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Fraudsters pose as municipal workers in Kimberley WhatsApp scam
In a WhatsApp scam fraudsters are threatening Kimberley residents with disconnection for unpaid accounts, and demanding urgent payment to prevent it.
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Ses van Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit vas vir besit van vermoedelik gesteelde kabels
Ses werknemers van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit is in hegtenis geneem vir die besit van vermoedelik gesteelde koperkabels. Drie is glo elektrisiëns.
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Kimberley-rioolkrisis: Openbare proses agterweë vir nuwe Roodepan-woonbuurt
Die nuwe woonbuurt by Roodepan in Kimberley is goedgekeur ondanks die feit dat die Homevale-rioolsuiweringsaanleg jare lank al wanfunksioneel is.
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Munisipaliteit verdrink in skuld; krane droog op in Kai !Garib
Die Kai !Garib-plaaslike munisipaliteit het ’n skuldlas wat R1 miljard oorskry terwyl die jongste Ouditeur-Generaal se forensiese verslag ’n prentjie van sistemiese finansiële ineenstorting skets.
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Kimberley se nuwe kleinsake-plan ‘lankal nodig’ sê Sakekamer
Die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit se plan om township-ondernemings te formaliseer en munisipale stalletjies vir plaaslike entrepreneurs te hou, is versigtig optimisties verwelkom.
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Victoria West mayor arrested over delayed pension fund payments
The mayor of the Ubuntu Local Municipality in Victoria West was arrested this morning. She was granted bail and will again appear in court in August with her co-accused.
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Sol Plaatje Municipality to clarify 2026-’27 tariffs by week’s end after budget speech confusion
New tariffs for Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley will be confirmed by the end of the week after confusion arose over figures presented during Monday’s 2026-’27 budget speech. Executive Mayor Martha Bartlett tabled the budget under the theme “Rebuilding Sol…
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Municipal Manager among three granted bail in corruption case
The municipal manager of the JTG District Municipality in Kuruman was among three employees arrested by the Hawks on Monday 29 June.
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Kuruman-based municipal workers face court for alleged ‘fixed’ job test results
Two men and a woman employed at the JTG District Municipality in Kuruman will appear in court on several charges after their arrest by the Hawks.
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Kimberley: Aanlegte drasties opgeknap met fokus op water vir volgende 50 jaar
Die huidige projek by Riverton-watersuiweringsaanlegte word gedoen met die oog op die toekoms, en daar word reeds vir toekomstige tegnologieë beplan.