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Kimberley’s Big Hole of Municipal Failure

Sol Plaatje Municipality lost R94 million from water leaks and R233 million from electricity theft in 2024/25, worsening a decade-long governance and service crisis.

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Far from its diamond mining history making it a dazzling gem of the Northern Cape, Kimberley has sunk into a deep hole of debt and failing service delivery due to municipal mismanagement.

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Kimberley’s big hole of municipal failure

Far from its diamond mining history making it a dazzling gem of the Northern Cape, Kimberley has sunk into a deep hole of debt and failing service delivery due to municipal mismanagement.

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South Africa: Kimberley's Big Hole of Municipal Failure

Sol Plaatje municipality's speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records

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GroundUp News broke the news in on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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