Oreeditse Kebotlhale, a 51-year-old man from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, is due to appear in Galeshewe Magistrate court on Tuesday, 21 February 2023 for bail application. He has been accused of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team based in Kimberley received a tip-off which led them […]
KIMBERLEY – Residents of the Sol Plaatje Municipality are breathing a sigh of relief as the nightly water shutdowns have been suspended. Thoko Riet, a spokesperson for the Sol Plaatje Municipality, has confirmed that the water levels at Newton and Riverton have now reached full capacity, thus allowing the shutdowns to be suspended. It has […]
Kimberley motorists are fed up with potholes all over town. Rudi Witteveen, a Kimberley resident, took to social media to voice his frustration with the Sol Plaatje Municipality digging up potholes but not filling them quickly enough. He praised the municipality for their efforts in digging up and preparing potholes, but criticised their poor planning […]
Some residents of Hadison Park, a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, are left in the dark. Lassie Finch, a resident of the area, is particularly frustrated with the lack of street lights in the area. Finch believes the problem is due to the government’s decision to install LED lights to help with the power station’s […]
WEST END – Residents of Kimberley are concerned about the state of the robots at Green Street, where a large pool of dirty water has been accumulating for several days. The water has been causing a strong stench in the area and has become a health hazard. Local resident Jonique Jacobs expressed her frustration on […]
Kimberley motorists are voicing their frustrations with the state of the city’s roads, citing potholes and poor road conditions as some of the main issues. Thomas Louw, a motorist from Kimberley, has had enough. He has been living in Kimberley for two years and says the potholes in Monument Heights near the Diamond Pavilion Mall […]
NORTHERN CAPE – Residents of Kimberley, South Africa, are taking the local Sol Plaatje Municipality to task over their lack of transparency and communication regarding the Newton Reservoir levels and nightly water shutdowns. The last update by the Sol Plaatje Municipality regarding the nightly water shutdown was made on 8 January 2023. We have opened […]
The Sol Plaatje municipality in Kimberley in the Northern Cape says it could face service delivery challenges if residents and businesses do not start to pay their debts soon. The municipality says it’s owed nearly 1 and a half billion rands. It says, as a result, it’s heavily indebted to its service providers. Sol Plaatje […]