The Kimberley Prospector

Author: Michael Hawthorne

Churchill’s plaque goes missing in Durban

Churchill’s plaque goes missing in Durban

The plaque outside the Durban Post Office, commemorating the speech given by the former British prime minister Winston Churchill when he was a war correspondent in Durban, has gone missing. Read more on IOL.

Poland to fine Facebook R204m every time they censor legal free speech

Poland to fine Facebook R204m every time they censor legal free speech

To fight the censors in Big Tech, Polish officials have drafted a bill that will fine social media companies millions for censoring legal free speech. On February 1, 2021, the Polish Ministry of Justice issued a draft act on freedom of speech and social media. The legislation was originally proposed in December of last year […]

China ontken gedwonge anale Covid-19-toetse van Amerikaanse diplomate

China ontken gedwonge anale Covid-19-toetse van Amerikaanse diplomate

BEIJING – Die Chinese regering het Donderdag ontken dat hy van Amerikaanse diplomate verwag om anale Covid-19-toetse te ondergaan. Dié ontkenning kom nadat die Kanadees-Amerikaanse tydskrif Vice berig het talle diplomate oor dié prosedure gekla het. BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry denied on Thursday that U.S. diplomats in the country had been required to […]

Child drowns in bucket

Child drowns in bucket

NAMIBIA – A one-year-old girl drowned in a bucket of water while playing with other children at Omaambo village in Elim constituency, Omusati region around 16:50 on Friday. Read more on the Namibian.

“Drastiese stappe” nodig om Sol te red

“Drastiese stappe” nodig om Sol te red

KIMBERLEY – Kontantvloei by die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit het van ’n gemaklike drie maande se reserwes gekrimp tot minder as twee weke. Dit wek egter kommer of die munisipaliteit salarisse sal kan betaal. Donderdag tydens die indiening van die aanpassingsbegroting vir 2020/21 is dit aangedui dat “drastiese optrede” geneem sal moet word om likiditeit en volhoubaarheid […]

Inwoners neem dienslewering in eie hande

Inwoners neem dienslewering in eie hande

KIMBERLEY – Inwoners van Kimberley is besig om ’n belastingbetalersvereniging te stig. Dit kom in reaksie op ’n groeiende lys van klagtes oor dienslewering en ontevredenheid oor die vermoë van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit om kwessies in die stad aan te spreek. Lees meer op die DFA.

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