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Bail hearing for wife accused of murdering Pofadder Hotel owner postponed again

Bail hearing for wife accused of murdering Pofadder Hotel owner postponed again

Suretha Brits (30) appeared in the Pofadder Magistrate’s Court today for a formal bail application Suretha Brits were arrested for her alleged involvement in the murder of her late husband, Leon Brits (41), who was found floating in a pool last year. According to a police spokesperson, the bail hearing is scheduled to continue on 29 […]

LISTEN: One of five arrested for alleged cash-in-transit robbery at an NC Mall

LISTEN: One of five arrested for alleged cash-in-transit robbery at an NC Mall

UPINGTON – A 57-year-old suspect has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cash-in-transit robbery yesterday at the Kalahari Mall in Upington. Listen According to Hawks’ spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi, two security guards were busy loading cash at an ATM at the mall when five unknown suspects held them at gunpoint. The suspects fled with […]

Guesthouse owner arrested a year after couple suffocated in shower

Guesthouse owner arrested a year after couple suffocated in shower

HUMANSDORP – Kevin Pretorius (47), a guesthouse owner, has been arrested on Tuesday for the death of a couple who died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The arrest comes almost a year after a young couple was found dead in the shower on Pretorius’ farm in the Eastern Cape. Pretorius appeared briefly at the Humansdorp magistrate’s […]

State opposing bail for wife accused of murdering Pofadder Hotel owner

State opposing bail for wife accused of murdering Pofadder Hotel owner

The State intends on opposing bail in the case against Suretha Brits (30) for her alleged involvement in the murder of her husband. The case is postponed for 7 April 2021, for a formal bail application. The accused will remain in custody. The investigation continues. Read more on Eye Witness News. Read The Kimberley Prospector‘s […]

Bad news, how electricity tariff hike will affect you

Bad news, how electricity tariff hike will affect you

The price of electricity may likely go up to R2.03c per unit should the Sol Plaatje Municipality draft budget be accepted later this year. This is bad news says Tumelo Mosikare after the draft budget was tabled by the municipality. Simply put, if you buy more than 350 units then price per unit will be […]

Residents are done asking municipality nicely

Residents are done asking municipality nicely

KIMBERLEY – Angry residents who are disgruntled over a lack of service delivery say they are done talking to the Sol Plaatje Municipality and do not acknowledge them or their authority any longer. Boyce Makodi, community leader and activist says: “We are no longer engaging them. We no longer recognise them or the authority they […]

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