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The fraud case against Northern Cape's acting HOD for the health department has been postponed
The fraud case against Northern Cape's acting HOD for the health department, Dr. Deon Tuys has been postponed to the 9th of June this year, for pre-trial consultation. Tuys briefly appeared in the Kimberley magistrates court today. He was arrested by the Hawks earlier this month for allegedly...
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Night clubs in Kimberley have re-opened but are now operating as taverns
It is exactly a year since the Covid 19 National Disaster was declared. This led to the pronouncement of a national lockdown, which started with strict regulations. Most businesses were completely shut during the hard lockdown. Regulations were relaxed as the spread of Covid 19 was brought under...
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Service delivery protests at Roodepan near Kimberley
Sewage spilling into houses and shacks, and lack of basic services has led to Roodepan residents near Kimberley to go on a rampage. The residents, joined by those from Ivory Park, Lethabo Park and White City blockaded the main Road leading into their areas with rocks and burning tyres.They are…
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Employees of Kido Staal Werk company near Kuruman in the Northern Cape are on strike
Employees of Kido Staal Werk company near Kuruman in the Northern Cape are on strike over unfair working conditions and salary increases. The company supplies steel to all mines around Kuruman, including Sishen and Blackrock. The workers say they will not stop with their strike before their…
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Police in the Northern Cape have recovered some of the livestock cattle that were stolen
Police in the Northern Cape have recovered some of the livestock cattle that were stolen from a farm near Vryburg in the North West. 98 Bonsmara and Charolais crossed cattle were stolen last week. Police spokesperson, Mohale Ramatseba says the recovered cattle were sold at different feedlots in...
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An alleged diamond dealer who was found in possession of over 2-hundred diamonds has been arrested
An alleged diamond dealer who was found in possession of over 2-hundred diamonds has been arrested in the Northern Cape. Port Nolloth police say the 57-year-old man was arrested following a tip-off. Police confiscated diamonds, diamonds testers, digital scales and over 32-thousand-rand in cash....
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Residents of Magareng Municipality in Warrenton planning to take control of the municipality's water services
Residents of Magareng Municipality in Warrenton in the Northern Cape are planning to take over the control of the municipality's infrastructure and water services. This is the second community to have come up with such an initiative in the province. Last month residents of Kimberley in the Sol...
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The National Union of Mineworkers Youth Structure supports the total shutdown of tertiary institutions
The National Union of Mineworkers Youth Structure ( NUMYS), says it cannot be right for government to spent billions of money on State Capture Commission while denying students free education at tertiary institutions. NUMYS is the latest to throw its support behind the announcement of the total...
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Unfinished school construction a concern to Barkley West residents
Residents of Makweteng Township in Barkley West outside Kimberley are calling on the department of Education in the Northern Cape not to let the construction of a school in the rea to collapse following abandonment of the project by the contractor. It is alleged that the deaprtment failed to pay...
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A Kimberley family says they were forced to pick up remains of their loved ones from a burnt shack
A Kimberley family who lost their daughter and her two children in a shack fire last week said they were forced to pick up the remains of their loved ones after the police's forensic team failed to do it. The 30-year-old Patricia Sekgoro and her two children Kitso and Bokhutlo were burnt to death...
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Four people have died in a head on collision involving two vehicles and a truck, near Delportshoop
Police in the Northern Cape are investigating a case of culpable homicide after four people died in a head on collision involving two vehicles and a truck, near Delportshoop. The truck driver and the driver of one of the vehicles are currently in critical conditions in hospital.Bodies of two…
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The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, will be implemented on the first of April
The National Khoisan Council says Khoi and San communities must get themselves ready for the commencement of the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, to be implemented on the first of April. This after the meeting the Council had with President Cyril Ramaphosa, ahead of the implementation of...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with a delegation of the National Khoi-San Council
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with a delegation of the National Khoi-San Council ahead of the commencement of the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act to be implemented on the first of April this year. The Act comes after countless efforts from the Khoi-San community to be recognised. The...
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The leader of the Freedom Foundation at Orania has expressed his condolences on the passing of King Zwelithini
The leader of the Freedom Foundation at Orania, in the Northern Cape, Carel Boshoff has expressed his condolences on the passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini. Boshoff says the Amazulu king's government was an example of both the change, and the stabilizing role that traditional leadership plays in...
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More than 4 thousand healthcare workers in the Northern Cape have received the vaccine jab
The Northern Cape health department says the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine the province received last month has successfully been administered to more than 4 thousand healthcare workers in the province. More health professionals are currently receiving the jab at the Upington vaccination...
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Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore in the Northern Cape will retrench hundreds of workers
Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore in the Northern Cape will retrench hundreds of workers. Unions have slammed the restructuring plan calling it nonsensical since the company recorded bumper profits in December. National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says their members received letters informing them…
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The fraud case against Northern Cape's acting HOD for the health department has been postponed to later this month
The fraud case against Northern Cape's acting HOD for the health department has been postponed to later this month. Dr. Deon Tuys made a brief appearance in the Kimberley Magistrate's Court this morning. Dr.Tuys allegedly approved contracts to lease buildings without following proper Public Funds...
