The Department of Home Affairs has given South Africans with blocked identity numbers until 10 July 2026 to resolve their cases or face permanent cancellation from the National Population Register Read more: Deadline looms for South Africans with blocked IDs
Medico-legal autopsies at the Kimberley Forensic Mortuary have been halted after the Department of Employment and Labour issued three prohibition notices over ventilation, health and safety concerns. Read more: Kimberley Forensic Mortuary operations suspended over health and safety concerns
The defence in the Duncan Cameron murder trial has argued that the accused should face assault GBH charges instead of murder, while the State maintains that the fatal assault was brutal and foreseeable. Read more: Murder charge should be reduced to assault GBH, defence argues
The police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating 25-year-old Iman Manzana, who disappeared near Colesberg after reportedly boarding a taxi on the R58 and may have travelled to Cape Town. Read more: Police appeal for help to find missing 25-year-old from Colesberg
Residents of Floors and Colville protested by burning tyres on Community Road, citing poor service delivery, unemployment, inadequate infrastructure and exclusion from local opportunities. Read more: Community Road protest highlights poverty and service delivery concerns in Kimberley
Court cases from the Kimberley and Galeshewe magistrate’s courts were relocated after raw sewage flooded parts of the Kimberley court building, highlighting ongoing infrastructure and maintenance problems affecting the local justice system. Read more: Court cases relocated after sewage flood at Kimberley Magistrate’s Court
Confusion and political tension continue at Sol Plaatje Municipality amid a dispute over an unpaid councillor’s salary and conflicting sets of council minutes linked to a controversial virtual meeting. Read more: Two sets of minutes and unpaid salary sow confusion at Sol Plaatje Municipality
Learner transport services across the Northern Cape are set to resume after transport operators suspended strike action following negotiations with the Northern Cape Department of Education and Provincial Treasury. The dispute, linked to demands for a tariff increase following rising fuel costs, had severely affected schools and left many learners unable to attend classes during […]
The police, including K9 and explosives units, conducted clearance sweeps at Woolworths stores in the North Cape Mall and the Diamond Pavilion Mall on Monday evening. No suspicious items were found, while Woolworths and mall management later stated that no bomb threats had been received at the Kimberley stores. Read more: Police conduct clearance sweeps […]