“The programme will be undertaken on a ward-to-ward basis and over the course of the week the circuit breakers at all switches in most part of the city, including the city centre, Hadison Park, Southridge, Kimdustria, Kimberley North and Herlear, ...
Read More »Kimberley Power Outages – 18/04/2016
According to the Sol Plaatje Municipality they are currently busy working on a faulty electricity box in Reservoir Road. This is affecting some parts of New Park and possibly surrounding areas as well. The Electrical Department is attending to the ...
Read More »Power outages in multiple Kimberley Neighbourhoods 20:30 14/04/2016
There is currently a power outage in parts of Rhodesdene, Heuwelsig, West End, Diamand Park, Verwoerkpark, Lindene and other areas. The Sol Plaatje Electrical Department is investigating and we will provide feedback as soon as more details are available. ...
Read More »Temporary Electrical Interruption – City Centre & Suburban Areas 18-22/04/2016
NOTICE: Planned Temporary Electricity Interruption for the City Centre and Suburban areas from Monday 18th April 2016 until Friday, the 22nd April 2016 from 08:00 to 17:00. Residents and business are kindly notified in advance of a temporary electricity supply interruption ...
Read More »PREPAID METERS SCAM 11/04/2016
Please be advised that there are people currently in the city who are fraudulently offering to sell residents pre paid meters supposedly from a Northern Cape Municipality. They are asking for R1800 and R4500 respectively and claim the meters will ...
Read More »Prepaid Meter Scam
An elderly couple in New Park were conned into spending hundreds of rands on buying a prepaid electricity meter in what appears to be the latest scam to hit the city. Couple fall victim to scam MURRAY SWART AND PATSY ...
Read More »Sol paid millions for tender ‘on hold’
THE SOL Plaatje Municipality paid R26 million in six instalments to Intelligent Metering Systems for prepaid electricity meters, while the tender was referred back for adjudication following a legal wrangle with service providers. Sol paid millions for tender ‘on hold’ ...
Read More »2016/17 Sol Plaatje Municipality Budget
Increased Municipal Rates & Tariffs and several bigticket bulk infrastructure upgrades on the cards during the financial year. Big-ticket projects on cards for city NORMA WILDENBOER STAFF DFA Mar 31 2016 REPORTER THE ECONOMY of Kimberley has grown significantly from ...
Read More »Sol Plaatje Service Centre Hours Easter 2016
The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Cashiers/Service centres will close for business with effect from 13h00 on Thursday the 24 March 2016. Members of the public who wishes to buy electricity may make use of the Vendors throughout the city. The ...
Read More »R5bn solar plant launched in NC
THE NORTHERN Cape is set to continue to benefit from alternative energy production after the launch of one of the largest solar power projects to date in the Province yesterday. R5bn solar plant launched in NC MURRAY SWART STAFF REPORTER ...
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