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Kimberley can expect many water shutdowns over the next months as the recently proposed work was not completed, with the end of water problems not yet in sight.

The Sol Plaatje Municipality says it is satisfied with the recent maintenance work done on the water infrastructure of the Diamond City, and it is “ahead of schedule”.

History was made when Shadrack Selaledi of the Teemaneng Running Club in Kimberley bettered the long-standing Athletics Griqualand West (AGW) Cross Country 8 km male record in the age group 40 to 44 years on Saturday, 19 August.

Die vermeende bedrieër Phillip “Klippies” Krüger/Dieckmann (31) van Kuruman het Donderdag (17/08) in ’n tweede strafregtelike saak vlugtig in die hof in Prieska verskyn.

’n Noord-Kapenaar is die kampioen van die Suid-Afrikaanse Jagters­vereniging se jaarlikse nasionale president-skietkampioenskap wat onlangs in die Vrystaat gehou is.

“We are dealing with a person who is not supposed to be walking the streets,” said minister of Police, Bheki Cele, about the suspect who was arrested for the killing of two police officers in Kimberley on Tuesday, 22 August.

One person was killed on Wednesday morning, 23 August, and 20 others were injured when a minibus and a light motor vehicle collided head-on on the R31 between Kuruman and Hotazel.

The two police officers who was shot and killed on Tuesday, 22 August, in Kimberley, held 16 years and 11 years service in the South African Police Service (SAPS) respectively.