviation for repairs approved.

Five men arrested for possession of wild garlic

Five men arrested for possession of wild garlic

Five men appeared in the Bellville Regional Court on charges of trespassing and being in possession of wild garlic, a protected species, without a permit.  Ashwin Fortuin, Ronald Adams, Aubrey Andres, Edmund Cloete, and Leroy Vosloo face charges of trespassing and possession of a protected species after a Durbanville farmer spotted them and reported them […]

WATCH: Parliamentary Committee weighs in on section 106 report

WATCH: Parliamentary Committee weighs in on section 106 report

The Sol Plaatje Municipality has been using excuses to dodge the damning findings of the section 106 report and have in large part allowed further looting of the institution’s resources and general deterioration of the city. This is according to activist and community leader, Tumelo Mosikare.

LISTEN: Kimberley community speak out against “self-serving” municipality

LISTEN: Kimberley community speak out against “self-serving” municipality

KIMBERLEY – The Sol Plaatje Municipality is allegedly not rendering services equally to communities and wards run by other political parties, and the municipality’s losses are used to inflate the price of electricity, revealed in the latest radio interview. Listen to community leaders, Tumelo Mosikare and Boyce Makodi, speak about the issues residents are facing […]

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