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Police launch 72-hour activation plan in search of alleged murder suspects
Police have been ordered by the Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene to activate the 72 hour mobilization following the shooting of two men aged between 33 and 35 at Cicira Junction, Kwa Dosi locality in Mthatha on Wednesday, September…
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Hunt for suspects underway following murder of 40-year-old man near local flats
Police are investigating a case of murder after a man (40) was allegedly shot near Park Court Flats in Mthatha on September 14, 2022.
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Free State armed robber tracked down, arrested in Cala
A police joint effort led to the arrest of one of two suspects, on September 13, who were allegedly involved in an armed robbery incident in Smithfield in the Free State province.
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Municipality hosts men’s dialogue discussing GBV
The high rate of cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in the locations in the OR Tambo District Municipality, led to a men’s dialogue being hosted last week at the OR Tambo Hall in Mthatha.
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Statistics, stakeholders engagement session held at Premier Hotel ICC in East London
MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Xolile Nqatha, led a team of dignitaries, who attended the Crime Statistics and Stakeholders Engagement Session that was held at Premier Hotel ICC in East London, last week.
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Education MEC Fundile Gade supports family of deceased learner
The MEC for Education, Fundile Gade, visited the family of a Grade 11 learner, Anelisiwe Mqulekazi (21), from Ludidi Senior Secondary School in Matatiele, who passed away in an accident, while she was coming home from school.
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ECLB collaborates with university to fight alcohol abuse
The abuse of alcohol by students from tertiary institutions had led the management from Eastern Cape Liquor Board to collaborate with Walter Sisulu University (WSU) (Zamukulungisa) in Mthatha to conduct a panel discussion under the theme ‘Psychosocial impact caused by…
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WSU alumnus slaying SA entertainment industry
Eleven years ago, Eric Gyimah was a freshman in WSU’s versatile broadcasting programme; today he is a label manager for the local division of one of the world’s biggest entertainment and record label conglomerates, Warner Music South Africa.
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Tributes pour in for late Ward 20 Councillor, Mabhiza Mamfela
Mhlontlo Local Municipality has described the death of its Ward 20 Councillor, Mabhiza Mamfela, as an institutional memory loss, as he was one of the few longest-serving councillors within the local authority’s council.
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Young woman set on changing the trajectory of children
When 22-year-old Asive Mcunukelwa, from Molteno, landed a job as an educational assistant at a local primary school in 2020, she was overjoyed.










