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
Lerato Park residents near Roodepan barricaded roads and set tyres alight over delays to an electrification project, saying they have gone years without basic services and demanding answers from Sol Plaatje Municipality leaders about the project’s funding. Read more: Lerato Park residents block roads over stalled electrification project
Convicted rapist and freelance journalist Douglas Mthukwane says he will appeal his four-rape conviction and is expected to renew his bid for bail ahead of sentencing in the Northern Cape High Court on February 13, while an unrelated matter returns to the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on January 27. Read more: Kimberley journalist dismisses rape conviction […]
The Batlharos SAPS unit is urging residents to come forward with any information that could lead to the safe return of 77‑year‑old Ontlametse Matsime. Read more: Batlharos police appeal for help in locating missing 77-year-old
In the latest development, Sol Plaatje municipal manager Thapelo Matlala intends to approach the court on an urgent basis to have his suspension declared illegal, null and void. Read more: Another twist in Sol Plaatje municipal manager debacle