The Northern Cape police have warned residents about a rise in extortion scams involving criminals posing as SAPS officers to intimidate victims into handing over money or valuables. Read more: Northern Cape SAPS raises alarm over extortion scams involving bogus police officers
Matla A Bokone Solar has supported 2,500 Grade 1 learners across 17 schools in the Northern Cape with school bags and educational storybooks aimed at boosting early learning and literacy. Read more: Education initiative delivers school resources to 2,500 young learners in Northern Cape
South Africa’s worsening nursing crisis has come under the spotlight, with nearly 59,000 nurses lost from the public healthcare system over the past decade amid burnout, staff shortages and growing overseas recruitment. Read more: Northern Cape among hardest-hit as SA faces worsening nurse shortage
SAPS has warned the public about fake police job adverts circulating online, urging job seekers not to share suspicious posts or pay any money for recruitment applications. Read more: SAPS warns public against fake police job adverts spreading online
South Africans could face another steep fuel price hike in June as global oil tensions, rising diesel costs and the possible end of temporary levy relief place even more pressure on households and businesses. Read more: Fuel pain looms again as motorists brace for steep June increase
A 25-year-old Prieska man has been sentenced to 18 years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted on two counts of rape following a violent attack on a woman at a farm near the town. Read more: Northern Cape man jailed for 18 years for raping woman at Prieska farm
The Northern Cape Department of Health has dismissed viral social media claims of a Hantavirus case in Kimberley as fake news, urging residents to verify information before sharing it. Read more: Health Department dismisses viral hantavirus claims in Kimberley as fake news
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment after attacking his mother with a brick and a champagne bottle during an argument over money when she was unable to give him the R100 he demanded. Read more: Northern Cape man jailed for brutal brick attack on mother over R50
A 22-year-old Kenhardt man has been jailed after a domestic dispute involving his father and sister ended with theft charges. Read more: Theft conviction lands Kenhardt man behind bars after family feud