RIVERTON – The Sol Plaatje Municipality has announced significant progress on a multi-year project to improve its bulk water supply infrastructure. The project, funded by an R2.5 billion grant from the National Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure Programme (BFI), aims to address critical maintenance issues and reverse the municipality’s water challenges. Contracts Awarded and Work […]
A wave of outrage is sweeping Kimberley as residents face outrageously inflated water bills for February 2024. Nowhere is this more shocking than in the case of a pensioner who received a 50Kl (50,000 litres) charge. For their low-consumption, single-person household, this amount seems plucked from a realm of fantasy. This pensioner’s plight is far […]
Shocking discovery reveals that years-long leak has created a makeshift “pool of death” as the pipeline supplying Kimberley bleeds into the veld. Kimberley resident, Henry Meier, has exposed a shocking state of disrepair on the Riverton Pipeline, a crucial water supply line for the city of Kimberley. Meier’s discovery of a major leak, used as […]
Learning about the water cycle just got a whole lot more interactive for Kimberley’s young learners! A new game called the “Newton Air Pump Game” uses a unique approach to teach kids about the city’s water supply in a playful and engaging way. Developed by TioMello, this innovative game delves into the fascinating journey of […]
Residents of Kimberley are facing a deepening water crisis. For almost two weeks, since contractors took over for emergency leak repairs, many areas receiving water from the Newton Reservoir have experienced severely low water pressure, and daily and nightly interruptions, with some residents now allegedly getting less than 3 hours of water per day. This […]
The Sol Plaatje Municipality’s (SPM) February 13th media statement outlined several contracts, described as “significant,” aimed at addressing the ongoing water crisis in Kimberley. However, the focus on future infrastructure repairs and the lack of detailed timelines and goals for stabilizing the Newton Reservoir Complex call into question the true “significance” of these contracts for […]
NORTHERN CAPE – The Sol Plaatje Municipality (SPM) has announced the indefinite continuation of severe water restrictions in Kimberley, including a further extension of nightly water cuts and pre-scheduled daily water interruptions through Sunday, 25 February. This persists despite ample water in the Vaal River, hinting at potential infrastructural or management problems within the municipality. […]
Kimberley residents faced an unexpected and puzzling phenomenon with abnormally hot water flowing from their “cold” taps, last week. The situation has left many scratching their heads, with some joking that their geysers might be on the fritz even with the taps clearly set to cold and others attributing it to the summer heat. While […]
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has formally submitted a complaint to the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality over the city’s ongoing water crisis. The complaint, lodged by local resident Michael Hawthorne on behalf of residents and businesses, alleges multiple failures by the municipality. Hawthorne submitted a complaint on behalf of a collective 273 of […]