A partnership between Kumba Iron Ore and WomHub is empowering young women in the Northern Cape through STEM programmes, skills training and mentorship, creating stronger pathways into engineering and technology careers while expanding opportunities in mining communities. Read more: Empowering future women engineers through innovation and opportunity
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to headline Human Rights Day commemorations in Kimberley on March 21, alongside a series of events marking the Sharpeville Massacre and 30 years of constitutional democracy. Read more: President Ramaphosa to headline Human Rights Day celebrations in Kimberley
A R50,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of 16-year-old Vusi Immanuel Meas, who went missing on 1 March. Read more: R50,000 reward offered in search for missing Greenpoint teen
Police in Kimberley are seeking public assistance to locate 52-year-old Desmond Olyn, who went missing after being discharged from hospital under unclear circumstances. Read more: Public urged to assist in locating missing Roodepan resident
Six people were reportedly injured after police fired rubber bullets to disperse a service delivery protest that blocked the R325 near Postmasburg over ongoing water and electricity issues, while residents also voiced anger at mining companies for failing to honour local employment commitments and social and labour plans. Read more: Rubber bullets fly during Postmasburg […]
Two suspects, 29 and 41, arrested in Hopetown for unlawful firearm possession. Police found a pistol with ammunition during a search and seizure operation. Read more: Two arrested in Hopetown for unlawful firearm possession
Northern Cape Urban TVET College students achieved national recognition at the WorldSkills South Africa Competition in Durban. Stephanus van der Berg won gold in car painting, while Rethabile Moitsmang earned bronze in carpentry. Read more: NC Urban TVET College students shine at National Skills Competition
Five people, including a baby, died after a shack fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in Campbell Plakkers, Douglas, with the cause of the blaze still under investigation. Read more: Five dead, including baby, in Douglas shack fire
A 35-year-old Hopetown woman was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for attempted murder after pouring hot oil over a woman during an altercation, injuring two other people when the oil splashed onto them. Read more: Woman jailed after hot oil attack leaves three injured in Hopetown