Jobs in Kimberley

This now defunct open-pit diamond mine has a circumference of 1.6km and a diameter of rouighly 460m. The mine and its accompanying Kimberley Mine Museum, which is a recreation of the town from the 1880s and displays both jewellery and uncut diamonds, hosted a whopping 84 000 visitors at last count during 2023.

According to WorldPopulationReview.com, the current population of Kimberly is about 290 111 – having grown from 225 155 in 2011 and 185 269 in 2001. This growth rate of 1.97 percent is comparatively lower than that of Johannebsurg, for example, which grew by 2.04 percent in a similar timeframe.

According to the experts at Global Africa Network, mining has long been a mainstay of the Northern Cape’s provincial economy (particularly iron ore, manganese, zinc and lead) – contributing up to 27.6 percent of the province’s GDP. Yet StatsSA reveals that only seven percent of the population works in the mining sector, while up to 31 percent are employed in community services.

Further, the province, with Kimberley as capital city, is a significant contributor towards South Africa’s national basket of exports – not only in terms of minerals, but also when it comes to agricultural products such as table graps and raisins.

Approximately 45 000 people are employed in agriculture, making up about 16 percent of the region’s employment – extending across the gambit of livestock farming (i.e. goats, sheep, and cattle), table grapes (from vineyards along the Orange River banks as mentioned above), dates, cotton, groundnuts, wheat, and maize.

The Frances Baard district municipality, in which Kimberley is located, accounts for 40,3 percent of the province’s economic activity. While historicaly renowned for diamond mining, the city’s economy is now driven by its role as the province’s administrative capital. Strategically located and with excellent surrounding infrastructure, job opportunities are plentiful in niches such as retail, financial services, education (via the Sol Plaatjie University), commerce, and light industry.

While the economy in Kimberly may be smaller than in South Africa’s main centres of Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town, there are still many opportunities for the highly skilled and unashamedly ambitious. Visit the Executive Placements job portal, and search jobs in Kimberley.

Just a few opportunities that you may find include the likes of: advertising sales consultant, senior/junior accountant, civil engineer, construction manager, health and safety officer, retail manager, motor delear principal, IT technician, and bank manager.

While the average salary in Kimberly of R292 589 annually (or R24 382 per month) may seem low by big city standards, your salary ceiling all depends on your qualifications, skillset, and experience. SalaryExpert.com advises that a pilot can earn up to R557 667, a pharmacist up to R934 560 and a registered nurse up to R396 461 in this region.

Check out the following, for interest and comparison purposes:

Jobs in Johannesburg

Jobs in Durban

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Jobs in Polokwane

Jobs in East London

Cape Town jobs

Port Elizabeth jobs

Once setled in Kimberley, you’ll be amazed at the plethora of after-hours activities available for you and your family members to engage in; togther with the tourist sites to visit when you’re in the mood for a little culture, say the industry pros at TripAdvisor.

Begin with a game of golf at the Kimberley Golf Club and a drinks date at the Springbok Pub. Next up, book an early morning or sunset safari at Rockwood Conservation, which takes visitors on open vehicles through t bush to see its prized wildlife up close and personal; or take your kids along to the Germar Biltong Mekka, Padstal and Petting Zoo, where they can interact with the gentle animals housed here and wander through the Alfheim Fairy Haven – you can’t beat their biltong and droëwors, milkshakes, jaffles, vetjoek, sweets, rusks, cookies, jams, and other delicious goodies.

Landmarks and points of interest include: the Kimberley Town Hall, the Cenotaph World War Memorial, the Honoured Dead Memorial, the William Humphreys Art Gallery (which exhibits a collection of South Afcan work, Old Master drawings, 17^th-century Europen paintings and fabulous modern art), and the Flamingo Casino, (which pays tribute to the intoxicating era of the Diamond Rush in a renaissance celebration of turn-of-the-century style and Victorian era romance, with its 11 tables and 250 state-of-the-art slot machines, where the brilliant pink shades of its namesake are accentuated throughout).

More outings for young and old alike range from the Motheo Adventure Farm (which lays on swimming pools, zip line, and quad bikes); and the Oppenheimer Gardens (perfect for taking a gentle outdoors stroll).

Having frequented the Big Hole and Kimberley Mine Museum, the history buffs and intellectuals may also enjoy the Magersfontein Battlefield, the McGregor Museum, the Africana Library, and the Kimberley Transport Museum – the latter is a “gem … for anyone who loves the railways”.

Nature and wildlife experiences are plentiful in and around the former Diamond City, so take your pick from the likes of the Mokala National Park (for its zebra and red haartebeest), the Felidae Centre (for its big cats), and the Rooipoint Nature Reserve (for its gatherings of impala, springbok and other wildlife around the central water hole).

Last, but not least, the Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre is well worth a visit so as to be able to take in the history, art and culture of the San group (both !Xun and Khwe). Despite their age, the majority of the rock etchings, carvings, and paintings are still pretty vivid and dramatic.

Kimberley has a number of popular suburbs to offer home buyers and renters alike. These include: Diamant Park, Beaconsfield, Homestead, Cassandra, Fabricia, and Belgravia.

According to the Property News section of Bizcommunity, Kimberley provides great value for buyers, “with average house prices being around R1.45m, and R845k for sectional titles. Property owners experienced strong capital growth during the 2021/2 market boom, especially with freehold houses”, making them a sensible investment.

Further, the average transaction price went up from R676k in 2019 to R875k this year,  showing “total growth of 29.4 percent over the last five years”.

The Hey Schools domain offers new parents to the region a comprehensive list of educational institutions to choose from, dependent on whether your offspring are entering junior school, high school, or a tertiary-level course. Also be sure to check out this primary schools listing, which should be especially useful for young parents entering the region.

The top five listed institutions in the region include: Sol Plaatjie University, Hoërskool Noord Kaap, Kimberley Boys High, Hoërskool Diamantveld, and Kimberley Girls High; with Laerskool Eureka and Newton Primary School ranking up there within the top 10.

Kimberley is a small, yet vibrant city, which is particularly rich in heritage. This is a place to settle in with your family, and make your home a haven – a place to invite work and school friends over, to braai, and to “kuier”. It certainly won’t go amiss to select a house to buy, or rent, that has a pool in the garden or complex – temperatures of over 30 degrees per day are recorded in the summer months.

Among the most popular and frequented shopping centres and malls in Kimberley are certainly the Kimberley Diamond Pavilion, and the Northern Cape shopping mall. Expect an extensive range of retail outlets and places to stop off for a coffee or meal, cinemas, activities for the kids, and then some!

If you’re looking to keep fit and take part in sport, Kimberley offers residents a VirginActive fitness centre, together with several other smaller and more private gyms; the Diamond Oval for big sporting matches (geared towards fans of the Griquas, for example); and has facilities where paintball, karate and other martial arts, bootcamp, soccer, and plenty of golf can be played with friends and team mates alike. Road running and mountain biking are also popular, as is the case throughout most of the rest of South Africa.