The Provincial Initiation Co-ordinating Committee has closed a registered Warrenton initiation school for failing to meet legal safety standards, with a criminal case opened as part of broader enforcement efforts that also saw 118 initiates rescued from an illegal school in Bendall last week. Read more: Warrenton initiation school shut down over safety breaches, case […]
Cell C expands digital literacy by launching two Digital Labs in the Free State and Northern Cape, improving access to technology and curriculum-aligned e-learning, empowering schools, and supporting South Africa’s goals for quality education and reduced inequality. Read more: Cell C boosts youth empowerment with new digital labs in the Northern Cape and Free State
Ipid has launched an investigation after a 57-year-old woman was declared dead, with alleged external injuries, in the holding cells at the Rosedale police station in Upington. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Read more: Ipid investigates death of Upington woman in police holding cells
Sol Plaatje University will relaunch its gender and safety reporting desk to mark the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against No Violence Against Women and Children on Wednesday. The desk will be available on a 24 hour basis to members of the public. Read more: Sol Plaatje University relaunches gender and safety desk
Springbok only feels occasional light shakes and a moderate‑magnitude quake every few years, adhering to key earthquake safety tips — such as Drop, Cover, Hold On, securing heavy objects, and maintaining an emergency kit will keep residents safe and prepared. Read more: Moderate 4.3‑magnitude earthquake hits Northern Cape town of Springbok
The Petrusville Regional Court has jailed a 19-year-old for 20 years after he admitted to murdering a 13-year-old boy who had taken mielie meal home for his hungry family. Read more: Northern Cape teen jailed for stabbing 13-year-old to death over mielie meal
The SAPS “Christmas Kiddies Mall on Wheels” brought early festive joy to 90 Vioolsdrift schoolchildren, turning classrooms into a pop-up Christmas shopping experience filled with gifts, games and community celebration. Read more: Christmas magic rolls into Vioolsdrift as SAPS ‘Mall on Wheels’ brings joy to schoolchildren
The Northern Cape has allocated R1 billion in its 2025/26 Adjustment Budget, including major funding to address the Health Ombud’s scathing findings on mental-health care, support struggling municipalities, improve compliance, and relieve wage-bill pressures across key departments. Read more: Northern Cape Adjustment Budget: R100 million to fix failures flagged in Health Ombud report
A 21-year-old man was electrocuted while allegedly vandalising a Ring Main Unit in Homevale Extension, causing a major power outage that left the area without electricity on Tuesday morning. Read more: Man electrocuted during vandalism of Homevale Extension power unit