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By Palesa Mofoti The Kumba Iron Ore handed over Lebelelang Disability Centre to the people of the Tsantsabane, Postmanburg on the 12th of September 2025. Amongst the dignitaries was the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe, Mayor of Tsantsabane Local Municipality Helen English, Premier of the Northern Cape Dr. Zamani Saul,…

By Palesa Mofoti and Khumo Makame Sol Plaatjie University launched a Centre For The Advancement of Rural and Inclusive Education Research (CARIER), a huge step for education in the Northern Cape. CARIER was inaugurated on 17 September 2025, in the presence of Acting Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University, Debra Meyer, faculty leaders…

By Palesa Mofoti and Khumo Makame A railway healthcare initiative, bringing health services to the underserved, Phelophepha (loosely translated) "good, clean health", came to Kimberley on 10 September.  (for how long are they going to be here)? The initiative began as an eye care facility, grew into a comprehensive health service provided in…

Karabo Ntanzi The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) in the Northern Cape has called for an investigation into allegations of abuse of power at the Roodepan Police Station. Popcru said they are concerned by recent developments of allegations of abuse of authority, interference in criminal investigations and violations of labour…

Karabo Ntanzi Speaker for Sol Plaatje Municipality, Dipuo Peters announced that a team of investigators will probe allegations of maladministration and corruption against  Municipal Manager Thapelo Matlala. The announcement was made after a Special Council Meeting held on 16 September placed Matlala on precautionary suspension pending…

Khumo Makame The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the Northern Cape Region welcomes the Cabinet's announcement of Karabelo Mojanaga as the Regional Executive Manager (REM) effective from September 2025. Mojanaga’s responsibilities will be to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight, ensuring the effective and…

Kimberley – 16 September 2025: The Standard Bank Group’s Physical Security and Tactical Operations team, in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), hosted awareness  sessions on ATM-related crimes in Kimberley at the SAPS Gymnasium and Kimberley Greendoors on Tuesday, 16 September 2025. The engagement brought…

Kimberley, 16 September 2025 – The Northern Cape SAPS welcomes the double life sentence handed down to 23-year-old Thapelo Modise, who has been permanently removed from society following his conviction for the brutal murders of a grandmother and a toddler in Pampierstad. On 23 May 2023, Modise entered his neighbour’s house where he fatally…

All Media DEPUTY PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER FOR POLICING LEADS OPERATION DINALEDI IN JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE DISTRICT In an effort to curb the proliferation of illegal firearms and address serious and violent crimes in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District, the Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Policing in the Northern Cape, Major General Johnny…

Palesa Mofoti and Khumo Makame Ten families from Jacksonville, Kimberley received Title Deeds and a will template.  This emotional process led by MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Bentley Vass.  The Sol Plaatjie Municipality was represented by the Speaker, Dipuo Peters, Councillors and community members came to…

Khumo Makame The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the Northern Cape Region welcomes the Cabinet's announcement of Karabelo Mojanaga as the Regional Executive Manager (REM) effective from September 2025. Mojanaga’s responsibilities will be to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight, ensuring the effective and…

Kimberley, 27 August 2025: The Kathu Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit has successfully secured two additional convictions in Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) cases involving women, children and other vulnerable groups. The first incident occurred on 21 December 2021 at approximately 01:10, when a…

Correspondence The Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development Mzwanele Nyhontso said the Restitution and Transformation of Certain Rural Areas Act projects will bring back the dignity of Richtersveld communities. Nyhontso, Acting Northern Cape Premier Bentley Vass and Northern Cape MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Mase Manopole …

SAnews.gov.za The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is expected to host the annual International Overdose Awareness Day on Friday. The event will be held in partnership with the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) Limpopo at Mmakgabo Secondary School in that province. “This year’s event is…

Supplied The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA/the Agency) in the Northern Cape welcomes the arrest of a 61-year-old woman in Groblershoop, under the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, who was allegedly found in possession of multiple SASSA and bank cards suspected to be used in an illicit loan scheme exploiting social grant…

Karabo Ntanzi MEC Mase Manopole successfully hosted the Northern Cape Blended Finance Roadshow, at Flamingo View in Kimberley, in collaboration with the National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), Land Bank, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), under the…

Supplied The Northern Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) hereby held the Career Exhibition and Substance Abuse Awareness Programme on 28 August in Douglas, was led by the MEC for Social Development, Nontobeko Vilakazi. The programme seeks to empower young people by exposing them to diverse career opportunities and providing guidance…

