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William Pescod team ace First Aid competition, eye regionals in Bloemfontein
SEVEN determined learners from William Pescod High School have brought pride to their school by claiming first place in the St. John District First Aid Competition, held on March 28-29.
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April 11, 2025
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Festival fever meets residents' fears
KIMBERLEY’S beloved Diamonds and Dorings Festival will go ahead this year, but not in its usual setting at Langleg Resort. Due to rising water levels caused by increased outflow from the Vaal and Bloemhof dams, the Langleg area has become water-logged and unsuitable for hosting a large-scale event. Organisers, in collaboration with the Sol Plaatje Municipality, acted swiftly and selected the Kimberley Diamond Oval as the new venue.
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April 11, 2025
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‘We're living a sewage nightmare’
AFOUL stench hangs in the air in Greenpoint, where resident Susan Tlapane says her family is living a nightmare caused by raw sewage flowing into the veld behind her house.
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April 11, 2025
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Soldier claims pupil 'throttled, cursed' him
SOUTH African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier Mbubanzi Desmond Zwakala, who stands accused of the murder of Amogelang Assegaai, claimed that he fired a warning shot into the air after the Grade 12 Kimberley Boys' High pupil “throttled, pushed and swore” at him outside his home in Impala Road.
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April 11, 2025
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Beware, lest the ‘remedy’ make you scream
THERE are some places from childhood that don’t just stick in your memory - they cling, like the scent of old aftershave in a barbershop.
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April 11, 2025
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Burst pipe in City suburb sparks residents’ outrage
RESIDENTS of Hadison Park have expressed growing frustration and anger towards the Sol Plaatje Municipality after a burst pipe in Calidon Street was left unrepaired for four consecutive days, flooding pavements and roads with clean water while the city continues to suffer under nightly water cuts.
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April 11, 2025
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Education officials slam ‘reckless sexual remark’
OFFICIALS at the Northern Cape Department of Education believe that a senior manager who allegedly made an inappropriate remark of a sexual nature to an employee is being protected despite abusing his powers.
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March 28, 2025
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R13m to settle Premier's Office rental dispute
AN AMOUNT of R13 million from the adjustment budget will be used to settle a dispute with Transnet over debts arising from the rental of the JW Sauer building in Quinn Street, Kimberley, by the Office of the Premier.
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March 28, 2025
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Veteran wildlife vet survives brutal Gemsbok attack
IN THE untamed wilderness of the Northern Cape, where the line between man and beast is often blurred, veteran wildlife veterinarian Dr Johan Kriek found himself in a perilous situation that served as a stark reminder of nature’s unpredictability.
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March 28, 2025
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Enough is enough start answering the phones
THERE are few things in life as frustrating as trying to contact a local government department in Kimberley.
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March 28, 2025
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The ‘babbelaas’ that misinformation brings
WHEN I was at school, I was pretty much influenced by my classmates.
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March 28, 2025
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Sol municipality gets ultimatum to fix sewage plant
SOL PLAATJE Municipality has been instructed to submit a progress report by May 30 outlining steps taken to ensure that the Homevale Wastewater Treatment Plant (HWWTP) is fully functional and that unacceptably high sewage spillages around Kamfers Dam are reduced.
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March 28, 2025
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BARNEY WANTS NO PART IN TRIAL
'Everyone in this court can go home to their families and children, while we sit in prison because of fabricated charges.'
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March 28, 2025
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Murder accused seeks fourth lawyer
MURDER accused Alberto Matthews is waiting to appoint his fourth legal representative to defend him after his latest lawyer withdrew his services in the Northern Cape High Court this week.
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March 28, 2025
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GRIQUAS AIM TO SOAR AGAINST HIGH FLYING GRIFFONS
THE AGE OLD debate over what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object continues on Saturday when the SA Cup defending champions, the Suzuki Griquas, sitting on top of the table with a massive points difference of 227, takes a trip down to Welkom to take on the undefeated NovaVit Griffons on Saturday.
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March 28, 2025
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Landboudal target international glory after SA Junior Tug-of-War success
JACOBSDAL powerhouse Landboudal delivered an impressive performance on the national stage at the 2025 South African Junior Tug-of-War Championships, held in Mossel Bay from March 20 to 22.
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March 28, 2025
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Woman survives puff adder bite
A RELAXING evening in Hartenbos, Western Cape, turned into a terrifying ordeal for Northern Cape resident Cecile Koen, from Jacobsdal, when she was bitten by a puff adder while attending the South African Junior Tug of War Championships.
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March 28, 2025
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WAGE BILL SWALLOWS BUDGET
WITH the wage bill eating the largest chunk (73 percent) of the Northern Cape budget, little has been left for necessities such as school feeding schemes, learner transport, and school operational costs.
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