KIMBERLEY – The new playground at the park in Homestead on Barkly Road hasn’t been played in after 10 days, and it has already been vandalised, according to reports from the community. Kim Mc Anda, a city resident, posted on social media after finding that the new swings have been stolen. She says this happened […]
KIMBERLEY – Wonderwerkers van Roodepan het gisteraand goed gesorg dat inwoners hier met versadigde pensies in die kooi in klim. Monique Philander, ’n inwoner hier, het haar blydskap op sosiale media gedeel nadat verskeie mense saamgekom het om te help om vir minderbevoorregte inwoners ietsie te gee om aan te peusel. Sy sê om die […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Eskom spent around R20 million on supplementary generation capacity in order to suspend load-shedding for four hours during the memorial service of King Goodwill Zwelithini. Eskom stopped load-shedding for four hours on Thursday as an extraordinary measure to “allow the nation to witness a key and significant historical event”. Read more on […]
KIMBERLEY – The Sol Plaatje Municipality has approved a deviation R4.8m to repair leaks According to Phetole Sithole, acting executive director of the Sol Plaatje Municipality, the deviation is needed to restore the city’s water supply to a 24-hours schedule and to end the nightly shutdown. At least 35 megaliters of water is wasted on […]
KIMBERLEY – Students and teachers of NJ Heyns High School and residents of South Ridge in Kimberley started Friday without water after a mainline burst in Kekewich Drive. According to DA councillor Marie Beylefeld, the water had to be switched off for the water to be pumped out of the pipeline for municipal workers to […]
KIMBERLEY – A drain in Gwele Street in Mankurwane is causing a stink after municipal workers allegedly couldn’t unblock it. According to a community member, the matter was reported to the Sol Plaatje Municipality. Municipal workers were deployed but allegedly they couldn’t fix the problem and left it unresolved. The person who reported the matter, […]
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NORTH WEST – The Ad Hoc Committee on section 100 Intervention in the North West Province has concluded its week-long oversight visit to the province and has re-emphasised the need for law enforcement agencies to move with speed to prosecute those identified to have been involved with malfeasance and plundering the province’s resources. “The confidence […]
Do you want to extend your getaway for the upcoming long weekend? South African National Parks (SANParks) is offering a 40% discount on new online bookings for stays between (and including) Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 31 March 2021 at a selection of parks and camps. The discount is available to new bookings made online from […]