By Palesa Mofoti and Khumo Makame The Northern Cape Department of Education held the Provincial Teachers' Awards in Kimberley on 28 August 2025. The prestigious event was attended by among others, Newrene Klaaste Speaker for the Northern Cape Legislature, Dipuo Peters Speaker for Sol Plaatje Municipality, members from various teachers'…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested 18 634 suspects over the past week - signaling reaffirmation of public safety and the rule of law. Among those arrested were 3 087 wanted individuals linked to serious and violent crimes, including murder, rape, hijacking and armed robbery. According to the police, 131 suspects were arrested…

Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD), Andries Nel, has called for a united approach to fight human trafficking and the exploitation of young women. This after the circulation of social media videos – through prominent South African influencers – of controversial and possibly illegal job opportunities in Russia.…

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is expected to host the annual International Overdose Awareness Day on Friday. The event will be held in partnership with the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) Limpopo at Mmakgabo Secondary School in that province. “This year’s event is focused on empowering…

Supplied  MEC Bentley Vass, responsible for the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) in the Northern Cape, accompanied by the Mayor of the Siyancuma Local Municipality, Councillor Patrick McKlein, and other Councillors, handed over houses to some of the beneficiaries of the Dalton 100 Housing…

SA News President Cyril Ramaphosa will designate a specific day for a nationwide cleanup, with all South Africans, including Ministers, participating in community cleanup efforts, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said. “We’ll dedicate time on the day that the President will indicate that at least on that particular day, for particular hours in…

Karabo Ntanzi About 200 members of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) from Francis Baard, JT Gaetsewe, and ZF Mgcawu Districts gathered at Phatshimang FET College to select teams that will represent the Province at the Southern African Teachers Organisation (SATO). According to Keitumetse Kwenampe, SADTU Provincial Sports…

Supplied  Minister Motsoaledi has on Friday, 08 august visited the Northern Cape province following the release of the report by the Health Ombud on his investigation of treatment, complications and deaths of psychiatric patients at Northern Cape Mental Hospital and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. On the 30 July 2025, the Health Ombud…

Supplied  A significant victory was secured for a family in the Barrydale area in the Western Cape after they successfully opposed their eviction. On 5 August 2025, the Land Court in Cape Town handed down judgment dismissing an appeal by a landowner who sought to overturn the decision of the Swellendam Magistrate’s Court which dismissed their…

By Khumo Makame and Palesa Mofoti The Northern Cape Department of Education hosted an Indaba focusing on Early Childhood Development (ECD) under the theme "Quality Foundational Learning". The gathering, which is a build-up towards the G20 South Africa Conference, was held at Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) 7- 8 August 2025. Delegates included…

Karabo Ntanzi A Congolese-born Doctor, Phil Mwenze, is Senior Medical Officer (Physician) at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital and also running a private practice in Roodepan. He came to South Africa 18 years ago.  He worked in Johannesburg for eight years before relocating to Kimberley. Dr Phil stated that in their country, many companies…

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has called for the marketing of South African natural diamonds across the world, as the sector faces a decline in demand and price. The local sector now faces an added challenge of a US tariff of some 30%. South African natural diamonds have not been excluded from the US tariff list,…

Correspondent Mourners who attended the funeral service of Kenalemang Cynthia Moreothata have pleaded with the government to end Gender Based Violence. Moreothata was allegedly killed by her husband who is a Pastor in what many described as one of the most brutal murders in the province. She was allegedly beaten to death with a hockey stick…

Karabo Ntanzi Three hundred and fifty delegates from all nine provinces descended on Mitta Seperepere Convention Center in Kimberley to witness the first South African Heroine Awards (SAHA) in the Northern Cape. Hosted on Women's Day, the Convention Centre was filled with men and women dressed to the nines. Thanks to the Mme Re Ka Thusa…

Platfontein community members brazed the cold weather to witness a historic moment of opening the first state of the art Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD). The !Xunkwesa ECD was constructed by the Palms for Life Fund at the cost of R12.7 million. There are 19 ECD Practitioners from the local community. The Premier handed over…

By Karabo Ntanzi A Congolese-born businesswoman, Aena Mwenze, who resides in Kimberley, celebrated her birthday differently this year by inviting survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The purpose was to observe the International Nelson Mandela Day. The host, owner of Aena.CO collaborated with the SAPS, Women Touching Lives,…

CORRESPONDENCE The family of MI- Kyla Booysen says plans are underway to establish a foundation in her honor. Booysen is one of three South Africans who were killed by a Zimbabwean national, Collen Mhlanga, in a road accident in June last year.   Mhlanga was sentenced to ten years in prison of which two years were suspended. On 31 June 2024,…

