Vaal River Tragedy: Six Farm Workers Drown in Douglas After Makeshift Boat Capsizes

Vaal River Tragedy: Six Farm Workers Drown in Douglas After Makeshift...

DOUGLAS, NORTHERN CAPE — A devastating Vaal River tragedy has claimed the lives of six farm workers who drowned near Douglas after a makeshift...
Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Rape and Child Pornography

Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Rape and Child Pornography

KATHU — A 38-year-old paedophile has been sentenced by the Kathu Regional Court to 25 years in prison for the rape and sexual grooming...
Kuruman Regional Court Sentences 63-Year-Old to 10 Years for Attempted Rape of Seven-Year-Old

Kuruman Regional Court Sentences 63-Year-Old to 10 Years for Attempted Rape...

KURUMAN – A 63-year-old man has been handed a 10-year direct imprisonment sentence by the Kuruman Regional Court following his conviction for the attempted...
Upington Drug Bust: Two Arrested Following 2.3kg Dagga Seizure on N10 Highway

Upington Drug Bust: Two Arrested Following 2.3kg Dagga Seizure on N10...

UPINGTON — An intensified crackdown on illicit narcotics by the South African Police Service (SAPS) has culminated in a major Upington drug bust, resulting...
Northern Cape Voter Registration Weekend Sees Strong Youth Turnout Amid Service Delivery Concerns

Northern Cape Voter Registration Weekend Sees Strong Youth Turnout Amid Service...

KIMBERLEY, Northern Cape — As the Northern Cape voter registration weekend enters its second day, the province is reporting a highly positive surge in youth...
Platfontein Voters Share Hopes and Challenges Ahead of 2026 Local Government Elections

Platfontein Voters Share Hopes and Challenges Ahead of 2026 Local Government...

PLATFONTEIN, Northern Cape - As South Africa undertakes the National Voter Registration Weekend for the 2026 Local Government Elections this June 20 and 21,...
IEC Northern Cape Laments Low Youth Registration on Voters Roll Ahead of November Polls

IEC Northern Cape Laments Low Youth Registration on Voters Roll Ahead...

KIMBERLEY, NORTHERN CAPE — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Northern Cape has expressed severe concern regarding the critically low youth registration on...
Hopetown Man Sentenced for Statutory Rape of 14-Year-Old Girl

Hopetown Man Sentenced for Statutory Rape of 14-Year-Old Girl

HOPETOWN – A 19-year-old man was convicted and sentenced in the Hopetown Regional Court on Tuesday, 09 June 2026, for the statutory rape of...
Five Suspects Arrested in Kuruman Following Recovery of R60,000 Stolen Cattle

Five Suspects Arrested in Kuruman Following Recovery of R60,000 Stolen Cattle

NORTHERN CAPE — Law enforcement officials in Kuruman have arrested five suspects and recovered five head of stolen cattle valued at approximately R60,000, following...
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Murder of Stepson in Northern Cape

Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Murder of Stepson...

The Pixley Ka Seme District Police Management in the Northern Cape has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of 45-year-old Jan Afrika for the murder...
ANC Northern Cape Expels Five Councillors in Sol Plaatje Municipality

ANC Northern Cape Expels Five Councillors in Sol Plaatje Municipality

KIMBERLEY, NORTHERN CAPE — The ANC Northern Cape has expelled five councillors serving in the Sol Plaatje Municipality following a formal disciplinary process. The...
Michael Chikwani Sentenced to 15 Years for Multi-Province Facebook Marketplace Auto Scam

Michael Chikwani Sentenced to 15 Years for Multi-Province Facebook Marketplace Auto...

KIMBERLEY — A 36-year-old fraudster named Michael Chikwani has been handed an effective 15-year prison sentence after orchestrating a massive Facebook Marketplace vehicle scam that...