The Kimberley Prospector

Author: Michael Hawthorne

Suspect arrested with 14 000 SASSA cards in BFN

Suspect arrested with 14 000 SASSA cards in BFN

On Friday, 26 March 2021 at about 13:00, Parkweg Tactical Response Team conducted an intelligence driven operation and kept surveillance on a suspicious male who was spotted at corner of Hills and Henry Street in Bloemfontein. Upon seeing the police, he dropped a blue sports bag on the ground and tried to run but was […]

Accept card payments anywhere, tap and swipe on the move

Accept card payments anywhere, tap and swipe on the move

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Body of missing Bloemfontein man found

Body of missing Bloemfontein man found

The body of Sydney Cooper whom has been reported missing for over 4 days have been found at a Bloemfontein guesthouse. According to a police report members at Parkweg police station received a call this afternoon from a guesthouse reporting the discovery of a dead body in one of their units. A team was despatched […]

LISTEN: Monkeys exposed to medical waste at Eiland resort

LISTEN: Monkeys exposed to medical waste at Eiland resort

Medical waste found dumped and exposed to the environment and wildlife at the Eiland resort in Upington, was reported to the Green Scorpions by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape. Henk Opperman, DA Cllr and Caucus Leader of the Dawid Kruiper Municipality says: “Boxes of medical waste were discovered by myself and my […]

LISTEN: DA lays criminal charge against Northern Cape Premier, MEC and HOD of COGHSTA

LISTEN: DA lays criminal charge against Northern Cape Premier, MEC and HOD of COGHSTA

KIMBERLEY – A city resident has opened a criminals case at the Galeshewe police station against the MEC HOD of COGHSTA and the premier of the Northern Cape. MP Grantham Steenkamp, DA’s Northern Cape spokesperson of COGHSTA, says: “After countless failed attempts to hold COGHSTA accountable for its role in the dire state of municipalities […]

4 000 chickens starved to death on government-funded farm project – SPCA

4 000 chickens starved to death on government-funded farm project – SPCA

The SPCA has made a grim discovery on a Carletonville farm this morning where the decaying carcasses of more than 4 000 chickens were found at the government-funded project. The SPCA made the discovery after receiving a tip-off. Only 19 chickens were alive, but they were severely dehydrated and starving. According to the SPCA’s Keshvi […]

WATCH: US town almost mirror image of Kimberley’s sewage issues

WATCH: US town almost mirror image of Kimberley’s sewage issues

USA – The city of Centerville, Illinois, is facing similar issues to residents in Kimberley as raw sewerage flows into the city when it rains. Drainage ditches that are supposed to be for rain runoff are really open sewers in Centreville. Byrd pointed out neighbours’ lawns with toilet paper and feminine products that have been […]

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