Komani Karoo Express

An intelligence driven operation with assistance from Cradock K9 and highway patrol members yielded positive results on April 2, when a man was found with illicit drugs which he had hidden in several yogurt containers.

Cradock-based disabled powerlifter, Xolani Ndatya has added another gold medal to his collection after lifting 100kg and clinching the 2023 Toyota National Championships at the Belhar Sport Centre in Cape Town, last weekend.

Three students from Noupoort, who are the direct recipients of a localised bursary programme, have successfully completed their studies and are due to graduate this year, a success that will be shared by their families and the greater community.

The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality has allegedly been failing the residents of Twinsville and parts of Eluxolweni in Hofmeyr, by depriving them of a reliable supply of water since 2018.

Maria Louw High School in Komani is the Soccer Champion of the newly introduced Phulutho Activities High Schools Mini Tournament.

As the volume of vehicles, particularly trucks used to transport manganese, has increased, the N10 Road between Cradock and Nelson Mandela Bay has become badly degraded with gaping potholes between Cookhouse and Paterson which have allegedly become life-threatening.

SAB Regional League returnees Valgas Football Club of Komani have made history by winning their first ever major trophy, lifting the first Mitsu Challenge Cup at the Dumpy Adams Sports Complex on March 21 after beating Ezibeleni’s Roman Callies FC 3-2 on penalties.

A multi-disciplinary operation which included Flying Squad members, a private security company and the Community Police Forum resulted in the confiscation of various bank cards and undisclosed amount of money from two suspects who were arrested in Komani on March 15.

Scientists from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the German Research Centre Juelich are working together near Beaufort West in the Karoo to launch high-altitude balloons to measure the chemistry of the atmosphere, including pollutants.

When Yoshika Naidoo set out in the early 2000s to study at Rhodes University in Makhanda, she could not possibly have imagined what the move would mean for her.