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Psychologists are urging matriculants not to panic but to remain calm
Psychologists are urging matriculants not to panic but to remain calm. This ahead of the release of the results for the National Senior Certificate early this week. The class of 2020 faced unprecedented learning circumstances amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Most had to adapt to online learning but…
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The Northern Cape department of Health has started its vaccination drive
The Northern Cape department of Health has started its vaccination drive, with healthcare professionals at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital being the first to be vaccinated. 3-thousand 9-hundred doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be used to vaccinate health professionals in the province....
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Northern Cape farmers are on high alert as fears grow over the impact of swarms of locusts
Northern Cape farmers are on high alert as fears grow over the impact of swarms of locusts currently destroying crop around the province. This is the second time that the brown locusts have been spotted in a short space fo time. They were first spotted in areas of Pixley Ka Seme municipality...
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Farmers in the Northern Cape have suffered extensive damages due to the floods
Farmers in the Northern Cape have suffered extensive damages due to the floods. They are now pining their hopes on the provincial government to assist them. Most crop farmers along the vaal river in the Hartswater area were hugely affected as their crops were submerged by the rising water levels...
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The education department in the Northern Cape says contingency plans will be made to accommodate the influx of learners
The education department in the Northern Cape says contingency plans will be made to accommodate the influx of learners experienced this year. Frustrated parents continue to camp at the education department in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Education MEC Zolile Monakali says about 2 thousand...
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Kimberley residents have been experiencing constant daily water cuts for the past two weeks
The Democratic Alliance in the Northern Cape say it will support a community driven initiative to take over control of water management at the Sol Plaatje municipality in Kimberley. This after residents have been experiencing constant daily water cuts for the past two weeks. The municipality had...
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There's mixed reactions from some of Kimberley residents in the Northern Cape regarding the Covid-19 vaccines
There's mixed reactions from some of Kimberley residents in the Northern Cape regarding the Covid-19 vaccines. Some residents say they need more information regarding the safety of the vaccines while others say they will take the vaccine as lives need to be saved…
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The Moitse family at Galeshewe in Kimberley want justice for their daughter
The Moitse family at Galeshewe in Kimberley in the Northern Cape want justice for their daughter. Seventeen-year-old Thuto Moitse, a grade 9 learner was assaulted allegedly by her schoolmate's father following a scuffle with her schoolmate in November last year. Thuto Moistsi a learner from...
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Some Kimberley parents are still waiting for confirmation of placement for their children
Kimberley parents, whose children are still waiting for confirmation of placement this school year, are still waiting for answers from the Northern Cape Department of Education. The frustrated parents have been venting their frustrations on social media platforms. These are parents who have...
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Northern Cape farmers warned about the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever
A Northern Cape farmer's organisation Saamtrek Saamwerk says it is already putting contingency plans in place after the department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has warned farmers about the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever. The fever is expected after recent rainfall in the...
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The ANC in the Northern Cape saddened by the passing of the wife of MEC Abraham Vosloo
The ANC in the Northern Cape says it is saddened by the passing of the wife of the party's ZF Mgcawu Regional Chairperson, Abraham Vosloo. Vosloo is also the MEC of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism in the province. His wife, Maria Vosloo passed away after a short battle with Covid-19.…
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A Northern Cape primary school teacher accused of raping a learner has been remanded in custody
A 41 year old Northern Cape primary school teacher has been remanded in custody following his brief court appearance in connection with the rape of a 13 year old learner. The teacher is accused of raping the learner on numerous occasions between the months of September and October last year. The...
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Upington man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for the murder of his wife
An Upington man in the Northern Cape has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, for the murder of his wife. 37 year old Arrie Koper was arrested after the lifeless body of Aneline Koper was found on the morning of Sunday 4 August 2019. The body of the 32-year-old mother of seven had sustained...
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The Sol Plaatje Municipality has condemned those spreading lies about tariff increases
The Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape has condemned those spreading lies in the name of the municipality about tariff increases at the municipality. Residents and business have been venting their anger on various social media platforms about the alleged tariff increases at the...
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Oxygen reserves in all health facilities in the Namakwa district are being increased
The Provincial Covid 19 Command Council in the Northern Cape says they are increasing oxygen reserves in all health facilities in the Namakwa district.This as the district has been recording high infection numbers recently. The province has a cumulative Covid 19 infection cases of just over 30...
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Provincial Executive Committee Member of the ANC in the Northern Cape, Nombulelo Hermans, has passed away
Provincial Executive Committee Member of the ANC in the Northern Cape, Nombulelo Hermans, has passed away, after a brief illness. The ANC Chief Whip in the provincial legislature, Neo Maneng, has described 'Sis Buli' as she was affectionately known, as a staunch activist who wholeheartedly...
