NC is travel ready for summer - Gems waiting to be discovered on Karoo Oasis Route

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The Karoo Oasis Route, offers the tourist a balance of history, adventure, nature, culture and traditional Karoo hospitality and stretches along the N12, passing ...

‘Positive message’ on NC’s mining potential

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The Northern Cape’s mining potential was highlighted at the recent Joburg Indaba mining conference.

10 000 NC pupils ‘go missing’

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More than 10 000 pupils cannot be accounted for by the NC Dept of Education and might have dropped out of school following the outbreak of Covid-19

One-stop GBV centre on the cards for Sol Plaatje Municipality

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This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who said that government was working to ensure that that one-stop centres would be set up in all hotspot centres. ...

Wind farm supports Springbok hospital

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Kangnas Wind Farm is supporting the Dr Van Niekerk Hospital in Springbok through the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and two high flow oxygen machines, ...

95 municipal by-elections to be held on November 11

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In the Northern Cape, by-elections will be held in Hantam, Khâi-Ma, Ubuntu, Renosterberg, Kai !Garib, Tsantsabane, Dawid Kruiper and Phokwane.

Judge Majiedt reappointed Chancellor of city varsity

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CONSTITUTIONAL Court Judge Stevan Majiedt has been reappointed as Chancellor of Sol Plaatje University for a second successive five-year term. This was announced ...

Land expropriation hearings wrap up in Northern Cape

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Miners also asked that land be made available for them to mine on.

NC Spring schools to cost R30 million

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The schools are set up by the Northern Cape Department of Education and will support close to 8 000 Grade 12 learners.

Saul calls meeting to address rising Covid-19 infections in NC

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The Province is one of three provinces that is responsible for the increase in the number of Covid 19 cases nationally.

Sol Plaatje Municipality firefighter injured fighting blaze

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A firefighter from the Sol Plaatje Municiaplity’s fire department has sustained burn injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment after assisting in fighting ...

Major concern as NC residents struggle to feed themselves

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A recent household affordability study has found that residents in the Northern Cape, specifically in Springbok, are likely to have to dig deeper into their pockets ...

Sol Plaatje University to curb Covid-risky student behaviour

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“At SPU we intend getting ahead of this problem through a plan that was approved by the senior management team earlier this week. ”

Hillcrest, Carters Glen sewage problems could soon be over

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The Sol Plaatje Municipality this month launched the first phase in the installation of a new pump station in the area.

City centenarian recalls her life’s journey

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One thing Stella Lai Quan San still enjoys and never misses is when her great-grandson, Protea opening batsman Reeza Hendriks, plays.

SA Astronomical Observatory turns 200

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The 200-year-old SA Astronomical Observatory has been unveiled as a national heritage site.

NUM in NC slams Eskom over evictions

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NUM in the Northern Cape has slammed what it has called the inhuman behaviour displayed by Eskom following the eviction of employees from company houses.

Sol plans water shutdown

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City residents have been advised that water to the city will be cut from Thursday evening until Saturday.

Call on minister to declare fire-ravaged parts of NC, FS disaster areas

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THE PORTFOLIO committee on agriculture, land reform and rural development in the National Assembly has called on the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural ...

IEC warns of job ad scam

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RESIDENTS in the Northern Cape have been warned to be on the alert for fraudsters using an online job advertisement in the name of the Electoral Commission to obtain ...

Public hearings on land expropriation to be held in NC

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Public hearings on the proposed amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to make expropriation of land without compensation more explicit will be held in four ...

Sol’s refuse trucks back on the road

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The trucks all needed to go through roadworthy before receiving the certificate of fitness.

No refuse collection after trucks’ licence discs expire

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City residents have been dealt another blow in the ongoing saga regarding the lack of service delivery from the Sol Plaatje Municipality after the local authority ...

Relief to be short-lived for sweltering city

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While partly cloudy weather has been predicted for Thursday, relief in the form of rain is not predicted until Tuesday next week, when there is a 50% chance of rain. ...

Communities have fun choosing NC solar plant's name

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IN AN EXCITING community campaign, hundreds of people from local communities in Sol Plaatje were invited to participate in a name-change campaign, which called for ...