Community members in Galeshewe are demanding the closure of a tavern they allege is linked to drug dealing, as tensions rise ahead of Tuesday’s planned mass march over illegal immigration and crime. Read more: Galeshewe community demands closure of suspected foreign-owned tavern used as ‘drug den’
A Danielskuil man has been sentenced to 13 years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted of raping a 27-year-old woman he dragged from outside a nightclub to an abandoned building. Read more: Danielskuil man jailed after nightclub conversation ends in horrific rape
Four males aged between 30 and 50 were killed in a head-on collision between a bakkie and a Volkswagen Polo on the R380 near Hotazel on Monday morning. One survivor was hospitalised. Read more: Four dead after Polo and bakkie crash on R380 near Hotazel
An internationally recognised documentary exploring the environmental impact of mining along South Africa’s West Coast is bringing renewed attention to the Richtersveld and the growing mining pressure facing the Northern Cape’s Atlantic coastline. Read more: Out of Mined: Cannes-recognised documentary spotlights Northern Cape mining concerns
Two years on, Nordex Energy South Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods initiative in Noupoort is shifting focus to market access and wool value chains for emerging farmers, with expansion eyed in Middelburg. Read more: Women and youth gain ground as agri project moves to wool value chain
Youth Voices 2026: Kimberley artist Junior Oliphant is using art to reclaim Indigenous heritage, challenge perceptions of identity and take the stories of the Northern Cape to audiences around the world. Read more: Kimberley artist Junior Oliphant takes Northern Cape stories to the world
The Northern Cape police arrested 271 suspects, shut down 31 illegal liquor outlets and seized drugs, illicit alcohol and dangerous weapons during a week-long Operation Shanela II crackdown ahead of the planned June 30 shutdown. Read more: 271 arrested as Northern Cape police intensify crime crackdown ahead of June 30 shutdown
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years, after repeatedly assaulting his 23-year-old partner with a spade in Vosburg in October 2025. Read more: Northern Cape man receives suspended sentence for brutal assault on partner with a spade
Youth Voices 2026: Kimberley-born entrepreneur Onthatile Masire reflects on overcoming financial hardship and life-threatening surgery to pursue a career in the diamond industry, encouraging young people to believe that pressure can shape purpose. Read more: Every diamond starts as a rough stone