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Kimberley Licensing Department closed due to COVID

Kimberley Licensing Department closed due to COVID

The Sol Plaatje Traffic Department’s Licensing Section in Ashburnham in Kimberley is allegedly closed until Thursday due to COVID. This according to a community member who found the department closed without any notice to the public when she visited the department earlier this morning.. She says: “Like normal there has been no communication to the […]

CORRECTION: Massive leak discovered on R31 was a test

CORRECTION: Massive leak discovered on R31 was a test

The massive water leak which was reported by a city resident earlier today on the R31 road on the outskirts of the city was just a test by the Sol Plaatje Municipality. According to Danie van der Lith of the Diamond Field Advertiser, it was a valve opened up by the municipality which they usually […]

Municipality still don’t know why water is not reaching the city

Municipality still don’t know why water is not reaching the city

At noon today, the Sol Plaatje Municipality was still clueless as to why water being pumped from the Riverton Water Treatment Works is not being received at the Newton Reservoir in Kimberley. This following a second day without water for residents. “Mr Hennie Harding has arranged for an aeroplane to patrol the water line from […]

No water tonight as nightly shutdown continues

No water tonight as nightly shutdown continues

KIMBERLEY – There will be no water tonight either as the Sol Plaatje Municipality says the nightly shutdown will be implemented immediately due to critical low dam levels at the Newton Reservoir. According to community members of Ritchie, they are also experiencing issues with the water supply. The municipality said that their Waterworks Department is […]

Bad news, how electricity tariff hike will affect you

Bad news, how electricity tariff hike will affect you

The price of electricity may likely go up to R2.03c per unit should the Sol Plaatje Municipality draft budget be accepted later this year. This is bad news says Tumelo Mosikare after the draft budget was tabled by the municipality. Simply put, if you buy more than 350 units then price per unit will be […]

Leak allegedly worse following repair attempt by municipality

Leak allegedly worse following repair attempt by municipality

KIMBERLEY – A water leak in Ramatshela Street in Galeshewe has been a problem for months, but it was allegedly made worse last week after workers from the Sol Plaatje Municipality attempted to repair it. This according to Boyce Makodi, a concerned city resident. He says: “Municipal workers came to fix a well-known leak on […]

WATCH: Parliamentary Committee weighs in on section 106 report

WATCH: Parliamentary Committee weighs in on section 106 report

The Sol Plaatje Municipality has been using excuses to dodge the damning findings of the section 106 report and have in large part allowed further looting of the institution’s resources and general deterioration of the city. This is according to activist and community leader, Tumelo Mosikare.

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