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...
One Arrested, Five Sought After R86,484 in Stolen Cables Recovered

One Arrested, Five Sought After R86,484 in Stolen Cables Recovered

A 30-year-old man was arrested and R86,484.20 worth of suspected stolen transformer cables were recovered in Boichoko on Thursday, 11 June 2026, following a...
Suspect Arrested in Garies as Police Recover R16,200 in Suspected Stolen Copper Cables

Suspect Arrested in Garies as Police Recover R16,200 in Suspected Stolen...

A 54-year-old man was arrested on 10 June 2026 for the possession of suspected stolen copper cables, which carry an estimated street value of...
Three Northern Cape Police Stations Left in the Dark Amid Prolonged Power Outages

Three Northern Cape Police Stations Left in the Dark Amid Prolonged...

Three police stations in the Northern Cape are currently operating without electricity, severely hampering local law enforcement capabilities. The situation in Ritchie is particularly...
Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Assault GBH in Pofadder Regional Court

Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Assault GBH in Pofadder Regional...

The Pofadder Regional Court sentenced 38-year-old Wessels Gary Kock to 10 years of direct imprisonment on June 10, 2026, for assault with intent to...