KIMBERLEY – The recent release of water from the Bloemhof dam has caused the Vaal River to rise considerably. This is having an impact on the Riverton Water purification plant, which is currently pumping away the water that is entering the high lift pump room. Although efforts are being made to stop the water flow, […]
KIMBERLEY – Some residents of Kimberley, South Africa have been left frustrated and confused as to why their water supply has been cut off in certain areas. Danielle Crafford from Belgravia asked on social media if anyone knew why the water was off in her area. Yolanda Bennett from Roodepan reported that her area was […]
KIMBERLEY – On Friday, 17 February 2023, Beauty Kilelo (42) was sentenced by the Kimberley Commercial Crimes Court after she was found guilty of fraud and money laundering. According to Hawks spokesperson, Captain Tebogo Thebe, Kilelo had created ghost workers and captured and authorised suspicious salary payments at Sol Plaatjie Municipality in Kimberley between 2011 […]
Residents in Kimberley’s Kamfersdam Old Station area are pleading with the Sol Plaatje Municipality to urgently address their street lighting issues. E. de Beer, a local resident, reported the issue to the municipality last year but there has been no response. “I’m on my knees begging the Sol Plaatje Municipality to please come and fix […]
Nelmarie Oosthuizen, a Kimberley resident, has urged the Sol Plaatje Municipality to go and check on their pumps at Riverton, otherwise, they may be in for a week without water if disaster should strike again. The warning comes after the river upstream has been in flood, with dams being opened. This has caused concern among […]
Kimberley motorists are fed up with potholes all over town. Rudi Witteveen, a Kimberley resident, took to social media to voice his frustration with the Sol Plaatje Municipality digging up potholes but not filling them quickly enough. He praised the municipality for their efforts in digging up and preparing potholes, but criticised their poor planning […]
NORTHERN CAPE – Residents of Kimberley, South Africa, are taking the local Sol Plaatje Municipality to task over their lack of transparency and communication regarding the Newton Reservoir levels and nightly water shutdowns. The last update by the Sol Plaatje Municipality regarding the nightly water shutdown was made on 8 January 2023. We have opened […]
The Sol Plaatje municipality in Kimberley in the Northern Cape says it could face service delivery challenges if residents and businesses do not start to pay their debts soon. The municipality says it’s owed nearly 1 and a half billion rands. It says, as a result, it’s heavily indebted to its service providers. Sol Plaatje […]
The City of Kimberley’s Fireworks Bylaw prohibits the use of fireworks within the Sol Plaatje Municipality.