Komani Karoo Express

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) is maintaining a prominent role in road safety education and awareness as it engages motorists in various municipalities across the Eastern Cape.

Former police reservist (volunteer), Richard Shannik, was arrested on charges of fraud after he allegedly defrauded the community of Middelburg by posing as a SAPS detective as well as a traffic officer and requesting money for his “services”.

The trio was sentenced on March 7, 2024 for charges of armed robbery with aggravated circumstances and escaping from lawful custody.

Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) is owed over a whopping R2 billion as of the end of March by government, businesses, and households while the municipality has not paid invoices totalling over R29 million, with some of these older than 90 days.

Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) council approved writing off over R2 million in interest owed by two government sector departments during a virtual ordinary council meeting on April 24.

A cloud burst this morning, April 22, led to the complete flooding of the N10 route with the Eastern Cape Department of Transport sending an alert to motorists to be cautious on the roads.

A total of seven people has died, while five more sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision involving two vehicles on the R67 road between Fort Beaufort and Seymour on April 21.

Ezibeleni residents continue to live with dry taps while a local water tank manufacturing company, GoGreen Roto Moulding, has opened its taps to floods of locals who queue to fill their buckets.

Communities in the Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) area are up in arms in opposition to the water smart meters to be installed by the district authority while the municipality sings a different tune saying there was positive feedback.

Swift police investigation led to the speedy arrest of a suspect who allegedly broke into a house and injured an 84-year-old woman on a farm just outside Willowmore on April 14.