Accused Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Police Firearms
The Kimberley Regional Court has handed down a substantial prison sentence to one of the six individuals accused of the November 2023 theft of...
Rapist Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment
The Northern Cape Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General (Dr) Thabo Mphuthi, has welcomed the substantial prison sentence handed to a man convicted of rape....
Ritchie Residents Endure Seven-Year Water Crisis, Raw Sewage Flows in Streets
For seven years, residents of Ritchie have faced a severe and ongoing water crisis, relying on inconsistent tanker deliveries and a restrictive rotational schedule...
Sol Plaatje Municipal Manager Takes Leave Amid Mounting Corruption Allegations
Sol Plaatje Municipal Manager Thapelo Matlala has commenced a 30-day leave of absence, a move that comes after intense pressure from a coalition of...
Regional Court Sentences Man to Ten Years for 2019 Rape
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to direct imprisonment for the rape of his 26-year-old cousin following a night out in Madibeng Village, Severn,...
Heads Must Roll Over R19.5 Million Traffic Officer Training Bungle, Demands...
A multi-million-rand project intended to bolster road safety in the Northern Cape has collapsed, leaving dozens of qualified traffic trainees in limbo and prompting...
Life Imprisonment for Fraserburg Preacher Convicted of Raping Stepdaughter
The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a 37-year-old man by the Fraserburg Regional Court on Wednesday,...
Illegal Immigrant Arrested with R620k in Methamphetamine
A 31-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested on Tuesday, 2 September 2025, following a successful intelligence-driven operation conducted by off-duty police members for dealing in...
Northern Cape Premier Intervenes as Kimberley Civic Groups Demand Municipal Manager’s...
Acting Northern Cape Premier Bentley Vass has instructed Sol Plaatje Municipality Mayor Barbara Bartlett to convene an urgent council meeting within two days to...
Lengthy Sentences Handed Down in Keimoes Kidnapping and Rape Case
The Keimoes Regional Court has delivered severe sentences to two men for the 2020 kidnapping and rape of a 24-year-old woman, bringing a five-year...
Kimberley Residents Take Security Into Their Own Hands Amid Rising Crime...
Residents of the Kirstenhof suburb in Kimberley have resorted to funding their own private security and installing a network of cameras, citing an untenable...
Garies Court Sentences Man to 15 Years for Murder
The Garies Regional Court has handed down a 15-year direct prison sentence to 25-year-old Juandre Smith for the murder of 39-year-old Quinton Makatees.
The conviction...
