Statement by the Press Council of South Africa on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, May 3 2025 As the world observes World Press Freedom Day, the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) underscores the enduring significance of a free…
Struggling to decide who will get your vote on 29 May? Talk of the Town reporter SIbulele Mtongana asks five political parties questions about their manifestos. This is Episode 2 of 5, in which she puts the ACDP’s provincial leader Lance…
Former ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini wants “compromised” Bathabile Dlamini. “He must not step aside, he must resign. He has compromised himself, he has compromised the ANC and the country,” Dlamini said on Thursday. This…
The bill will give South African artists and creators benefits and rights already enjoyed in many countries By Denise Rosemary Nicholson On 1 September 2022, the Copyright Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly with 163 votes…
Patriotic Alliance leader and Central Karoo district municipality mayor Gayton McKenzie has painted a grim picture of a mafia state, warning SA needs to rid itself of these gangs or risk them “dismantling” the country. Several reports by…
“Ditto to last year’s rain” was the sentiment from the SA Aviation Weather Centre (SAWSAWC) when summarising sister organisation the SA Weather Service’s (SAWS) seasonal forecast for the spring and summer season. “It pretty much rained…
EFF leader Julius Malema is the latest to weigh in on former president Thabo Mbeki’s criticism of President Cyril Ramaphosa, claiming he has no moral authority to call him out. Speaking during a memorial service for late ANC stalwart…
Last Friday marked 100 days until the court ordered deadline for Parliament to change the way we elect our leaders through substantive electoral reform. This process began almost two decades ago and will culminate is the single most…
Once again, it appears as though Ndlambe Municipality is waiting until the last minute before it addresses the ongoing problem of overgrazed commonages and straying livestock. There have been several orders against the municipality in the…
Some of the saddest local news we heard on Monday February 7 was about Centenary Hall in Bathurst being gutted by fire, which started at about 4am. Ndlambe Municipality said the burglar alarm had been activated and Multi Security…
Kleinemonde musings by ASH COLLEN On first arriving in our village, a rambler and keen observer soon learns the difference between a honeysuckle and a honey-sucker; not only by the imagined smell associated with each, but by the…
It’s rare that I am able to commend the municipality for something, but this week I want to give a special tip of the hat to community protection services deputy director Fanie Fouche. Yet more evidence that our public drinking problem is…
Though most residents have been getting at least a semi-constant supply of municipal water since the good rainfall in the catchment area in December made the Kowie River flow strongly over the Waters Meeting weir, we are still…
It’s sad when an owner can no longer keep a pet and it has to be rehomed. Often pets are cruelly abandoned and left to fend for themselves on the streets, but sometimes an owner through circumstance can no longer care for an animal and…
In the January 6 edition we included readers’ comments about their experiences on the road over the festive season. There was a mix of responses, with some saying they had only had pleasant experiences with other motorists, and others…
On behalf of Ndlambe Council, I would want to convey a message of the end of the year to all Ndlambe community members including tourists who are in our shores during this summer holiday. I would have wanted to convey this message much…
When Dave Young called me last Thursday evening, describing his futile attempts to contact the Port Alfred police station, I felt just as helpless. Long-time locals will remember Young as a community stalwart and the boss of the old D&A…
On a drive along Beach Road late on Sunday morning [November 28], I chanced upon a police van heading towards West Beach. Local police have not earned a good reputation when it comes to addressing the lawless revelry which takes place at…
The politics of majoritarian triumphalism were evident at the inauguration of the new Ndlambe council on Tuesday November 23. Despite the platitudes of service delivery over politics by new council speaker Andile Marasi – one of the old…
South Africa spends less than 10% of the R157bn allocated to the criminal justice system on violence prevention, but greater investment in breaking the cycle of violence would reduce the economic impact of gender-based violence and free…
