KIMBERLEY – The Sol Plaatje Municipality has issued an update on the ongoing nightly water interruptions between 21:00 and 04:00. These interruptions have been necessary to address the low water levels at Newton Reservoir due to infrastructure issues whether caused by lack of maintenance or poor management, that have led to emergency shutdowns and repairs […]
SPRINGBOK – The Northern Cape MEC for COGHSTA, Bently Vass, has been lambasted by COPE for appointing his family relation to the position of Director in the Springbok Office of the Department. The party has also accused the MEC of appointing a serving ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) member to the same position. COPE CNC […]
KIMBERLEY – The Sol Plaatje Municipality has provided an update regarding the water interruption in areas supplied by the Newton Reservoirs. The municipality’s technical team completed the cleaning of two clarifiers at the Riverton Water Treatment Works yesterday, and will now proceed with the desludging of the additional two clarifiers today. Residents in the Kimberley […]
Following yesterday’s last-minute announcement by the Sol Plaatje Municipality on a water shutdown from 17:00 to 04:00 on Saturday, residents of Kimberley woke up to low water pressure this morning. Chris Whittaker, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Councillor of Ward 24 of the Sol Plaatje Municipality, stated that according to the municipality, the water supply from […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Renaldo Gouws has raised an important question: where is the IEC South Africa in the face of threats and violence from a political party? Gouws’ comment comes after The Cape Independent reported that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had issued a threat to a Jewish school, demanding its closure and implying the […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Ernst Roets, Head of Policy of the Solidarity Movement, recently took to social media, specifically X (formerly Twitter), to express concerns over a notice quietly published in the South African government gazette. According to Roets, the notice outlines strict racial requirements that farmers must comply with before being permitted to export their […]
In Kimberley, Mark Erasmus has taken a stand against the Sol Plaatje Municipality, demanding a fix for the inadequate power distribution plaguing his neighbourhood. Erasmus shared an image of his equipment reading that showed a power supply as low as 191 volts, with an average reading of 199.14 volts. He questioned how appliances are expected […]
In a move that has left residents frustrated and inconvenienced, the Sol Plaatje Municipality has come under fire for the late communication of a water shutdown scheduled for Saturday, 11 November 2023. The municipality issued a notice to all residents, informing them about emergency work that would be carried out at the Riverton Water Treatment […]
KIMBERLEY – In response to the growing concerns raised by a vigilant resident regarding the proliferation of signage across Kimberley protesting events in Gaza, Israel, questions have been raised about the legality of these posters displayed on numerous lampposts throughout the city. The posters boldly convey the message, “Stop the Israeli Apartheid,”. Echoing these sentiments, […]
