After a devastating mass shooting at a Marikana shebeen, which has claimed eight lives, police are urgently searching for three suspects. Read more: Cops on manhunt after eight killed in Philippi shebeen shooting
Sol Plaatje municipal manager Thapelo Matlala will return to work after the Northern Cape High Court found his suspension to be unlawful. It also ordered that Sol Plaatje executive mayor and the Speaker should be held personally liable for the legal costs Read more: Sol gets a bloody nose in court over municipal manager fiasco
Sol Plaatje Municipality has warned residents that illegal dumping and open fires near substations – along with vandalism linked to cable theft – are costing millions and risking electricity outages across Kimberley. Read more: Sol Plaatje pleads with public to protect power infrastructure
A rare 41.82 carat Type IIb blue diamond recovered from South Africa’s Cullinan Mine is being analysed ahead of sale, with experts estimating it could fetch up to $40 million on the global market. Read more: A rare blue diamond in the shape of Africa weighing more than 41 carats has been recovered from South […]
Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul reshuffles the provincial Executive Council, appointing Nontobeko Vilakazi as MEC for Health, Mase Manopole to Social Development, Youth, Women & Disabilities, and Lebogang Motlhaping to Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development & Land Reform to boost governance and service delivery. Read more: DFA Premier Dr Zamani Saul reshuffles Northern Cape Executive Council
Kimberley Public Order Police arrested three 21‑year‑old men on 15 January 2026 during a Tyson Road patrol in Galeshewe, seizing suspected mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R1,800 and cash, and charging them with drug dealing. Read more: Three 21‑year‑old suspects held in Kimberley drug raid on Tyson Road
Members of Kimberley’s Safety and Security Task Team, a community crime-fighting organisation, say they were assaulted twice in Stockdale Street on January 14 as they intensified operations against alleged CBD drug “kingpins”, while separate action led to the removal of illegal gambling machines and the closure of a mouse-infested Galeshewe tuck shop. Read more: Kimberley […]
Alleged gang boss George " Barney" Peters does not want to be sent for 30 days mental observation as he believes that he will be found unfit to stand trial and will contract an infectious disease in the hospital section of Kimberley Correctional Services Read more: Alleged gang boss fears pox during psychiatric observation
From a New Year’s hike in Hong Kong to observing unusually contented dogs, this column reflects on gratitude, presence and what safety and care could mean for South Africans. Read more: Maybe we should treat people like dogs