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
Northern Cape motorists are bracing for fuel price increases in May, with petrol expected to edge higher while diesel is set for a sharp spike that could drive up transport and living costs across the province. Read more: Diesel price shock looms as May fuel increases take shape
A week-long multi-agency Operation Shanela II crackdown across the Northern Cape resulted in 228 arrests for a range of serious offences, alongside the seizure of drugs, weapons and other illicit items. Read more: 228 arrests across Northern Cape as Operation Shanela targets crime hotspots