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By Karabo Ntanzi Mayibuye Cultural centre was hyped up last Friday when Pathways for Change facilitated a men’s dialogue in partnership with Grassroots, Operation Fiela, Galeshewe Community Policing Forum, National Prosecuting Authority…

Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Boitumelo Moloi requested the De Aar community to use the newly-opened Employment Centre to search for jobs and develop entrepreneurial skills. "Let us disrupt the status quo, acquire learning and be…

Story by: Karabo Ntanzi Picture: Sourced Kimberley Boys High School Hall was filled with members of the African National Congress (ANC) and other mourners to bid farewell to Cde Gladys Keitumetsi Bushy Sekonyane, who was charged with…

By Karabo Ntanzi Picture sourced Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre resembled a South African Communist Party (SACP) conference during the funeral service of Companero Christopher Tshepo “Che” Matlhako on 30 April, a political…

Story supplied by the Dept of Employment and Labour It is about time South Africa resolves the controversial issue of the R350 Social Relief Grant in favour of the Basic Income Grant (BIG), a meeting of the Second BRICS Working Group…

Story supplied by Sol Plaatje University Picture supplied by Sol Plaatje University Graduation day is a significant event, marking the culmination of years of effort and commitment. On 6 May 2023, joyful celebrations took place at Sol…

The South African Reserve Bank has launched a series of new notes and coins, which have been in circulation since 4 May. In line with international best practices, each country or member is expected to upgrade its currency notes to prevent…

Story supplied Pictures sourced As part of the Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP), Deputy Minister for Small Business Development Dipuo Peters and handed over equipment to 63 small businesses owned by women,…

By Karabo Ntanzi Picture supplied Twenty-two young women from Kimberley get to the forefront of technology through the Drone Diva project.Africa Beyond 4th Industrial Revolution (AB4IR), a digital innovation hub based in Pretoria, is…

By Karabo Ntanzi In commemorating International Nurses Day, the Northern Cape Department of Health and the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) Sr Huibrecht “Tokkie” Fourie was nominated to represent the Province for…

By Karabo Ntanzi Pictures by:  Rebaone Prophy Community members from Galeshewe joined Operation Fiela in its quest to restore dignity to the Indian Centre by cleaning the premise. Twenty people accompanied by the South African…

By Karabo Ntanzi Government Information and Communications Systems (GCIS) hosted their annual National Intersectoral Meeting in Kimberley to benchmark the effectiveness of the Thusong Centres. The one-stop government service centres…

Picture:  Supplied Story from Parliament The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy held the first public hearing on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development (UPRD) Bill in Northern Cape, at Frances Baart…

Story supplied The Northern Cape provincial government has partnered with manufacturing and Engineering and related services (merSETA). The deal worth R210 million will provide the youth with training, bursaries and employment. Over…

Story supplied Picture sourced The Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) is pleased to welcome Ms Nomkhosi Peter as the new caretaker Chief Executive Officer. Ms Peter has been seconded from the shareholder department of…

Story supplied by the Department of Employment and Labour The Supported Employment Enterprises (SEE) has the potential to employ 3 000 People with Disabilities (PwD) in their factories as they transition into the labour market. SEE…

Sol Plaatje Municipality is conducting a widespread prepaid electricity meter audit to ensure that all STS meter key revision numbers are changed to the required 2-part reset key before the November 2024 deadline for the Token Identifier…

By Karabo Ntanzi The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an entity of the Department of Arts, Sports and Culture, held a road show for the Presidential Employment Stimulus Project (PESP). PESP was introduced four…

By Karabo Ntanzi Pastor Anthony Malan, founder of Mercy Family Ministry, did not have a stable home growing up because his mother disappeared when he was 6years old, because of forced marriage to a man in Lesotho. Malan was left with…

After a convincing test series victory earlier in the month against the West Indies, Proteas head coach Rob Walter and his team head to East London to battle it out in the first of three one-day internationals. The Proteas will come up…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco  The Premier’s Mme Re Ka Thuso trust fund this week hosted a three-day workshop in Magareng for small business enterprises at the Warrenton cultural resort. The small business colloquium was held in collaboration…

By Karabo Siyoko  The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) last week held its annual stakeholder forum on the work done for small enterprises in the last financial (2021/22) year at the Kalahari Lodge. The event had about 40…

Professional golf caddy Tumi “Spoja” Makhele, who died at the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital after battling a short illness spell, was laid to rest in a moving ceremony held at the Kimberley City hall last Saturday. Makhele was…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and members of the South African Democratic Students Movement (SADESMO) conducted a door-to-door prelaunch campaign in the Northern Cape last weekend. Petros Ngubane, the Umzinyathi…

