Organisation assisting illegal miners to get permits
The Northern Cape Artisanal Small Scale Miners organisation, is assisting illegal diamond miners in
Wally Serote scoops lifetime award
Poet and writer Dr Wally Serote has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Zama Zamas get licences to mine
Former Zama Zamas, who have now become artisanal miners, are making huge profits in the mining
Kimberley artisanal miners identify new mining areas
Artisanal miners in the Kimberley area are discovering new areas to mine on.
Former Kimberley mayor ‘resigned to appease residents’
Former Sol Plaatje Mayor, Mangaliso Matika says he resigned to appease disgruntled Kimberley
Kimberley High Court reinstates Sol Plaatje mayor
Sol Plaatje Municipality Mayor, Mangaliso Matika, will resume his mayoral duties with immediate
John Block, Scholtz to apply for extension of bail
Former Northern Cape ANC Chairperson, John Block and Trifecta Investments CEO Christo Scholtz will
PAC leadership battle returns to court
The leadership battle in the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) returns to court on Tuesday to
Bheki Cele intervenes in Sol Plaatje Municipality impasse
Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has arrived in Kimberley to urgently intervene in the impasse between
Residents of Galeshewe Township threaten to shutdown Kimberley
Residents of Galeshewe Township in Kimberley say they are ready to continue with the shutdown of
Ousted Sol Plaatje mayor refuses to vacate office
Ousted Sol Plaatje mayor, Mangaliso Matika, refuses to vacate his office.
March against Kimberley mayor moved to Thursday
Community leaders in Kimberley have decided that a march calling for the resignation of Sol Plaatjie
N Cape education department pleads with protesters
The education department released a statement advising parents, pupils and teachers to use their
ANC weighs in on Sol Plaatje Municipality saga
The ANC in the Northern Cape have advised the Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley to suspend
Kimberley residents demand people arrested during protests be released
A mass march to two magistrate’s courts in Kimberley is expected on Monday, with residents demanding
Kimberley protest degenerates into chaos
The Kimberley protest is degenerating into chaos as police try to disperse angry crowds. Some
LGBT community parade the streets of Kimberley
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Queer and Intersex community in the Northern Cape says
Galeshewe residents protest alleged abuse of municipal funds
Some residents of Galeshewe in Kimberley have taken to the streets, blockading roads with stones and
ANC against proposed electricity tariff at Sol Plaatje Municipality
The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality in the Northern Cape did not have adequate consultation with
Electricity tariff hikes prompt Galeshewe protests
Residents of Galeshewe and Roodepan in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are blockading all roads