Local News
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Floods death toll reaches 100 across the Eastern Cape
The official death toll from the recent floods has reached 100 across the Eastern Cape after more recoveries were made by search and recovery teams following the June floods that…
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Six extortion suspects killed in police shootout on R61
Six individuals suspected of involvement in extortion activities were fatally shot during a police operation on the R61 road between Mthatha and Ngcobo yesterday, June 23. According to official reports,…
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Walter Sisulu University staff member found shot dead with multiple gunshot wounds
A Walter Sisulu University (WSU) staff member was shot dead on Thursday, June 19, near the Nkululekweni entrance gate adjacent to the N2 highway on the WSU Mthatha campus. The…
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‘This is a catastrophic disaster’ – President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the floods, following the torrential rains of 10 June that killed 90 people and destroyed a vast amount of property, as a “catastrophic disaster” during…
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Mayor confirms water rationing amid tragedy
The Executive Mayor of the O.R. Tambo District Municipality in Mthatha, Councillor Mesuli Ngqondwana, has confirmed that the Thornhill and Rosedale Water Treatment Works were damaged by heavy floods that…
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Author advocates African spirituality
Khulani Sikhosana, founder of the Vuka Darkie Foundation and an author based in East Rand, Johannesburg, has published a book titled Ubuntu Economy (African Spiritual Economy). The book explores the…
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Mthatha car dealership principal accused of murdering partner: bail postponed
The murder case against Mauritz Andries Rheeder (57) has been postponed by the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court to Friday, June 20 for arguments in his bail application. Rheeder is accused of murdering…
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President Ramaphosa visits site where learners’ bus swept away in deadly Eastern Cape floods
President Ramaphosa visits Mthatha’s Effata Bridge where a bus with 5 learners was swept away during recent floods that killed over 70 people in Eastern Cape.
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‘No sluice gates at Mthatha Dam’ OR Tambo District Municipality
OR Tambo District Municipality has dispelled, as false information, the claims making rounds on social media that the district authority opened the sluice gates at Mthatha Dam leading to loss…
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Inclement weather conditions may affect exam writing
Deaths of learners must be prevented by all means during the inclement weather conditions, including keeping matrics who cross rivers to school at home. This was a caution by the…
