Suid-Afrika het 10% van 2020 beurtkrag ondervind. Dit is volgens die jongste kragopwekking statistieke wat vir 2020 deur die Raad vir Wetenskaplike en Nywerheidsnavorsing (WNNR) bekend gemaak is. Die verslag toon dat die land 859 ure beurtkrag vir 2020 gehad het – skynbaar die ergste jaar van kragonderbrekings nog. Die ergste tyd vir beurtkrag was […]
BEACONSFIELD – Watch this video and listen as fresh municipal water and sometimes also effluent has been running into a stormwater ditch in Beaconsfield in Kimberley for more than a year now.
KIMBERLEY – A man is wanted in connection with a burglary at a home in Verwoerdpark on Thursday morning. According to the victim Letitia Jacobs the incident occurred between 07:00 and 07:45. Screenshots of CCTV footage show the suspect carrying a blue bag over his left shoulder. Jacobs says the suspect allegedly stole a list […]
Dam levels taken at 06:00 this morning at the Newton Reservoir indicate a dire start to the weekend for Kimberley. 102ML at 9ft 9″91ML at 10ft45ML at 10ft 9″23ML at 11ft DA Councilor Ockert Fourie says the dam levels are critically low.
Due to pressure from 37 828 DearSA participants, the government has decided to exclude smartphones from the draft regulations. According to DearSA it’s a win indeed. However, they say opponents of the proposed changes should not stop there as some of the devices that are still being considered include; Laptops; Tablets; IPTV; Internet; Decoders; Set-top boxes. The SABC […]
NORTHERN CAPE – Watch as a member of parliament calls for the Sol Plaatje Municipality to placed under administration at the plenary of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces held yesterday. DA MP Delmaine Chesley Christians is calling for the municipality to be placed under administration to improve financial, administration and service delivery. […]
Restoration of the water supply from the Newton Reservoir has been delayed The water supply was shut down earlier today due to a pipe burst at the sports field of the Sol Plaatje University. According to a report by DA Councilor Ockert Fourie, whilst carrying out repairs, another leak was discovered by the team which […]
KIMBERLEY – ’n Waterlekkasie in Aasvoëlstraat in Roodepan stroom nou vir meer as ’n week. So word kosbare drinkwater gemors. So sê Johan Swanlow, ’n inwoner hier. “’n Mens sou dink met die waterkrisis dat die herstel van lekkasies ’n prioriteit vir die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit sou wees, so om die pandemie in die Noord-Kaap te […]
KIMBERLEY – The Sol Plaatje Municipality is switching off the water supply from the Newton Reservoir. According to DA Councilor Ockert Fourie, this is to repair another leak on the sports field behind the Sol Plaatje University. The water supply from Newton Reservoir will be shut off for 2 hours to complete the repair. Most […]
