A notorious Bergsig repeat offender with 12 prior convictions has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment for rape, statutory rape and arson, bringing an end to a violent crime spree that terrorised the community. Read more: Bergsig serial offender’s ‘reign of terror’ ends with 10-year sentence
South Africans can expect to pay more for fuel in December, with petrol and diesel prices set to increase. Read more: Fuel price hike looms for South Africans
An accused from Roodepan who pleaded guilty of domestic violence was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment for assaulting his wife and strangling her earlier this year. Read more: Roodepan man jailed for 10 years for domestic violence
South African Police Service diving and water policing units in the Northern Cape have ramped up patrols and training operations ahead of the festive season to combat crime, improve water safety, and secure coastal and inland waterways. Read more: All hands on deck as Northern Cape SAPS ramps up water policing for festive season
The State intends to consolidate two murder charges against Hardley Phetlo, who is accused of killing his girlfriend in 2023 and his sister in Prieska in October 2025. Phetlo allegedly killed his sister after being released on R10,000 bail for the first murder. Read more: State moves to merge girlfriend and sister murder charges
A student and EFF member, Tebogo Kaulela, has filed an urgent court application seeking to compel Sol Plaatje Municipality to resolve the city’s ongoing service delivery failures by early 2026. In court papers, Kaulela argues that severe water contamination, environmental pollution, and failing sanitation infrastructure is exposing residents — including children and the elderly — […]
Abraham September’s life sentence for the 2012 murder of his cousin has been reduced to 23 years by the Kimberley High Court, following an appeal that highlighted the disproportionate nature of the original sentence. Read more: Court rules life sentence ‘startlingly disproportionate’ in cousin murder case
The Northern Cape Rental Housing Tribunal has welcomed new members, with Ruwald Wilson appointed as Chairperson. Read more: Northern Cape Rental Housing Tribunal gets new leadership
Flats Rhythm, written by Rufus Gabriel and directed by Javas Moir, is a powerful reflection of the struggles and hopes of growing up in Roodepan Flats, brought to life through the passion and dedication of its creators. Read more: The making of a storyteller: Rufus Gabriel on bringing Flats Rhythm to the screen