#KimberleyToday, Saturday 23/09/2017 The weather forecast for today is; Plenty of sunshine, but windy. Max UV Index: 14 Fire Danger: High Thunderstorms: 0% #KimberleyEvents @ https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/events/ #Where2Eat Specials @ https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/specials-and-promotions-where-to-eat/ 2nd Annual U17 Soccer Tournaments – https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/kimberley/events/2nd-annual-u17-soccer-tournaments-galeshewe-stadium Spring Fest Motorshow – https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/kimberley/events/spring-fest-motorshow-langleg-pleasure-resort
Read More »Vigilantism in South Africa Part 2 of 3 – “They say we are assaulting people. We say we are blessing them.”
Part two of a three part in depth feature on Vigilantism in South featuring Operation Wanya Tsotsi from Galeshewe, Kimberley. Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. Pantsi Obusitse, the chairman and one of the founding members of Operation Wanya ...
Read More »Vigilantism in South Africa Part 1 of 3 – “People call us before they call the police”: a vigilante group’s quest for legitimacy
Part one of a three part in depth feature on Vigilantism in South featuring Operation Wanya Tsotsi from Galeshewe, Kimberley. Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. On a cold July evening in the township of Galeshewe on the Western ...
Read More »Underground Strike At KEM-JV Mine Continues
Striking miners at Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture, in the Northern Cape, say they will only return to the surface once their demands have been met. Workers embarked on an underground strike since Friday demanding salary increases and better working ...
Read More »158 Mine Workers Underground at KEM-JV Mine Since Friday
Mineworkers at Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture(KEM-JV) in the Northern Cape remain underground after refusing to return to the surface on Friday when their shift ended. They are demanding a salary increment and also complain about unfair treatment by mine management. ...
Read More »KimberleyToday, Sunday 17/09/2017
#KimberleyToday, Sunday 17/09/2017 The weather forecast for today is; Delightful with plenty of sun. Max UV Index: 13 Fire Danger: Low Thunderstorms: 0% #KimberleyEvents @ https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/events/ #Where2Eat Specials @ https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/specials-and-promotions-where-to-eat/
Read More »KimberleyToday, Saturday 16/09/2017
#KimberleyToday, Saturday 16/09/2017 The weather forecast for today is; Not as warm but pleasant with plenty of sun. Max UV Index: 13 Fire Danger: Low Thunderstorms: 0% #KimberleyEvents @ https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/events/ #Where2Eat Specials @ https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/specials-and-promotions-where-to-eat/ Diana Fouche Live @ The OX – https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/kimberley/events/diana-fouche-live-the-ox/ Amphibic Design – Professional ...
Read More »De Beers Partners with Dell to Offer Financial Study Assistance to Students
De Beers has partnered with the Dell Development Fund to offer three students from the company’s mining communities with full comprehensive bursaries towards their tertiary education. Anisa Camroodien , Ndlaleni Mkwanazi, and Maanda Makgatho were selected from the De Beers ...
Read More »Riots on the Boshof Road – Please Avoid The Area
Update 12:18 13/09/2017 Reports via social media state that the Boshof Road is open and peaceful at the moment. Update 10:47 13/09/2017 Reports that the Zama Zamas (Illegal Miners) are throwing stones again at passing motorists on Boshof Road. Update ...
Read More »The rise of vigilantism in SA on The Eusebius McKaiser Show with Tebogo “ Pantsi “ Obusitse
Operation Wanya Tsotsi, a community-based operation against crimes in Galeshewe, Kimberley, has been adopted by the South African Police Service (Saps) as a nationwide campaign. The idea by Tebogo “ Pantsi “ Obusitse was spurred on by an apparent lack ...
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