Sixty eight young, unemployed agriculture candidates on Thursday graduated from the Northern Cape’s Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform’s two-year on-the-job training programme. The…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has paid out almost half a billion rands to 114 000 beneficiaries in the Northern Cape according to Commissioner Teboho Maruping who visited Kimberley this week to brief on the…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The national strike by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) continued unabated this week as the union protested against a 3% salary increase and austerity measure introduced by the…

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner Teboho Maruping has joined forensic auditors knocking on the doors of employers who benefited from the Covid-19 TERS Relief Scheme in Cape Town as part of Phase Two of the "follow the money"…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco Local artists will subsequently have the luxury of recording their music here at home, thanks to a sponsorship by the Northern Cape Government which unveiled a state-of-the-art recording studio in Kimberley on 27…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has paid out almost half a billion rands to 114 000 beneficiaries in the Northern Cape according to Commissioner Teboho Maruping who visited Kimberley this week to brief on the…

By Karabo Ntanzi In his quest to tell Kimberley stories, Moagi Modise, a theatre doyen, informs us about a mine disaster in July 1818, when the Big Hole caved in and 245 black miners and 45 white miners died. Modise chose to tell the…

By Karabo Siyoko The newly established Nthatu Events Management Solutions recently celebrated love by hosting an intimate afternoon filled with good music, delicious food, and motivational speeches in Galeshewe. Hosts, Tumi…

By Karabo Siyoko Olehile Bada Pharasi launched his book titled "Exile! Was it worth it?". A memoir that brings a remarkable insight into his life during the struggle for freedom. The launch was held at McGregor museum last February…

Story supplied: Kimberley will come alive next month as entertainment company Zigmo Promotions brings the first International concert by musician Jonathan Butler to the Mittah Seperepere Convention centre for a concert on 19 March.…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco  Last Thursday, the Department of Health in the Northern Cape hosted a “Move for Health and Human Papilloma virus” mass mobilisation campaign in Roodepan, Kimberley, to advocate for healthy lifestyles in society.…

The budget in a nutshell as tabled by Minister Enoch Godongwana on 22 February 2023 in Cape Town. Economic outlook  Global : Since the 2022 Budget global growth estimates for 2023 have been revised lower. The International Monetary…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The Sol Plaatje University (SPU) and the Students Representative Council (SRC) have agreed to find accommodation for registered students and to a new start date for the academic year. This agreement follows…

By the Department of Employment and Labour Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, has raised the minimum wage of farmworkers and domestic workers by a whopping 9.6%. The increase will take effect from March 01. The increase…

Venue: Kimberley Diamond Oval Teams: South Africa vs England By: Rebaone Prophy The English were a much tougher team to beat in the final ODI, with the Proteas having to settle for a 2-1 series win. The cricket buzz was back in…

Windhoek Draught Griquas will feature in a friendly clash against KwaZulu Natal side Cell C Sharks at the Windhoek Draught Park in Kimberley on Friday 17 February. Kick off for this friendly, off season encounter is at 2pm. The organisers…

By: Roma Nna Sports The South African Hockey Association SAHA) has announced that the national men's team will not take part in the new season’s matches organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as they could not honour a…

09 February 2023 The Frances Baard District stations namely Galeshewe, Kagisho and Kimberley and Crime Intelligence in conjunction with the Northern Cape Gambling Board and Home Affairs, executed an intelligence driven operation in the…

By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The Northern Cape Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) hosted the inaugural provincial arts indaba at the Horseshoe Inn last week in Kimberley to identify challenges and resolve issues such as…

By the Dept of Health Pregnancy Awareness Week is commemorated in February this year from 10-19. The aim is to strengthen pregnancy education, highlighting important issues that will promote a healthy pregnancy, safe motherhood and early…

Picture: Karabo Siyoko By Karabo Siyoko Retlameleng Special School situated in Galeshewe, is a school for learners with physical disabilities, visual and hearing impairments was erected in 1993 with funds donated by the Lions Club, an…

Picture: Supplied By: Siphiwe Ngcongco The 12th edition of World Radio Day (WRD) was celebrated on 13 February under the theme: "Radio and Peace." According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation…

5 February 2023  The police in Galeshewe are investigating a murder case following the death of a 44 year old male in Robert Mangaliso Sobukhwe Hospital in Kimberley on Saturday 23 July 2022. Preliminary investigations indicates that…

The Executive Members of Sol Plaatjie Masters Football League! Standing from the back: Chicco Bikwa (competition member), Nzwandile "Zon" Flatela(Head of the competition), Kagisho Kwanampe (treasurer), Seabata Makhele(Chairperson) and…

The water levels at Newton and Riverton have now reached full capacity, therefore the nightly shutdowns are now suspended. However, residents are encouraged to continue using water sparingly. The Sol Plaatje Municipality thanks the…