Parents at Roodepan High School and the community supported the School Governing Body’s call to embark on a tool down, pens down and stop the matriculants from continuing with their exams due to the flooding sewerage at the school. They accused the Northern Cape Department of Education and the Sol Plaatje municipality of continuously ignoring their pleas to deal with the sewerage problem.  The Executive Mayor of Sol Plaatje municipality is accused of making various empty promises to fix the

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4/2020 By Staff Reporter The Sol Plaatje Municipality has completed emergency repairs on the 1200mm, 965mm and 600mm pipes in Roodepan and at the Newton Reservoir over the weekend. The repairs, which required water interruptions throughout the city of Kimberley, had already created panic, as some taps ran dry as early as on Thursday night until the early hours of Saturday.  Prior to the interruption, residents were warned  to stock up enough water. Municipal spokesperson Sello Matsie explained that it

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4/2020 By Staff Reporter Mamokala Trotina Peme, regarded Thursday 22 October 2020 as the most blessed day of her life as her yard in Galeshewe was filled with loving family and friends. They came to celebrate her 100th birthday.  “A ya bonwa 100 years, (it rarely happens) I never thought this day would happen for me. I never expected to celebrate 100 years on earth, “ Peme laughed. She beamed as she shared how much her house was bustling with

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4/2020 By Olebogeng  Molale In an effort to eradicate Rabies, more than 600 cats and dogs were vaccinated at Mayibuye Cultural Centre in observing Rabies Awareness month. Since the beginning of October, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development embarked on a door to door campaign in Galeshewe to educate the public on the importance of animal vaccination, particularly pets. MEC for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Mase Manopole said government provided funding for dogs and cats’

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4/2020 By Olebogeng Molale MEC for Social Development, Nontobeko Vilakazi distributed 100 hand sanitizers and face masks. Homeless people living in dumps under De Beers Road Bridge and street kids, including unemployed men on the roadside near Pick n Pay, Rhodesdene, and Caltex Garage in McDougal Road, were the recipients. The department took this initiative to reduce coronavirus spread and commemorate World Population Day under the theme ,“Putting the brakes on Covid -19”. 11 July is World Population Day, but due to the Covid

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4/2020 By Olebogeng Molale As part of its National Day of Action,  South African Student Organisation (SASCO) and affiliates called on the government to improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and address students’ challenges in the Northern Cape Province. The students marched to the Premier’s office to hand over the memorandum. SASCO’s Acting Chairperson, Motseothata Mampe, said that accommodation, access to bursaries, lack of adequate infrastructure and revamping of all colleges need urgent attention.   Mampe instructed the

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4/2020 By Olebogeng Molale The Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform and Rural Development has made a call for residents to apply for the designated state land in the Northern Cape. The MEC of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform, Land Reform and Rural Development, Mase Manopole urged women, youth and people with disabilities to take advantage of this opportunity. To obtain farms for agricultural purposes, noting that the government’s decision to provide land represents an excellent opportunity to create

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