Northern Cape MEC Bentley Vass is expected to meet with the Sol Plaatje municipal council today after the municipality failed to respond to provincial directives aimed at addressing governance and service delivery challenges. Read more: Sol Plaatje Municipality faces MEC intervention after failing to respond to provincial directives
Police have launched a manhunt after two prisoners escaped while being transported in Kuruman, prompting a 72-hour activation plan and public appeal for information. Read more: Manhunt launched after two prisoners escape near Kuruman
A 24-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting at a Kimberley petrol station, with a 51-year-old suspect arrested and charged with attempted murder. Read more: Shooting at Kimberley petrol station leaves man seriously injured – suspect arrested
Church members in Kimberley donated nearly 10 litres of blood in a SANBS drive aimed at saving lives and promoting compassion through action. Read more: Kimberley blood drive sees church members roll up sleeves to help save lives
Two Kuruman cousins have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of an 18-year-old woman, with one of the men also receiving an additional eight-year sentence for attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl in a separate incident. Read more: Kuruman cousins sentenced to life for rape
A diesel price miscalculation has slightly eased May’s increase, but South Africans are still facing record-high fuel costs – with even bigger hikes looming. Read more: Diesel hike corrected – but South Africans still face record fuel price pain
Two Northern Cape men who died in floodwaters in Metswetsaneng are being hailed as heroes after it emerged they were helping schoolchildren at the time. Read more: Two men who drowned in Northern Cape floods hailed as heroes after helping schoolchildren
The Northern Cape Rural Retail Association will launch in Kimberley on May 16, aiming to support 42 local businesses and grow grassroots entrepreneurship across the province. Read more: New retail association to launch in Kimberley, backing spaza shops and small businesses
A rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has sparked global concern, but health officials say the rodent-borne virus remains a low risk to the public despite its severe and potentially deadly impact. Read more: Hantavirus: What it is, how it spreads, and why health officials say there is no need to panic