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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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....
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. Full Story....


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