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The Constitutional Court dismissed the cash paymaster services (CPS) application for leave to appeal the supreme court of appeal judgment that ordered them to repay the R316…
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The annual Sol Plaatje lecture, usually held as the opening of the Annual Northern Cape Writers Festival,takes place as close possible to Plaatje’s date of birth. Solomon Thekisho…
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The Executive Mayor of Sol Plaatje, Mr. Patrick Mabilo launched the revamped Kekana Park (most commonly known as Hulana park). The park suffered tremendous vandalism over the years…
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The South African Early Childhood Review released by Ilifa Labantwana last month found that there are 2.5 million young children from age three to five living in households below…
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In an effort to promote social change and drive innovation in the food, arts and crafts business, on the 4th of October 2019, the Sol-Plaatje University (SPU), School of Economic…
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The Department of Correctional Services held a luncheon in honour of its Free State/Northern Cape offenders, who won 34 trophies at the Funds Mzantsi Championship in George. The…
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We all know of learner who was or is in a relationship with an educator,which resulted in pregnancy and the educator continuing with life like it's normal. While the young girls…
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Statistics South Africa recently released the victims of crime survey which revealed that male-headed households were more likely to experience housebreaking than female-headed…
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The Gathering, an intimate garden rendezvous where local talent is celebrated and given a platform to express their art, hosted storyteller, 2019 K and L Prize winner Sisca Julius,…
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Tamar Society Shelter in Cassandra, Kimberley is seeking funds to help with the daily running of the shelter and paying of salaries. The shelter renders a service to women and…
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The Launch of the provincial Community Policing Strategy took place on the 21st September in De Aar, headed by the South African Police Service and the Northern Cape Provincial…
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The Nelson Mandela Washington fellowship applications are currently open for 2020. In 2019 the fellowship provided 700 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the…
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Coca Cola Beverages collaborated with the Department of Environmental Affairs and handed out cold drinks in exchange for empty plastic bottles at the Greenpoint park on Tuesday.…
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The Department of Economic Development and Tourism gave a review of what they had achieved in the last financial year with hopes of making improvements this year. 107 businesses…
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With South Africa being the first country in the post-apartheid Constitution to outlaw any discrimination based on sexual-orientation, it ranks fifth in the world in legalising…
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Whilst an information center is supposed to be the first point of access for tourists and travelers coming and passing through the town, Kimberley Information Center does the exact…
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The Department of Economic Development and Tourism held a stakeholders session with the aim of specifically dealing with the deliberate dumping by residents which in turn makes it…
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The employees of the Premier's office held a black Thursday in honour of all those who have died in the hands of their abusers. What was meant to be a mourning time, turned out to…
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She took a drastic turn in her career, from a medical doctor to Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motheo Construction Group, which came to be known as one of the largest…
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At the tender age of 49, 1995 rugby legend, Chester Williams has passed away. Following a heart attack, the world-cup winning wing, who played for the Springboks and was one of…
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With South Africa's economy being down rated to junk status in 2017 by Standard and Poor's (S&P) and Fitch’s Ratings contributes to the increments of petrol and food prices.…
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The Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) in partnership with the Department of Mineral Resources held a women in mining networking session just in time as the…
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A 14 year old girl was allegedly racially attacked by Charl Etzebeth, a teacher at Northern Cape High School. It is alleged that Etzebeth insulted a group of learners who were on…
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With the high rates of depression and suicide among our youth, it is quite inspiring that a group of high school learners from Floors High School, Kimberley have decided to take on…
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The MEC of Education, MacCollen Jack (pictured below) presented the department's budget on Wednesday, where he laid out the ways in which the Department has improved from…
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