We are currently interrupting water supply from Newton Reservoir due to a leaking pipe inside the Complex. This is to allow the Waterworks team to carry out repairs. Supply will be restored immediately after. We are sorry for the inconvenience. ...
Read More »Load Shedding Schedule Kimberley – Sol Plaatje Municipality
CLICK HERE FOR LATEST LOADSHEDDING UPDATES AND STATUS CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES ON FACEBOOK When Eskom experiences a generation capacity shortfall on the National Power grid, Load Shedding is immediately required in order to maintain national Network stability. During such ...
Read More »TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES: 10 & 11 January 2020
ROAD CLOSURES: Jacobus Smit Avenue (Between Birbeck and Cronin Road), Gerrit Schouten Avenue (At Hereengracht Guest House), Waterworks Street (Between Jacobus Smit and Reservoir Roads) and Birbeck Avenue. Sol Plaatje Municipality hereby serves notice of intent to close the Jacobus ...
Read More »Sol Plaatje Municipality Festive Season Hours & Refuse Collection
Sol Plaatje Municipality Cashier Operating Hours for December 2019 / January 2020 Tuesday 24/12/2019: 07:45 to 12:45 Wednesday, 25/12/2019 (Christmas): CLOSED Thursday, 26/12/2019 (Boxing Day): CLOSED Friday, 27/12/2019: 07:45 to 15:30 Saturday, 28/12/2019: 07:45 to 12:00 Monday, 30/12/2019: 07:45 ...
Read More »TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 21 DECEMBER
21 DECEMBER 1873, The Griqualand West Legislative Council meets at Barkly West for the first time. 21 DECEMBER 1882, The water from the Vaal river to Kimberley successfully pumped, 1882. 21 DECEMBER 1664, John Power, (pictured), the second McGregor Museum ...
Read More »Kimberley Temporary Water Shutdown – 30 November 2019
Water Interruption To Increase Newton Levels An urgent appeal is being made to the Residents of the City to Reduce their daily Water Consumption Drastically. The city’s consumption levels is currently extremely high, even when repairs work on the reticulation ...
Read More »TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE 25/11/2019 – Phakamile Mabija Road & Hull Street
UPDATE: 25/11/2019 – 08:00 ROAD CLOSURE: INTERSECTION OF PHAKAMILE MABIJA & HULL STREET Due to traffic volumes remaining high as a result of slow start to the holiday season it has been decided that the closure be rescheduled with one ...
Read More »TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE 11/11/2019 – Scanlan Street
ROAD CLOSURE: SCANLAN STREET IN NEW PARK (Between Bishops Avenue & Lawson Street) Please take note of a temporary road closure of a section of Scanlan Street between Bishops Avenue & Lawson Street for a period of ten (10) months ...
Read More »Non-Collection of Refuse – UPDATE 31/10/2019
REFUSE COLLECTION UPDATE: 31/10/2019 – 11:00 Refuse is being collected for areas of Thursday 31st October 2019. The different teams will double up to catch up areas not collected starting from Monday. Labour issues are being addressed to resolve what ...
Read More »Kimberley City Wide Water Shutdown UPDATES – October 2019
WATER SUPPLY UPDATE: 30/10/2019 – 16:15 UPDATE ON PUMP STATION AND WATER SUPPLY Please note that the Sol Plaatje Municipality has experienced further challenges with power supply to the plant. The cable blew once more and the municipality is now ...
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