National Disaster Management Continues Relief Efforts in Eastern Cape After Deadly Floods

National Disaster Management Continues Relief Efforts in Eastern Cape After Deadly...

The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has pledged ongoing humanitarian support for residents of Mthatha and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape, where devastating...
Eastern Cape Flood Death Toll Rises to 86 as Recovery Efforts Continue

Eastern Cape Flood Death Toll Rises to 86 as Recovery Efforts...

The death toll from devastating floods in Mthatha has climbed to 86, with more bodies still being recovered from the mud-choked Mthatha Dam and...
Police Seize Military-Grade Weapons, Arrest Three in Eastern Cape Raid

Police Seize Military-Grade Weapons, Arrest Three in Eastern Cape Raid

Port St. John’s, Eastern Cape – A high-intensity police operation led by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Tactical Response Teams (TRT) and Combat units...
Bergview College Principal to Sue Politicians Over False Rape Allegations

Bergview College Principal to Sue Politicians Over False Rape Allegations

Matatiele, Eastern Cape – Jaco Pieterse, the principal of Bergview College, who was falsely accused of raping a minor student, has initiated legal action against...
Eastern Cape Flood Death Toll Rises to 78, President Ramaphosa to Visit Devastated Region

Eastern Cape Flood Death Toll Rises to 78, President Ramaphosa to...

Mthatha, Eastern Cape – The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape has climbed to at least 78, with disaster management teams...
Butterworth Flood Victims Demand Government Intervention After Deadly Storm

Butterworth Flood Victims Demand Government Intervention After Deadly Storm

Residents of the Skiet informal settlement in Butterworth are pleading with the government to provide proper housing after devastating floods swept through the area...
The pit toilets at Betshwana Primary School in eMaxesibeni (formerly Mount Ayliff) in the Eastern Cape were built in the 1980s. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik.

Pit toilets from the 1980s are still in use at this...

Teachers and 200 learners at Bhetshwana Primary School still use dangerous pit toilets from the 1980s. The Eastern Cape school has waited 25...
Eastern Cape Floods: Death Toll Rises to 57, Search Continues for Missing Learners

Eastern Cape Floods: Death Toll Rises to 57, Search Continues for...

Mthatha, Eastern Cape – The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape has risen to 57, with search and rescue teams still...
Flood Death Toll Rises to 49 as Search for Missing Continues in Mthatha

Flood Death Toll Rises to 49 as Search for Missing Continues...

The death toll from this week’s devastating floods has climbed to 49, according to local authorities, as search and recovery teams scour the affected...
Apology Mandiudza was one of four immigrants killed by a violent mob on 25 May. Photo supplied.

Fourth man dies after xenophobic attacks in Addo

Apology Mandiudza, a 24-year-old man from Zimbabwe, died in hospital last Tuesday, nine days after he was attacked by a mob in Valencia, Addo. He...
Search Continues for 11 Missing After Minibus Swept Away in Decoligny Floods

Search Continues for 11 Missing After Minibus Swept Away in Decoligny...

Mthatha, Eastern Cape – Rescue teams will resume their search today for 11 missing individuals after a minibus carrying schoolchildren and adults was swept away...
Tragic Flooding in Eastern Cape Claims Seven Lives, Search Continues for Missing Schoolchildren

Tragic Flooding in Eastern Cape Claims Seven Lives, Search Continues for...

Seven people have died in devastating floods caused by severe weather in the Eastern Cape, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The victims were found in...