KIMBERLEY – In an emergency water interruption update issued today, Mr BS Matlala, the Municipal Manager of the Sol Plaatje Municipality, informed residents about an additional afternoon water interruption scheduled from 13:00 to 16:00. This interruption is in addition to the nightly interruptions caused by low water levels at the Newton Reservoir due to low […]
Kimberley, Northern Cape – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, to urgently establish a multi-sectoral veld fire task team to analyse the causes of recent fires in Danielskuil, Kuruman and Postmasburg. The task team must also look at fire-fighting response times as well as after-care provided by […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is facing a legal crisis, with over 51,000 civil claims against it for a total amount of more than R108 billion rand. This is more than the annual budget for the police. In a recent tweet, Ernst Roets, the head of AfriForum, a civil rights organization, said that the […]
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga – A woman was shot dead during a robbery at a petrol station in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, on Friday night. CCTV footage of the robbery shows eight suspects arriving at the petrol station in a white bakkie. Two of the suspects can be seen with rifles. All of the suspects are dressed in hoodies […]
A US citizen in Texas was arrested for giving the middle finger to a police officer. He was later released, but the disorderly conduct charge against him was not dismissed until the next morning. The man, who has not been identified, filed a lawsuit against the police officer, Britney Lane. The lawsuit alleged that Lane […]
Kimberley residents face a shocking reality: they only have access to water for 7.58 months of the year. For the remaining 4.42 months, they are forced to live without water. This is due to a combination of factors, including inadequate infrastructure, poor maintenance, and mismanagement. One of the main problems is the Newton Reservoir, which […]
USA – The Colorado Supreme Court recently made history by becoming the first state supreme court in the United States to address the constitutionality of a keyword search warrant. This warrant allows law enforcement to identify individuals who have searched the internet for a specific term or phrase. In this particular case, the police utilized […]
NORTHERN CAPE – In a shocking revelation that has left Kimberley residents scratching their heads, the Sol Plaatje Municipality has admitted to water shortages in the city, despite the presence of the Vaal River and Riet River in close proximity. It is a situation that has drawn comparisons to Samuel Coleridge’s iconic poem, “The Rime […]
KIMBERLEY – In an effort to improve core revenue processes, systems, data quality, and overall service delivery machinery, the Sol Plaatje Municipality has embarked on a drive to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution solutions, according to a media statement released by the Executive Mayor-Councillor Kagisho Sonyoni. As part of this renewal, the municipality aims to […]