Komani Karoo Express

Flash floods that hit Komani during the early hours of the morning on February 8, have taken out generators at both the town’s hospitals and is allegedly placing patients’ lives at risk.

Around R4 million will be needed to restore business at the Queens Casino and Hotel in Komani, while scores of informal settlement residents have been evacuated, following flooding in the town.

Severe rainfall in Komani has caused flooding in some areas and overflow of Komani River which began in the early hours of the morning on February 8, affecting surrounding areas and flow of traffic.

The visit to Komani by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was a waste of time for locals.

Police in Cookhouse arrested five people in two separate incidents when SAPS Cookhouse Highway Patrol members conducted patrols, as well as stop and searches in Cookhouse on February 4 and 5.

Police have opened inquest dockets after two elderly people were killed in a shack fire in Mlungisi on Saturday, February 4.

Police in Aberdeen are investigating a case of concealment of birth after a new born baby was found at a dumpsite in Aberdeen on February 3.

Komani Royals Cricket Club is on top form this season in the Border Cricket Promotional League, winning all their games.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has buckled under pressure from the Komani Protest Action (KPA) group and agreed to visit Komani to address issues raised, including the dissolution of the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.

Rolling mass action, including total closure of Komani, will be the order of the day until Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma touches down to address the community and set in motion to dissolve Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.