Do not narrate Sobukwe out of history
Some analyses suggest South Africa’s human rights framework is “normatively robust but substantively fragile”, marked by a growing gap between constitutional ideals and social realities
Kimberley
The unforgettable Sobukwe
Fort Hare must be to the African what Stellenbosch University is to the Afrikaner
Thebe Magugu is reshaping stale ideas of African luxury
Thebe Magugu has mastered the nuances between old-guard Euro-centric fashion and the 21st century’s new wave of youthful designers, full of fabulous modernity
Nehawu claims R35m Northern Cape tender scandal
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union alleges that work on the Northern Cape legislature’s building was not completed and, despite this, the company was given another tender worth R22-million
SANDF’s ‘sick’ training camps defy lockdown
Despite Covid-19 regulations and increases in infections, the army has continued some training courses, putting hundreds of students’ lives at risk
Making waves at Sol Plaatje University
New vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Crouch tells Bongekile Macupe about his plans to put the institution on the world map and create a talent pipeline to help high-achieving matric learners
The Portfolio: Saaiqa
Photographer Saaiqa shares the story of how she captured this picture that reflects both the socioeconomic realities of our country and simple companionship
PAC rejects ‘sham’ elective conference by ‘rogue members’
Party spokesperson Kenneth Mokgatlhe says the party held its last elective conference in December 2015, with the next only scheduled for the year 2020
Sol Plaatje Mayor steps down following reinstatement by the court
The ANC regional executive committee will now provide the provincial executive committee with three potential candidates to become the new mayor
Kimberley protester: We want the mayor to see how serious we are
A Kimberley resident who has been active in the looting of shops gives an account of her actions and voices her frustration with the municipality
75 schools closed in Kimberley as violent protests pick up
Sol Plaatje municipality may be facing another shutdown after schools were closed and businesses disrupted on Monday
Kimberley rocked by ‘R260 riot’
Protest action in the Sol Plaatje municipality has been attributed to the mayor’s imposition of a R260 electricity tariff
Thousands of zama-zamas receive mining permits
After years of illegally extracting diamond fragments, the Kimberley Artisanal Mineworkers will finally be recognised as a legal mining cooperative
From church to shop and back: God never left the building
For 70 years services were held twice a week. But numbers dwindled to two and it closed. Then 12 years later praises once again raised the rafters
Kimberley’s Sol Plaatje statue at the heart of new wrangle
A life-sized statue of Solomon Plaatje has been languishing in storage for nine years after objections from his family over the way he was depicted
Diamond dreams turn to dust as miners eye one last scoop
For small-scale diggers in the North West, red tape is making it harder to mine the elusive gem