Staff Reporter

The annual Sol Plaatje lecture, usually held as the opening of the Annual Northern Cape Writers Festival,takes place as close possible to Plaatje’s date of birth. Solomon Thekisho…
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On the 8th of October 2019, the ArtLit International Exhibition took place at the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley. An event that would bring two continents together,…
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The 11th Northern Cape Writers Festival hosted a panel discussion under the theme Book Clubs and The Making of a Reading Nation on the 10th of October 2019. The panel comprised of…
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Sihle Nontshokweni and Mathabo Tlali, who have been good friends for many years, came together and co-wrote a children’s book, titled, Wanda. Wanda is the protagonist in the tale…
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The Gathering, an intimate garden rendezvous where local talent is celebrated and given a platform to express their art, hosted storyteller, 2019 K and L Prize winner Sisca Julius,…
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This week, Solomon Star had the privilege of engaging with one of the country's most progressive and visionary leaders, Ms Deshnee Naidoo, CEO of Vedanta Zinc International. Listen…
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Model and singer Shantille Klaase from Namaqualand in the Northern Cape is one of the top 100 contestants in the search of the Face of Arts Africa as their new brand ambassador.…
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By Karabo Siyoko Eyethu pop-up library is a book drive that gives the gift of reading to all citizens of Kimberley, young and old. The pop-up library was founded by Thabo Batshe…
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By Karabo Siyoko In July South Africa celebrates former president Nelson Mandela’s birthday. 18 July has been declared Nelson Mandela Day and as South Africans we embrace the…
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SPU Humanities’ student Sisca Julius, who is studying Afrikaans, creative writing, anthropology and heritage studies, was awarded the inaugural K & L prize for her story, Honey…
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By Karabo Siyoko Intern Journalist Working during holidays helps students gain experience outside of the general educational institutions that they are accustomed. Most…
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The SPU Drama Group debuted in 2019 at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda when they performed Lerothodi la sebukwabukwane, by Thabo Moshe. In 2019 they will feature at the 45th…
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The Biennial Conference of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) will be held in Kimberley, South Africa, 3-5 July 2019, hosted by the Sol Plaatje…
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By Mkhokeli Pino The June 16 1976 Youth Uprising, initiated at Isaac Morrison High School, in Soweto Jabavu and led by inter alia Tsietsi Mashinini is credited with having shaped…
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By Mzwandile Mrabe A social commentator, Advocate, pastor, freelance columnist and an aspirant writer This month of May, Africans in Africa and in its diaspora celebrates the…
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The Northern Cape Provincial Treasury has added its voice to the global internal audit family in support of the International Internal Audit Awareness month, which is celebrated…
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By Mkhokeli Pino LLB NWU , African Political Economy Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute “I think we all as South African’s including the media owe this nation an obligation…
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Although majority of the voting stations in the country executed their voting procedures successfully, there were incidents of mishaps at certain voting stations across the…
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On the 1st of May 2019, many woke up in Kimberley knowing that their route leads to the AR Abass stadium for May day. There were ANC marked Quantums all over the town, the…
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The Sol Plaatje Municipality embarked on the process of patching potholes across the city and its surrounding areas. With the current state of roads being poor, the municipality…
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“Universal adult suffrage, a national common voter roll, regular elections and/or multi-party system of democratic government” are founding principles of the 1996 constitution of…
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By Ipeleng Letsoalo Even with the petrol price going up and down every so often, there is still a way that we can use our finances wisely and save. Normally the petrol hike hits…
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By Ipeleng Letsoalo A lot of people get stuck with one important question when it comes to managing their money; should pay I pay my debts or save money first? The first answer…
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