Only Kimberley and the Northern Cape’s N12 and N14 transport corridors were classified as low risk, although Arrive Alive still warned that … Read more: 30 June protest hotspots in South Africa – from highest to lowest risk – BusinessTech
Three employees of the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality have appeared in court after being arrested by the Hawks over allegations that they altered the results of a competency assessment to favour an undeserving candidate for a senior municipal position. Read more: Three Northern Cape municipal officials arrested for allegedly manipulating competency assessment results
The Northern Cape police say comprehensive security plans are in place ahead of the planned June 30 shutdown, warning that while lawful protests will be protected, any violence, looting or xenophobic attacks will be dealt with decisively. Read more: Northern Cape police ready for June 30 shutdown, warn against violence and xenophobia
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’
KIMBERLEY — Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has officially launched the Operation Vala Zonke Pothole Patching and Road Maintenance Programme … Read more: Will R98m Yellow Fleet finally fix Kimberley’s roads? – Townpress Newspaper
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