The Kimberley Prospector

Author: Michael Hawthorne

Motorist wanted after child knocked off bicycle in hit and run accident dies

Motorist wanted after child knocked off bicycle in hit and run accident dies

KIMBERLEY – A teenager has died in a hit and run accident yesterday around 14:10 in Phakamile Mabija Road, just before the flyover at Moghul Park, after a driver of a white VW Caddy allegedly bumped him off his bicycle. The police are requesting assistance from the community to help find the suspect. Police spokesperson […]

Get this game worth R25 FREE – play for conservation

Get this game worth R25 FREE – play for conservation

In Flaminkie, gamers take control of a lesser flamingo to help navigate it safely to avoid overhead power lines along the railway line at Kamfers Dam. Based on real-life, the game highlights the daily struggles of the birds. Flaminkie is a very challenging game spreading awareness for the lesser flamingo by showing gamers the challenges […]

“Barbie-koning” van Kaapstad besit nou byna R2-miljoen se poppe

“Barbie-koning” van Kaapstad besit nou byna R2-miljoen se poppe

Justuis Pieterse, van Kaapstad, is ’n ywerige versamelaar van Barbie is nou die “koning van Barbie” nadat hy 2000 van die poppe ter waarde van B R1.8-miljoen bymekaargemaak het. Pieterse en Barbie-entoesiaste regoor Suid-Afrika vier die pop se 62ste verjaardag, nadat haar maat Ken sy 60ste mylpaal in vandeesmaand gevier het. Hy versamel al vir die […]

Room for improvement at Newton Reservoir

Room for improvement at Newton Reservoir

Dam levels taken at 6:00 this morning at the Newton Reservoir in Kimberley show minute improvement to the level of three of the dams. 102ML at 12 ft91ML at 12 ft45ML at 14 ft23ML at 14 ft DA councillor Ockert Fourie says the dams show improvement, but it has some way to go. Previous dam […]

Heavy rain hits city

Heavy rain hits city

KIMBERLEY – Heavy rain is pouring down on Kimberley and the stormwater infrastructure in various suburbs may battle to cope which can lead to flooding. Frank Mack, a resident from Homevale, is concerned about the stormwater system in his suburb after it flooded in 2nd Street. He says a contractor laying a sewage pipeline broke […]

Munisipaliteit gedwing om water volhoubaar aan dorpe te voorsien

Munisipaliteit gedwing om water volhoubaar aan dorpe te voorsien

Die Modimolle-Mookgopong Plaaslike Munisipaliteit is vandag ingevolge ’n dringende hofaansoek gelas om water volhoubaar aan Naboomspruit, Roedtan en Thusang te lewer. AfriForum, mnre. Philip van Staden, voorsitter van die AfriForum-tak in Naboomspruit, en Malesela Johannes Chaba, ’n inwoner, het ’n dringende aansoek teen die Modimolle-Mookgopong Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, dr. Meluse Mhlanga, waarnemende munisipale bestuurder, die Waterberg […]

Activist alleges municipality lied about toilet reconstruction project

Activist alleges municipality lied about toilet reconstruction project

KIMBERLEY – Tumelo Mosikare, community leader and activist, says the Sol Plaatje Municipality lied about the toilet reconstruction project. The Kimberley Prospector previously reported that the municipality is planning on installing 2 640 toilets to replace the bucket system at a cost of R97 680 000 in various suburbs of Kimberley. The municipality says they […]

#TrafficAlert: See what is left of Anderson Road

#TrafficAlert: See what is left of Anderson Road

KIMBERLEY – The section of Anderson Road close to intersection with Long Street has deteriorated to a very bad state. Motorists are cautioned to avoid driving through this section of Anderson Road. Traffic is slowed to a grinding halt as motorists calculate how to navigate the gigantic potholes. In a video taken by The Kimberley […]

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