Mthatha– Deputy vice chancellor of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Sinethemba Mpambane, was tragically shot and killed on the university’s Mthatha campus on Thursday evening. The incident took place just before 6 PM near the Nkululekweni entrance gate, close to the N2 highway. According to Eastern Cape police, the victim was found inside a parked vehicle…
East London – The South African Navy, in collaboration with Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) and Transnet National Port Authority, is gearing up to celebrate World Hydrography Day (WHD) in East London. This important event highlights the vital role of hydrography in ensuring safe navigation, maritime security, and environmental protection. The WHD celebrations will take…
June 19, 2025 A horrific incident has shaken the community of Kariega in Khayelitsha where the bodies of two female students were discovered on 18 June 2025. According to reports from residents, the girls were students at Nkululeko Secondary School in Kwanobuhle and were believed to have attended a Youth Day celebration. The South African…
MTHATHA- The Mthatha High Court has ordered the freezing of over R2.1 million linked to a fraud investigation involving the Umzimvubu Local Municipality. The court granted this preservation order on June 5, 2025, after a thorough investigation by the Hawks’ Priority Crime Specialized Investigation unit and the Asset Forfeiture Unit. According to Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe…
BUTTERWORTH – The government estimates it will take R1.2 billion to rebuild houses for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, which affected 4,652 households and claimed at least 90 lives.* Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC Siphokazi Lusithi announced that due to the urgency of the situation, not all rebuilding efforts will follow the usual…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has welcomed the confession made by one of the suspects linked to the 2017 murder of ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa. This comes as reports suggest that when the three accused appear in the Pietermaritzburg High Court next week, a former senior official from the KwaZulu-Natal south coast…
South African Airways (SAA) says it has no involvement in the business rescue of its subsidiary, Mango Airlines, as the low-cost carrier moves closer to finalising a sale to a new investor. The airline issued the clarification following a wave of public queries about Mango’s status SAA emphasised that Mango’s business rescue process is entirely…
Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane was asked to submit the names of the Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) Board Chairpersons Selection and Evaluation Panel to the parliamentary committee on higher education on 11 June 2025. The five-member panel was responsible for the selection process in the appointment of 21 chairpersons for Seta boards in…
Jubilant members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) landed at the Air Force Base Waterkloof in Tshwane on Sunday, where they were welcomed by the SANDF top brass led by Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya. The SANDF members arrived in a chartered Air Tanzania Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the evening of…
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina painted a sad state of affairs in the local government sphere regarding the provision of water on Tuesday, saying many municipalities were unable to collect revenue. Majodina noted with concern that when municipalities collected the revenue, they used it for something else. “They don’t ring fence water sales to…
