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Unclaimed bodies piling up at Northern Cape mortuaries

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

The Northern Cape Department of Health say they are battling with the number of unclaimed bodies that are piling up in State mortuaries. The department says mortuaries in both Kimberley and Hartswater have large number of unclaimed bodies and that is creating challenges with storage space. Provincial Health MEC Maruping Lekwene says there is close to 100 unclaimed bodies in provincial facilities, with some being there for five months already.
Pension Fund Act breached in over four Northern Cape Municipalities

2 months ago | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

Over four municipalities in the Northern Cape are contravening Section 13A of the Pension Fund Act 24 of 1956 by withholding third-party payments to various municipal pension funds. MEC of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Venus Blennies-Magage, last month warned implicated Chief Financial Officers and senior officials that they are breaking the law and must be ready to face the consequences.
N Cape swindler gets suspended sentence for scamming pensioner

Sep 18, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

A Northern Cape man, who was found guilty of swindling a 40-year-old man out of his pension money, has been handed a suspended sentence and ordered to pay monthly instalments to the victim. The De Aar Regional Court found Michael Sebegala guilty of scamming the complainant out of over R360 000, which he claimed he was going to invest and double. Sebegala subsequently disappeared and bought a car with some of the money before he was arrested.
Premier Saul sends help to bus crash victims' families

Sep 3, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has deployed a government delegation to help the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the bus crash yesterday on the Vanrhyns Pass outside Vanrhynsdorp on the West Coast in the Western Cape. Ten construction workers from Upington lost their lives while 12 others are being treated at a hospital in Vredendal.
Barkly West man gets 15-year jail term for friend's murder

Aug 21, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

A Barkly West man in the Northern Cape has started serving his 15-year jail term after using a sharp object to stab his friend to death in May last year. Bongizile Dlongwane, 34 years old, was sentenced in the Barkly West Regional Court after it found him guilty of murder. The court had heard that Dlongwane attacked his friend when he found him sitting with other friends. Provincial police spokesperson Merapelo Pilane elaborates.
Two suspects arrested in Kimberley electronic repair shop

Aug 16, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

Two suspects have been arrested after the raid of a cellphone repair shop in Kimberley. Police confiscated items which include laptops and cellphones that were allegedly stolen from different government department in Kimberley. The suspects are expected to appear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court soon. Police spokesperson is Cherelle Ehlers elaborates, “A significant amount of cellphones and laptops, believed to be stolen were confiscated.
Deputy Minister Letsike slams slow progress on women's issues

Aug 8, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

The Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike says it is unacceptable that decades later since women marched against oppression – there are still women in the country who are facing abuse, unemployment and poverty. The Deputy Minister was speaking on the sidelines of the National Women’s Day commemorations at the Dennis Nel Stadium in Pofadder, Northern Cape on Friday.
EFF to replace leadership in provinces where it lost support: Malema

Jul 27, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema says the party will replace the leadership in provinces where it lost support. However, he says the KwaZulu-Natal leadership will not be part of those that will be axed. Malema told supporters at the party’s 11th anniversary celebrations in Kimberley that Limpopo party leaders, the province that he hails from, are among those who face the chop.
Malema urges rejection of GNU, describes it as 'enemy of our people'

Jul 27, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema used the party’s 11th-anniversary celebrations held in Kimberley in the Northern Cape to cast aspersion on the Government of National Unity (GNU). Malema called for the GNU to be rejected, adding it will not improve the lives of South Africans but will continue to entrench the challenges faced by the country.
Cold conditions expected in some parts of the country

Jul 26, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Margaret Mothibi

The Weather Service has warned of cold conditions, snow, strong winds and disruptive rains this weekend for some parts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Cape. In the Northern Cape, the Namaqua towns that include Alexander Bay will be severely impacted. Residents are warned of damaging winds, rains and flooding on some roads. Fishermen using the Atlantic Ocean around Alexander Bay are warned to avoid the sea with strong winds predicted which will make navigation difficult.