Finsch Mine workers, contractors and Lime Acres residents have marched to demand urgent intervention as the mine’s business rescue deepens, leaving families without salaries and businesses on the brink. Read more: March for survival in Lime Acres as Finsch Mine crisis deepens
The Galeshewe police are appealing for public assistance after a 44-year-old woman was shot and killed while walking home in Kagisho during the early hours of Sunday. Detectives are investigating the murder and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Read more: Woman shot dead while walking home in Kagisho, police appeal for information
Eskom has announced that the Northern Cape is among five provinces now officially free from load reduction after more than one million customers nationwide were removed from the programme. The utility says it is on track to eliminate load reduction across South Africa by March 2027. Read more: Northern Cape among five provinces now free […]
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister David Maynier to urgently appeal a Northern Cape High Court ruling that could allow commercial exports of captive-bred rhino horn. The organisation warns the judgment could undermine international conservation efforts, while supporters argue legal trade could help fund rhino protection. Read […]
The SAPS Customer Satisfaction Survey is underway in the Northern Cape, with teams visiting Kimberley, Galeshewe and Upington in July. Share your views on policing at malls or via the MySAPS and Rate Our Service apps. Read more: What do you think of your local police? Northern Cape gets a say
From fun outings and live entertainment to community events and weekend plans, something is happening in and around town over the coming days and weeks. Read more: What’s on in Kimberley from July 8 and beyond
A 32-year-old Kenhardt man who repeatedly terrorised his neighbours despite protection orders has been sentenced to four years’ direct imprisonment after a meticulous police investigation secured his conviction. Read more: Repeat offender jailed after months of terrorising Kenhardt neighbours
A Galeshewe man who denied murdering his partner for most of his trial before admitting under cross-examination that he strangled her to death has been sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment. Read more: Galeshewe man jailed after finally admitting he strangled intimate partner
The rediscovery of the Andalusia internment camp near Jan Kempdorp offers fresh insight into the detention of German civilians during World War II while connecting South Africa’s conflict heritage to broader international studies of state repression. Read more: Czech and South African archaeologists uncover forgotten World War II internment camp near Jan Kempdorp
