4 February 1884, West Indian Samuel Trott, murders storekeeper John Jackson in Dutoitspan village. MURDER IN DUTOITSPAN VILLAGE It is difficult to imagine a citizen of the West Indies islands being executed for murder in Kimberley, but that is exactly ...
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UPDATE: 13/11/2019 – 14:20 The Sol Plaatje Municipality has suspended the daily (and nightly) shutdown of water to the city as stated in a media statement released on Monday, 11 November 2019. Sol Plaatje Municipality urges residents to continue to ...
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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 ...
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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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Kimberley Sol Plaatje – In an effort to raise the water levels of the Newton Reservoir Dams Sol Plaatje Municipality will shut down water to the City of Kimberley from 12pm Saturday 19 January 2019 to 12pm Sunday 20 January ...
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SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY INTRODUCE STAGE 5 WATER RESTRICTIONS AND LONGER NIGHTLY WATER SHUTDOWNS NIGHTLY WATER SHUTDOWNS Water supply to Kimberley households and businesses will be switched off at 6pm every evening until 4am in the morning. This will be maintained until the situation ...
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UPDATE 23/12/2018 WATER SHUTDOWN UPDATE: There may still be some areas without water due to localized problems. If you still have no water please report the issue to the Sol Plaatje Call Centre on 053 830 6111. For more details on ...
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WATCH: Tumelo Mosikare of the Sol Plaatje Community Forum went out to Riverton with Sello Matsie of Sol Plaatje Municipality to gather information about the upcoming water Shutdown. Kimberley Water Shutdown 20181218 VIDEO 1 With Sello Matsie By Tumelo Mosikare ...
Read More »Amid the nightly water shutdowns Sol Plaatje Municipality insists that there is no water crisis in Kimberley. The Sol Plaatje Municipal spokesperson, Sello Matsie, said that every time the main reservoir station reached critical levels, restrictions were imposed as a measure to ...
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WEDNESDAY 28/03/2018 12:30 “Pipe Burst Adam Namakola Areas of Redirile ” Stock n Stock” Stamper Street, Mathibe and others are currently without water supply due to a 150 mm pipe burst in Adam Namakola. Mainly due to air in ...
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