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Provincial Commissioner sends condolences to the family of slain police Captain
The Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Cape Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene has conveyed her heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Captain Bulelani Mvundlela (57), who was fatally shot outside his home in Kwa Bhaca (Mount…
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Mthatha’s Own Akhona Qengqe Celebrates Female Pioneers on International Women’s Day
In a powerful tribute to women who have paved the way for others, Akhona Qengqe, hailing from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, spearheads a celebration of 53 remarkable women for International Women’s Day 2024. These women, each a trailblazer in…
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Bityi rapist slapped with two life sentences for rape of two young women
OR Tambo District Police Commissioner, Major General Pumzile Cetyana has welcomed the conviction and subsequent two life sentences imposed on Zubenathi Ngwande (23) of Nyibeni locality in Bityi outside Mthatha.
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Man in court on charges related to child pornography
Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene applauded the arrest of a man (52) from East London for egregious charges relating to child pornography on Tuesday, March 5.
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MEC condemns abandoning of children
Eastern Cape Department of Social Development MEC, Bukiwe Fanta, has condemned the abandoning of children in the Eastern Cape Province, instead of handing them over to social workers.
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Founder to co-host on local radio
Founder of Bomvane Youth Development, Lukhanyo Keti of Mqanduli, will be a co-host on Hillbrow Local Radio in Johannesburg as from this month.
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Mthatha police station shoots to top on rape, murder cases
Mthatha Central Police Station had the second-highest rape cases reported nationally, and the highest in the Eastern Cape, between October and December of 2023. This is according to the latest provincial crime statistics for the third quarter of the
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Liquor board assists family
Officials from the Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) handed over groceries and school uniforms to the Gqobhoka family at Nohokoza locality in Libode, last week.
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DIRCO, diplomats donate to Mthatha school
International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) deputy minister, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, has thanked the foreign diplomatic mission that participated in the public participation programme she led in Mthatha recently at Cibini Junior Secondary School
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Association demands taxi rank
Secretary of the Ncedo Taxi Association in Kwa Bhaca (Mount Frere), Sinethemba Njonti, confirmed that they had blocked the N2 near Madzikane Memorial Hospital, demanding that councillors from Umzimvubu Local Municipality and the Department of Transport give them answers about…