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Teaching and learning ongoing at the Orel Private Academy in Kimberley
Teaching and learning ongoing at the Orel Private Academy in Kimberley. The school reopened on the 6th of January and has decided remain open despite the instruction from the Department of Basic Education to private and public schools to only resume classes on the 15th of February. The academy,...
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A food garden which was started 19-years-ago by a group of pensioners in Galeshewe Township has collapsed
A food garden which was started 19-years-ago by a group of pensioners in Galeshewe Township in the Northern Cape, to feed poor people in the community, has collapsed. The pensioners say they started the garden after receiving 1-point-4 million rands from the Northern Cape Department of...
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A 61-year-old Upington woman has been arrested for running a loan shark business
A 61-year-old woman has been arrested for running a loan shark business at Upington in the Northern Cape. The suspect was arrested by the Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime investigation, following a tip-off. Hawks provincial spokesperson, Nomthandazo Mnisi says the woman was found in possession of...
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NOCCI welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of placing the country on alert level three
Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NOCCI says it welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of placing the country on alert level three last night. The organisation says the president tried very hard to accommodate all, as he is trying to curb the alarming spread of Covid 19...
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Northern Cape Finance MEC, Abraham Vosloo hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19
Northern Cape MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Abraham Vosloo is hospitalised after testing positive for Covid 19. Department spokesperson Ali Diteme says Vosloo has been in the hospital for a couple of days now and he is in a high spirit. Diteme says they are expecting the MEC…
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Some Kimberley residents were lining up to buy alcohol
While it still unclear when President Cyril Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation following his meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council yesterday, alcohol patrons in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are already queuing up at some liquor outlets to stock ahead of New Year's...
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Police at Barkly West near Kimberley have arrested two suspects with jewellery and stolen firearms
Police at Barkly West near Kimberley in the Northern Cape have arrested two suspects with jewellery, a 9 millimetre firearm, a 7.65 Berreta, and ammunition that were allegedly stolen from a house at Barkly West on Christmas eve. Police spokesperson Sergio Kock says the suspects are expected to...
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Guesthouses at Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape are fully booked
Guesthouses at Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape are fully booked with tourists keen on exploring the province's coastal lines flocking to the area. Only the Northern Cape and Western Cape beaches are open for this festive season, following an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, that…
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The Northern Cape police are requesting the assistance of the public in tracing a man who is on the run
The Northern Cape police are requesting the assistance of the public in tracing a man who is on the run. 52 year old Johannes Ralihlare, also known as "Moses", has been linked with the murder of a well-known business man in Kimberley. In 2018 January, the suspect together with his accomplice...
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A Communal Property Association chairperson in the Northern Cape has been arrested for fraud
A Communal Property Association chairperson in the Northern Cape has been arrested for fraud. 60 year old Corrie Solomons briefly appeared in the Douglas magistrates court today, for defrauding Griekwalad Wes Koperatief Beperk (GWK), of 1.1 million rand by allegedly posing as a leader of a youth...
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More than 140 people including 75 children from impoverished households in Noupoort are receiving daily meals
More than one hundred and 40 people including 75 children from impoverished households in Noupoort in the Northern Cape, are receiving daily meals through a community soup kitchen started by a local football team. The initiative kicked off at the beginning of the lockdown and has now been…
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Agriculture MEC in the Northern Cape, Mase Manopole has warned farmers about an outbreak of locusts
The MEC for the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in the Northern Cape Mase Manopule has warned farmers and farmers organisations in the province that there is an outbreak of locusts at the Pixley Ka Seme District Municipalities, which includes towns such as De Aar,...
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The Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says she respects the labour courts rule on the SABC
The Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says she respects the labour courts rule on the Broadcast, Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) against the South African Broadcasting Coporation (SABC). Yesterday the labour Court...
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An NGO led by the youth at Noupoort in the Northern Cape is running what they call an after school care Drop-In Centre
An NGO led by the youth at Noupoort in the Northern Cape is running what they call an after school care Drop-In Centre. The aim is to provide after school shelter for vulnerable children who are victims of neglect, physical and mental abuse. The children are selected from local primary schools...
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Norther Cape Premier says a task team is in the Phokwane area to assess the damages caused by the storm on Saturday
Norther Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul says a task team is in the Phokwane area to assess the damages caused by the storm on Saturday, and see how to further assist the residents of Pampierstad whose houses were damaged.
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One of the residents of Pampierstad whose house was badly damaged by the storm welcomes the help they received
One of the residents of Itireleng near Pampierstad in the Northern Cape whose house was badly damaged by the storm on Saturday says she appreciates the speedy response by the Northern Cape government, to come to their aid. Two children lost their lives and a number of people were left homeless....
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Couple arrested in connection with the death of a man who allegedly broke into their home, has been remanded in custody
A Northern Cape couple arrested in connection with the death of a man who allegedly broke into their home, has been remanded in custody until their next court appearance on Thursday. The two accused, Perseverance Korsten and Vincent Hufkie appeared in the Jan Kempdorp magistrates court today for…
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