Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-05-09 i DFA News

HOMEVALE residents have condemned the burning of a horse in 17th Street, where the ashes and decaying flesh have left a putrid smell lingering in the neighbourhood. It is not known whether the horse was still alive when it was set alight. Homevale resident Urich Jenkins said they initially thought the body of a decomposing human had been discarded in the veld. “Children who went to investigate the origin of the smell found the burnt remains of the horse, where a section of the head and jawbone was still intact. All sorts of diseases can be spread, as small children are walking in the veld. The dead horse is attracting flies, worms and other vermin. It poses a health hazard, and my 75-year-old grandmother lives next door to where the…

RESIDENTS of Galeshewe remain in limbo as the long-promised reopening of the Galeshewe Magistrate’s Court faces yet another delay, with no confirmed completion date in sight. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape has expressed growing frustration over what it describes as a lack of transparency and urgency from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. DA Member of Parliament and Northern Cape representative in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Ofentse Mokae, released a statement this week criticising the department for failing to meet earlier assurances that the court would reopen within the current financial year. Instead, new information reveals that the appointment of a contractor to begin remedial work is now only expected by January 2026. The Galeshewe Magistrate’s Court has been non-operational since July 2023, when…

CAREGIVERS and support staff – including laundry, kitchen and cleaning personnel – at the Helen Bishop Home in Kimberley said they were suffering after not receiving their salaries for April. The centre, which provides care for 60 children and young adults with physical disabilities, is still awaiting its annual funding to continue operating. Members of the Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of SA (Hospersa) picketed outside the centre and met with the Northern Cape Department of Health this week in an effort to secure their outstanding salaries. Staff said they could not abandon their patients, even though they could not afford taxi fare to travel to and from work. “The majority of caregivers work night shifts and live far from the centre, in areas such as Galeshewe and…

The Africa Genesis Archery (AGA) community in the Northern Cape is entering an exciting new era with the appointment of Philip Kotze as the new Provincial Coordinator, announced at the recent AGA-NC AGM. He succeeds Dawid De Greeff, who served with distinction since January 2022. Reflecting on his term, De Greeff shared heartfelt gratitude for the support that grew archery from humble beginnings into a thriving community. “Looking back over the last three years, what a ride it has been! ... I am particularly proud of how quickly we came together to host the 2022 AGA Federation Virtual Tournament at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre. Who could forget the 2024 AGA-SA National Tournament in Kimberley? Many described it as one of the best national events AGA-SA has ever seen!” he…

MORE houses in the vicinity of Nobengula Street are at risk of caving in, as they are built on the same sewerage line as the homes that are collapsing in Absolom Crescent, Galeshewe. Work began on May 6 to drain sewage water from a sinkhole that had formed in Absolom Crescent, following a protest by frustrated Club 2000 residents at Sol Plaatje Municipality this week over blocked drains and foul-smelling sewage overflowing into their homes. The house and two flats at the centre of a dispute in Absolom Crescent were evacuated due to safety concerns. One of the flats had started disintegrating, while the house had to be demolished to access a collapsed sewage pipe located eight metres underground. The remaining structures were demolished on Wednesday after a settlement was…

Griquas brace for bombardment from revived Cheetahs THERE’S a humorous anecdote that has been doing the rounds for decades. Though it hasn’t been proven to be either true or false, the story, nonetheless, is entertaining. It’s told that during World War II, the Germans constructed a decoy airfield made of wood in occupied Holland to deceive Allied reconnaissance, but the construction took so long and was so meticulous that the Allies caught wind of the ruse. Allied forces waited patiently for the last plank to be nailed in place before a lone bomber allegedly approached, circled the fake airfield and dropped a single wooden bomb, in what seems to be a cutting act of wartime sarcasm. Where am I going with this? Well, war is war, and the Suzuki Griquas…

The Northern Cape Heat is celebrating a proud moment as all-rounder Tshepo Ntuli has been named in the SA Emerging Men’s squad for their tour to Bangladesh this month. Ntuli, 24, was one of the Heat’s standout performers this past season. When he received the news of his selection, he admitted he was left speechless. “Well, the first time I got the news, I didn’t know how to respond, let alone react,” Ntuli said. “In the cricket fraternity, once you make any SA team – whether Emerging, A side, or Proteas – it means you had a good season and you performed for your domestic team. I was happy to have been identified by High Performance.” He credited the Northern Cape Heat for providing the platform to excel. “The main…