Talk of the Town

Dutywa

Latest news & developments
NOT A DROP TO DRINK: Asiphe Diko gets dirty water from a drain in the Dutywa area of the Eastern Cape.Picture: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik / GroundUp
AMATHOLE

Families drink from drains as water trucks break down

Three out of four water trucks in Eastern Cape town are in for repairs From TimesLive NOMBULELO DAMBA-HENDRIK Families in drought-stricken Dutywa are drinking filthy water from roadside drains because three out of the four water trucks…

  • TimesLIVE
Three people have been arrested for abducting a schoolgirl and forcing her into a marriage.Image: 123RF/ canjoena
ABDUCTING

Three held over forced marriage of teen schoolgirl

Three people have been arrested for abducting a schoolgirl and forcing her into a marriage. They are the teen’s mother, 54, her sister, 22, and the “husband”, 28. The Dispatch reported on Wednesday that the Grade 12 pupil, 19, was…

  • DispatchLIVE