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13/10/2025

Music lovers in Kimberley, Northern Cape who attended Roots and Rhythm Heritage Festival with the 80s Jamaican sensation Judy Boucher, were left mesmerised. Fans from across the province were spoilt for choice as the festival featured many South African artists.

Music lovers in Kimberley, Northern Cape who attended Roots and Rhythm Heritage Festival with the 80s Jamaican sensation Judy Boucher, were left mesmerised. ...

10/10/2025

The organisers of a prayer gathering held to stop the road carnage on the notorious R31 road in Kimberley - have appealed to authorities to implement public safety measures. The provincial road, mainly used by trucks to transport mining minerals, is continuing to claim many lives due to road crashes involving trucks and vehicles. A number of stakeholders including religious leaders and activists - held a prayer meeting on the road.

10/10/2025

The Human Rights Commission that has been in the Northern Cape since Tuesday says provincial municipalities continue to undermine and trample on the Constitutional rights of people that include, dignity, water, housing and health. The Commission is conducting an inquiry into the state of service delivery in the province. Commissioners have once again painted a gloomy picture on the state of municipalities across the country.

The Human Rights Commission that has been in the Northern Cape since Tuesday says provincial municipalities continue to undermine and trample on the Constitu...

08/10/2025

A distraught Kuruman family in the Northern Cape is appealing for public assistance in locating their 65-year-old relative who went missing last month at Maruping village. Boemo Ditshetelo, who has a history of dementia, was last seen by his loved ones when he visited his relatives at a nearby village. Ditshetelo's younger brother, Thuto Thebe, says the family is worried that he might have been kidnapped for muthi purposes.

"Up to so far it has been thirty-five days since we last saw our brother. As a family, we are afraid that he might have been, as we know that people are doing rituals with people. So that is our fear. So we are appealing to the community to assist us to locate him," said Thebe.

08/10/2025

The Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Limakatso Koloi has condemned the alleged attack of police officers who were assaulted while trying to execute their duties.
The incident that has been widely condemned has left some Beaconsfield residents in Kimberley troubled and fearful. In a video that has gone viral two men are seen allegedly resisting arrest.

The Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Limakatso Koloi has condemned the alleged attack of police officers who were assaulted while trying ...

08/10/2025

The DA in the Northern Cape is calling for an urgent council meeting to deal with the appointment of the Sol Plaatje acting municipal manager, Busisiwe Mgaguli, who defrauded the Mpumalanga Department of Finance between 2011 and 2012. Mgaguli has been seconded to the municipality following the precautionary suspension of municipal manager, Thapelo Matlala amid allegations of corruption. The acting municipal manager paid back 780 thousand-Rand this year to the Mpumalanga department following the sanction by the Asset Forfeiture Unit.

"The DA submitted our request for the urgent special council meeting to be convened. We also requested that the legal services unit and corporate services directorate be instructed to table all relevant documentation and correspondence relating to the secondment of Mgaguli for council's consideration. This should include any significant and pertinent matters relating to her work history that may impact the consideration of her appointment to a position of responsibility at Sol Plaatje municipality," says Pieterse.

PHOTO CREDIT: NC DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

07/10/2025

The Upington Regional Court in Northern Cape has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 20 years direct imprisonment for killing his mother in December last year. Clifford Cloete stabbed his mother on the neck after an altercation about a t-shirt he wore, which belonged to his stepfather. Provincial NPA spokesperson, Mojalefa Senokoatsane says the court rejected the convicted man's claim that he acted in self defense.

"Cloete is accused of having stabbed his mother Yvonne Cloete to death after a dispute over his stepfather's clothes. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) remains committed to ensuring that perpetrators of Gender Based Violence are held accountable and that justice is done, without fear, favour or prejudice," said Senokoatsane.

07/10/2025

Northern Cape police commissioner, Koliswa Otola has condemned the assault of a police officer that happened this weekend at Beaconsfield in Kimberley. In a video that has gone viral two men are seen resisting arrest and one of them proceeds to assault a female officer. The pair face charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, defeating the ends of justice and malicious damage to property.

WARNING: SUPPLIED VIDEO CONTAINS VULGAR AND VIOLENCE.

06/10/2025

A wheelchair road run to raise awareness about cerebral palsy organised by the Northern Cape Disabled Children's Action Group. Donations will also be collected for children living with cerebral palsy. SABC News reporter Karabo Siyoko has the latest update.

A wheelchair road run to raise awareness about cerebral palsy organised by the Northern Cape Disabled Children's Action Group. Donations will also be collec...

06/10/2025

Parents demand action on school violence

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Some parents of learners at Wrenchville High School in the Northern Cape have accused the Department of Education of failing to take action against what they call victimisation and bullying of mainly Black learners at the school. This follows a stabbing incident where a Grade 9 learner was allegedly attacked with a knife in the school premises and hospitalised. The department says it remains steadfast in its zero-tolerance approach to violence in schools.

Some parents of learners at Wrenchville High School in the Northern Cape have accused the Department of Education of failing to take action against what they...

06/10/2025

For the past 11years, The Northern Cape Arts and Culture council has hosted the Dance Pages festival in Kimberley. The festival was founded to create a performance and experiential platform for dancers in peri urban and rural areas to create exposure to both the craft and job opportunities in the dancing space. Letlhogonolo Nche is the curator and founder of the Dance Pages Festival 2025 and joins us to talk about the event which will take place from the 22nd to the 25th of October.

For the past 11years, The Northern Cape Arts and Culture council has hosted the Dance Pages festival in Kimberley.The festival was founded to create a perfor...

03/10/2025

The predominantly Coloured community of Wrenchville in Kuruman, Northern Cape, is complaining about the state of deterioration of their area, constant sewage spillages and lack of development. They say they've been complaining for many decades, but the Ga-segonyana local municipality is ignoring their demands for services. Some residents in the community claim that the state of neglect is due to their racial classification.

The predominantly Coloured community of Wrenchville in Kuruman, Northern Cape, is complaining about the state of deterioration of their area, constant sewage...