KIMBERLEY – In a disappointing turn of events, residents of parts of the city experienced not just a temporary water interruption, but an extended one, as the Sol Plaatje Municipality failed to restore water supply as promised. The temporary water interruption, initially scheduled for a short period due to emergency maintenance repairs at Riverton, ended […]
Unresolved Issues of the Sol Plaatje Section 106 Report Remain Five Years Later July 2023 will mark the 5-year anniversary of the Sol Plaatje Section 106 Report, which has yet to be resolved in its entirety. In March 2020, requests by opposition parties to discuss the outstanding report into irregularities at Sol Plaatje Municipality, as […]
KIMBERLEY – Sol Plaatje Municipality has announced that its main water supply pipelines will be undergoing repairs in April 2023. The repairs, which are part of the Integrated Water Supply Intervention Business Plan, will require a shutdown of the bulk water supply. This marks the beginning of a huge improvement in the water quality and […]
Yesterday, a Parliamentary oversight inspection/visit of the Sol Plaatje Municipality was concluded in Kimberley. Executive Mayor-Councillor Kagisho Sonyoni posted a picture on the Mayor’s Official Facebook account and said: “Wrapped up today’s session of the Parliamentary Oversight at Sol Plaatje Municipality.” The purpose of the oversight inspection is to assess the performance and operations of […]
Residents of Kimberley were left frustrated and angry today, with the Sol Plaatje Municipality waste team not collecting their refuse in some neighbourhoods or streets. Reports of strange pickup patterns, such as collecting in one street in the morning and only collecting the adjacent streets in the afternoon, have raised questions about the inefficiencies in […]
We should all be more vigilant and obey the traffic rules, especially during load shedding when the streets are dark and you can’t see what lies ahead. Load shedding has become the bain of many South African’s existences, but it is even more dangerous in Kimberley due to the lack of traffic enforcement. The Sol […]
Residents of Kimberley in the Northern Cape have been experiencing low to no water pressure in some areas due to repair works at the Newton Reservoir. Mark J Erasmus, a Kimberley resident, reported the news via Social Media. Sol Plaatje Waterworks are currently busy repairing a pipe at the Newton Reservoir, which has forced them […]
KIMBERLEY – The Sol Plaatje Municipality is taking the necessary steps to ensure that Kimberley residents have access to a reliable water supply. On 25th February, Mark J Erasmus shared an update on the Kimberley Infrastructure Facebook Group regarding the preventative measures being taken by the Sol Plaatje Municipality to avert any issues at the […]
KIMBERLEY – Inwoners van Rhodesdene in Kimberley, Suid-Afrika, is al meer as ‘n week sonder water. Verskeie pogings is reeds aangewend om die situasie te verlig, maar niemand wil nog help nie. Su-Ritha Laubscher, ‘n inwoner van Rhodesdene, het gesê: “Wat gaan aan met die water in Rhodesdene in Arthur straat? Die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit het […]