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Surgeries cancelled as taps run dry at city hospital

The taps ran dry at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley over the weekend, where scheduled surgeries had to be cancelled on Sunday and Monday because of the water crisis. The water supply was interrupted at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. Picture: Supplied THE TAPS ran dry at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley over the […]

Refuse truck handed over to Sol

In a bid to boost service delivery, the Frances Baard District Municipality handed over a refuse collection truck, valued at R1.3 million, to the Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley on Monday. Picture: Supplied IN A BID to boost service delivery, the Frances Baard District Municipality handed over a refuse collection truck, valued at R1.3 million, […]

UPDATE | Kimberley water trickling back – OFM

Kimberley residents are requested to open taps slowly to release air to avoid bursts. This follows after the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality announced … Read more: UPDATE | Kimberley water trickling back – OFM

Top teachers to be honoured for excellence and dedication

Northern Cape teachers who have showcased excellence in education will be recognised during the Teaching Awards on Monday. File image: Pexels TOP-PERFORMING primary and high school teachers, including principals, in the Northern Cape will be recognised during the provincial National Teaching Awards that will take place at Flamingo Casino in Kimberley on Monday. Northern Cape […]

City set for nightly water shutdowns

Sol Plaatje Municipality has announced that it will once again embark on nightly water shutdowns in Kimberley from Monday. The Newton Reservoir in Kimberley. Picture: Soraya Crowie SOL PLAATJE Municipality has announced that it will once again embark on nightly water shutdowns in Kimberley from Monday. This is after city residents were left with no […]

NC Health dept searching for family of ’critical condition’ patient

The Northern Cape Department of Health is seeking to locate the family of a patient who is in a critical condition at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. File picture THE NORTHERN Cape Department of Health has requested the family of Vinolia Setlegelo, who was admitted to Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital […]

Man gets life for repeatedly raping 12-year-old girl

A 43-year-old Northern Cape man was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Warrenton Regional Court after he was found guilty of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl while keeping the child at his house for two days. File image A 43-YEAR-old man, David Sebaile, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Warrenton Regional Court after he […]

NC tourism sector well on its way to recovery – MEC

The Northern Cape Tourism Authority said this week that it is proud to announce an enormous increase in domestic day trips thanks to locals who have kept the sector alive. The MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Abraham Vosloo, during the launch of Tourism Month at the Magersfontein Battlefield Museum. Picture: Soraya Crowie THE […]

Hartswater farm murders: Driver ’did not know’ who owned stolen vehicle

The driver of the silver Mazda CX5 that was stolen from the farm belonging to the murdered Brand family near Hartswater has claimed that she did not know who the owner of the vehicle was. Kgomotso Mpumlwane in the Northern Cape High Court. Picture: Soraya Crowie THE DRIVER of the silver Mazda CX5 that was […]

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