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Community members in Tantseka Locality under Sitebe Administrative Area outside Mthatha are reeling in shock following the murder of seven family members who were shot and killed by unknown gunmen last night, November 16.

A 69-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 13-year-old daughter at Emaxelegwini locality in Ngqamakhwe on Tuesday, November 15.

Tourists from the Netherlands, a husband and wife, are calling for justice after they lost over R127 000, through bank card cloning while passing through Mthatha on their way to Coffee Bay on September 29 this year.

JUMBO Clothing continues to support school sporting achievement with the JUMBO Sports Excellence Scholarship 2023.

A partnership between the Eastern Cape Department of Health and the South African National Council for the Blind has seen 54 patients benefiting through life-changing cataract surgeries to restore their eyesight.

Police in the Eastern Cape have launched a manhunt for killers of a Mount Ayliff magistrate who died in a hail of bullets while travelling with her family on Saturday, November 12.

Mthatha Police have opened a case of murder following the death of a 32-year-old woman who was shot several times and died on the spot in Fortgale.

The Mthatha High Court has handed a 15-year prison sentence to a local priest, Bandile Mgoduka, for rape.

Engcobo Magistrate’s Court has postponed the murder case of 32-year-old Nomboleko Simayile, who is accused of bludgeoning her four children with a sledgehammer.

The director of children’s rights organisation Khula Community Development, Petros Majola has expressed his shock following the tragic killing of four children by their mother in Mhlabubomvu locality in Engcobo on Tuesday, November 8.