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Sol Plaatje municipality given another 14 days grace period

Sol Plaatje municipality given another 14 days grace period

Sol Plaatje municipality has been given another 14 day in which to motivate why it should not be placed under administration. The Kimberley Action Group and Nocci has urged for higher intervention as they believe there is insufficient action being enforced by local authorities Read more: Sol Plaatje municipality given another 14 days grace period

Roodepan resident accuses off-duty police officer of brutal assault

Roodepan resident accuses off-duty police officer of brutal assault

Military veteran Marcus Jardine has accused an off-duty police officer of a violent assault in Ritchie, claiming he was bitten, threatened at gunpoint, and told his body would be ‘fed to the pigs’. Read more: Roodepan resident accuses off-duty police officer of brutal assault

Mother pleads for leniency as sentencing looms for man convicted of rape

Mother pleads for leniency as sentencing looms for man convicted of rape

The mother of Douglas Mthukwane, pleaded with the court not to impose a life sentence on her son, who was convicted on four counts of rape involving two women, including a 14-year-old girl. During pre-sentencing proceedings, defence evidence highlighted his troubled upbringing, medical condition, and difficult childhood. Read more: Mother pleads for leniency as sentencing […]

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