The Kimberley Action Group has called on residents to attend a public meeting in Galeshewe to discuss the Section 139 intervention, rising electricity tariffs, service delivery failures and political tensions in Sol Plaatje Municipality. Read more: Kimberley Action Group invites residents to talk politics and power prices
The ANC in the Northern Cape has backed the Section 139 intervention at Sol Plaatje Municipality, blaming political instability, collapsed council meetings and ongoing legal battles for crippling governance and service delivery in Kimberley. Read more: ANC welcomes Section 139 intervention at Sol Plaatje Municipality
An e-waste recycling Imbizo hosted in Mothibistad by ERA NPC and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment collected more than 7,500 kilograms of electronic waste through 114 community transactions. Read more: Northern Cape e-waste drive collects more than 7.5 tonnes in Mothibistad
A 24-year-old Kimberley man may be permanently disfigured after being shot in the face during an argument near a petrol station in Phakamile Mabija Road, while the accused has since been released on bail. Read more: Young Kimberley man may be permanently disfigured after garage shooting, accused released on bail
The Northern Cape Department of Education has launched an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and governance failures at Mankurwane Primary School in Galeshewe, while assuring parents that the school will not be closed. Read more: Northern Cape Education Department probes ‘missing’ R100k at Galeshewe school
The police are investigating the death of an inmate at the De Aar Correctional Centre, where six prison warders have been arrested on murder charges, while Popcru maintains the officials acted in self-defence during a life-threatening attack. Read more: Six De Aar prison warders charged with murder after inmate dies with multiple injuries
The man accused of murdering three-year-old Othniel Kuyanie and hiding his body in a rucksack in Vergenoeg has abandoned his bail application and will remain behind bars. Read more: Man accused of killing Kimberley toddler abandons bail bid in rucksack murder case
Sol Plaatje Municipality is preparing an urgent court bid to stop the province’s Section 139 intervention, as political parties, unions and civic groups clash over the controversial move to place the troubled municipality under administration. Read more: Sol Plaatje fights provincial takeover in urgent Section 139 court bid
Police have re-arrested the second prisoner who escaped while being transported to a correctional facility near Kuruman, following a coordinated 72-hour tracing operation involving Saps and private security. Read more: Second escaped Kuruman prisoner re-arrested after 72-hour manhunt