Supplied The MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, Mase Manopole, on Friday, 18 July 2025, lead a series of impactful community outreach activities in Roodepan observing Nelson Mandela Day, under the theme, “It’s Still in Our Hands to Combat Poverty and Inequity”. This initiative reaffirms the…

Supplied The Department of Employment and Labour’s Inspections and Enforcement Services has closed down a Government mortuary in Bloemfontein, Free State. The closure of the facility emanates from a reactive inspection conducted by the department’s inspectorate in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The Department conducted a…

Cyberbullying is one of the challenges that our society is faced with, especially in the education sector and it contributes to learners dropping out of school, suicide cases and other serious incidents amongst learners. The police and the Community Police Forum in Lime Acres conducted a School Safety Campaign on Monday, 7 October 2024 at Lime…

Supplied The man arrested in connection with the massacre of 18 people made his first appearance in the Lusikisiki Magistrates' Court yesterday. Siphosoxolo Myekethe (45) is facing 18 charges of murder and one count possession of an unlicenced firearm, an AK47 assault rifle. The accused was arrested on 07 October 2024 at his home in Mthimde…

Correspondence The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned communities who use water from rivers (raw or untreated) in the Northern Cape and North West to be careful as they might contain cholera. This include communities and water users along the Harts and Vaal rivers. The Department explained that residents from Christiana downstream…

Supplied The family of 28-year-old Jayson Afrique have welcome the decision of the Kimberley Magistrate denying bail against the man accused of his murder. 38-year-old John Ross Henderson was denied bail on 4 October following days of concerted battle by his legal to have him released on bail. Afrique was shot and killed near his home in…

Supplied The coordinators of four well known Museums in Kimberley believe their partnership will go a long way in exposing key cultural institutions. The Transnet Transport Museum, the William Humphreys Art Gallery, the Big Hole Museum and the McGregor Museum recently launched the Museum Passport Initiative with the aim of boosting heritage…

Supplied The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola joined by the Deputy Director of Correctional Services, Phillip Phajane hosted a combined Heritage Month event at Kimberley Correctional Services on Wednesday, 2 October 2024, under the theme “Celebrating the lives of our heroes and heroines who laid down their…

Supplied In 2008, the World Health Organisation declared 3 October as World No Alcohol Day and the country is observing October as Social Development month. Minister for Social Development (DSD), Sisisi Tolashe is appealing to all South Africans not to consume alcohol or sell alcohol to children. Under the theme: “Say No to alcohol and…

Supplied As the Festive Season approaches, the SAPS, in partnership with other Government departments, provided essential mobile services that are easy accessible to the community of Galeshewe on Thursday, 3 October  2024. The service on Wheels initiative by SAPS and Government Departments. namely. Home Affairs, Social Development, Department…

Correspondent The family of 28-year-old Jason Afrique said his untimely death has changed their lives. Afrique, a well-known businessman and a member of bikers' CC Riders Club, was shot and killed near his home in Newpark, Kimberley, on 31 July. The shooting incident happened when Afrique and his 27-year-old wife were about to enter their…

Supplied The DA in the Northern Cape has expressed concerns about policing in the rural areas, including farms. This comes after the arrest of four suspects in connection with the murder of 81-year-old Kuruman farmer Hendrik Venter.  Venter was found dead with wounds on his head near his farm on 27 September. Apparently, he was attacked…

Supplied The Roodepan SAPS is investigating an inquest into the death of Richard Steenkamp (73) who went missing in Roodepan on Friday, 16 August 2024. On Wednesday, 04 September 2024 at about 10:00 the body of Steenkamp was found in the veld on a farm near Roodepan by an employee. His body was identified by his family, andno foul play is…

Karabo Ntanzi The partnership between the Department of Public Works and the Department of Higher Education's Community Education and Training College launched a groundbreaking initiative for female EPWP participants in the Frances Baard District. The partnership will afford more than three hundred women from Frances Baard District an…

By SAPS As certain parts of the country is experiencing severe weather conditions,  the SAPS in the Northern Cape is appealing to residents to implement the following safety measures during this period and also to be vigilant and alert during extreme cold and wet weather. Ensure that all fires in fireplaces are extinguished and heaters are…

Supplied by National Department of Health                                                                                                                                   Picture:  Sourced  South Africa is currently experiencing the annual influenza (flu) season which started in the week of 22 April 2024, and a number of flu strains are…