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NORTHERN Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas has condemned the “senseless and malicious acts of violence, intimidation and destruction of state property” that took place at the Kimberley Hospital Complex yesterday. Sylvia slams violent protest DFA Oct 14 2016 NORTHERN Cape Premier ...

THE SOL Plaatje Municipality has spent almost half a million rand on upgrading pump stations at Riverton after raw sewage was found to be flowing into the river, close to where the city’s drinking water is extracted. Sewage spillage costs ...

While informal mining operations continue in parts of Kimberley and surrounding areas, the illegal miners have been given until early next month to justify why they should be legally entitled to prospect and work on vacant land known to contain ...

“The drought has now become a huge problem in the irrigation areas, because there has been no surface run-off,” Agbiz chief executive John Purchase said. “rivers and dams are running dry” DFA Oct 11 2016 ©1999-2016 Independent Online. All rights ...

Jacksonville community members are outraged at the death of a 14-year old boy who died on Saturday morning after he was hit by a car when he went to relieve himself in the bushed next to the Roodepan road. DFA ...

Developments, totalling around R60 million, near the new Gariep Mediclinic cannot go ahead due to the unavailability of bulk infrastructure. DFA Oct 7 2016 ©1999-2016 Independent Online. All rights strictly reserved.

Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam, once a home to the largest permanent population of lesser flamingos in Southern Africa, has virtually dried up with not a single flamingo in sight. Sol Plaatje Municipality spokesman, Sello Matsie, yesterday admitted that several factors, including ...

In a letter to the DFA, Damons accused De Beers and other major mining companies of exploiting the people of Kimberley for more than a century, saying that despite claims of attempting to rejuvenate the local economy, these “mining giants’ were ...

SAFETY hazards, poor maintenance of the skate plaza and leaking transformers are some of the reasons why the Kimberley Diamond Cup (KDC) will not go ahead as scheduled. It emerged on social media this weekend that the transformers that were ...

The Kimberley Diamond Cup (KDC) skateboarding competition has officially been postponed. DFA Sep 30 2016 ©1999-2016 Independent Online. All rights strictly reserved.