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BREAKING NEWS – 21 Day Lockdown declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa

The Editor Mar 23, 2020

This evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a drastic new measure to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in South Africa. A 21-day lockdown with severe…
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Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya – Interview with Dr Zamani Saul, Premier of the Northern…

The Editor Jul 27, 2019

In a one hour exclusive and in-depth interview, the Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul reveals the intricacies and details of some of the province's most topical issues, from…
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Cream of the crop throws punches

The Editor Jul 10, 2019

The National Boxing Championships were held in Kimberley at the Jimmy Summers Hall. With representatives from all provinces participating, it was a sport worth the fight.
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Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya – Interview with former Premier of the Northern Cape, Mrs…

The Editor May 31, 2019

Former Premier of the Northern Cape, Sylvia Lucas is infamous for her outspoken, no-nonsense attitude, however, in her sit down for Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya for The…
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Letter to the Editor – Women in Africa Are Held in High Esteem

The Editor Mar 26, 2019

By Mzwandile Mrabe Galeshewe, Kimberley On the 08th March 2019 the world celebrated the International Women’s Day under the theme “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.”…
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SELATA: Sol Plaatje University is Five years old – but you ain’t seen anything yet!

The Editor Mar 19, 2019

The mandate given to me by the editor was to talk about how the Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley has progressed over the first five years of its operation. More specifically,…
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Letter to the Editor – Mining Companies and Big Businesses Must Give to the Community

The Editor Mar 18, 2019

By Vuyisilie Maki - Vergenoeg, Kimberley Our greatest asset is the future, and this rests with the children. Parents, legal guardians, teachers and pupils alike must use their…
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Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya – Interview with DA’s Andrew Louw

The Editor Mar 13, 2019

As a second episode of “Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya,” Solomon Star sat down with the leader of the DA in the Northern Cape, Andrew Louw. We took some time to get to know…
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Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya – Interview with ANC’s Zamani Saul

The Editor Mar 5, 2019

Speaking Plainly with Thabo Makweya kicks off it's pilot episode by interviewing the man who will be spearheading the ANC Northern Cape's Election Campaign, Dr Zamani Saul.
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Desperate Indonesians flee quake zone

The Editor Oct 2, 2018

Indonesia - Indonesia scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of…
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VACANCY ADVERT: FREELANCERS

The Editor Jun 20, 2018

Solomon Star is a Northern Cape based weekly English language community newspaper and is looking for freelance reporters based in the towns of De Aar, Kuruman, Springbok and…
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Editorial Budget Speech Preview

The Editor Feb 20, 2018 0

Whatever the outcome of the deliberations on who should be South Africa’s finance minister, it is an inescapable fact that there is a massive hole in our national finances.…
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