SACP members in the Northern Cape have been assured by the ANC that they will retain their positions, despite ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula drawing a line in the sand over dual membership. Read more: ANC assures Northern Cape SACP officials their jobs are safe despite Mbalula ultimatum
Samwu has questioned the recruitment processes followed in the appointment of the DA mayor and FF+ Speaker’s spouses as personal assistants at Karoo Hoogland Municipality. Read more: Nepotism claims at municipality as mayor and Speaker’s spouses appointed as PAs
A self-funded Barkly West podcast is gaining national attention after a Best Podcast nomination at the Mzansi Social Media Awards, using raw storytelling, faith-driven conversations and practical solutions to empower youth and women across the Northern Cape. Read more: Barkly West podcast amplifies youth and women’s voices with national award nomination
A three-year-old boy’s body was found hidden in a rucksack in Galeshewe, as police arrest a suspect and a grieving family struggles to come to terms with the brutal killing. Read more: Chilling details emerge after Kimberley toddler’s body found hidden in rucksack
The Kimberley police are investigating an alleged rape at a local school hostel involving two male learners. Read more: Teenage boy allegedly raped at Kimberley school hostel, police investigating
Sol Plaatje Municipality is heading back to court as fresh legal action seeks urgent intervention to address ongoing governance failures, council deadlocks and administrative instability. Read more: NGO drags Sol Plaatje Municipality back to court over ‘dysfunctional governance’
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul is set to hand over completed houses and title deeds in Ganspan and Jacksonville as part of the province’s R1 billion housing project aimed at reducing the backlog. Read more: Premier Zamani Saul to deliver homes and title deeds in R1bn Northern Cape housing drive
Government has extended its temporary fuel levy relief to June – including a short-term zero levy on diesel – to cushion motorists and businesses from rising fuel costs, before phasing the support out in July. Read more: Government extends fuel relief, slashes diesel levy to zero
A Kimberley man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of raping a 20-year-old woman he assaulted with a hammer in a brutal early-morning attack in November 2023. Read more: Kimberley man sentenced to life imprisonment for brutal hammer attack and rape