Northern Cape pegged for Nasa station 2006-01-24 20:55:24 The US space agency Nasa may choose the Northern Cape as a site for an array of telescopes and antennae that communicate with spacecraft. Noupoort counsellors quit centre 2006-01-17 11:03:11 Pending a court application to keep its doors open, the Noupoort drug rehabilitation centre is again in trouble after the sudden resignation of two counsellors and the subsequent departure of a number of patients. Special Assignment shuns Prince hearing 2006-01-12 07:48:38 The SABC's Special Assignment team came under fire for refusing to become involved in the proceedings of the disciplinary hearing of controversial Central Karoo municipal manager Truman Prince. |
R1m allegedly paid to suspended official 2006-01-12 07:56:50 The Phokwane local municipality in the Northern Cape has allegedly paid a salary of over R1-million to a suspended municipal manager who has not been working for more than two years, news reports say. Prince disciplinary hearing gets underway 2006-01-11 20:58:35 The disciplinary hearing of suspended Central Karoo District municipality manager Truman Prince - who faces charges ranging from fraud to using foul language - has begun in Beaufort West. Police-cell rape charge: constable for court 2006-01-03 07:27:41 A 26-year-old police constable will appear in the Kakamas magistrate's court after a woman was allegedly raped in a cell in the town's police station. Teen stabbed to death with sheep shears 2006-01-01 13:30:30 A teenager has been stabbed to death with sheep shears, according to Northern Cape police. Crime blitz 'pays off' in Northern Cape 2005-12-26 13:58:36 The detention of 700 people in the Northern Cape over the festive weekend is being credited for a drop in the number of serious crimes in the province. Police investigating murders in Northern Cape 2005-12-26 14:09:14 Northern Cape police are investigating the murders of a man and a woman stabbed to death and a woman fatally strangled during the festive weekend. Cosatu lambastes Khutsong house burning 2005-12-16 06:43:42 The Congress of SA Trade Unions says it cannot condone the burning of houses during cross-boundary municipalities protests in Khutsong. Tip-off leads to household-goods fraud bust 2005-11-26 14:42:47 Northern Cape police have arrested a man after they found goods, that he had reported as stolen, locked up in a storage room. Cop gets 'house arrest' for Rooi's murder 2005-11-25 17:00:38 A Northern Cape police officer convicted of murdering a man will spend the next three years under strict correctional supervision as part of his sentence, the Northern Cape circuit court has ruled. Challenged adventurers take on Orange river 2005-11-21 19:49:29 Mandy Rapson from KwaZulu-Natal is taking a group of disabled adventurers down the mighty Orange River. Mbeki hails giant eye in the Karoo 2005-11-11 07:23:16 "South Africa is now able to remain among the front ranks of those involved in astronomy," South African President Thabo Mbeki said at the inauguration of the Southern African Large Telescope at the observatory in the Northern Cape. Teachers caught in alleged porn distribution 2005-11-09 19:59:52 Two teachers at a school in Postmasburg, near Kimberley, have been suspended after being caught distributing pornographic DVDs to pupils, Northern Cape police said. Orania radio station kicked off the air 2005-11-09 08:47:28 Radio Club 100, the official radio station of the all-white enclave of Orania in the Northern Cape, has been put out of action by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa after allegedly spouting racist views. Alleged drug syndicate nabbed in Kimberley 2005-11-09 12:07:15 Twelve people were arrested and various properties were seized when police busted a drug syndicate in the Northern Cape this week. Hope for moms of missing West Rand girls 2005-11-03 09:44:12 Kagiso mothers, Nolizo Tsengiwe and Thalita Sibanyoni, are hoping their prayers have been answered after reports came through that their missing 16-year-old daughters, Thembisile Sibanyoni and Zolisa Tsengiwe, had been found. Police offer reward for info about assault 2005-11-02 17:19:08 Northern Cape police are offering a R10 000 reward for information about an assault on Bonita Park resident Daniel Olyn last year. Blue Train crash passengers get free trip 2005-11-02 08:33:32 All the passengers involved in the luxury Blue Train and Trans Karoo crash have been compensated with free trips. Upington air cargo hub mooted 2005-11-02 17:22:14 The South African Chamber of Business has confirmed that the merits of an air cargo hub in Upington, in the Northern Cape, are being debated. Boy allegedly stabs seven-year-old to death 2005-10-31 13:35:05 Two boys in Upington had been fighting when the elder one of 11 allegedly stabbed the younger boy with a sharp wire. Passengers tell of train crash terror 2005-10-28 13:50:22 Tourists, aboard the Blue Train when it crashed into the approaching Trans Karoo, have described the scene at the point of impact and have applauded the quick response by emergency services when news of the crash broke. Experts appointed to probe Blue Train crash 2005-11-02 08:15:50 The Railway Safety Regulator has appointed eight technical experts to investigate this week's crash between the Blue Train and the Shosholoza Meyl, which had left dozens injured. Northern Cape man killed by lightning 2005-10-28 10:29:28 A 57-year-old man has died instantly after being struck by lightning while walking in a field, according to police. Sentencing delayed for San murderer 2005-10-27 20:37:47 The man convicted of murdering San tracker Optel Rooi has fired his legal representative, a day before sentencing deliberations were to begin in the Upington circuit court. Signals may be to blame for Blue Train crash 2005-10-27 11:48:35 A faulty electronic signalling system may have caused the head-on collision between the Blue Train and a Shosholoza Meyl passenger train, Spoornet's chief executive has revealed. Blue Train crash leaves dozens injured 2005-10-27 09:12:06 About 74 people aboard the luxurious Blue Train and 182 travelling in the Trans Karoo express have been injured in various degrees after an overnight head-on collision in Delfontein. Afrikaans schools told to become dual-medium 2005-10-25 08:12:13 The Northern Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the Northern Cape education department that three Afrikaans medium schools in the Kuruman area must become dual-medium. Afrikaners push for self-determination 2005-10-21 10:45:34 Delegates from across South Africa have gathered in Orania in the Northern Cape for a conference aimed at reviving the debate on a self-governed territory for Afrikaners. Lack of opportunity saps warders' morale 2005-10-17 13:43:19 A lack of promotions and very low salaries are behind the low morale among prison warders in the Northern Cape, says Dennis Bloem, the chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee on correctional services. Cop found guilty in Khumani-San murder trial 2005-10-17 15:09:01 The constable charged for the murder of San tracker, Optel Rooi, has been found guilty in the Northern Cape circuit court. Argument ends in fiery deaths for family 2005-10-10 20:59:56 A Kimberley man has died two days after his wife set him and their children alight after a row at their home in Hopetown, near Kimberley. |
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