Ndlambe is one of three coastal areas in the Eastern Cape expected to have the highest growth pressure over the next 25 years, thanks to an influx of people, and the municipality’s capacity to provide services. That’s according to a draft…
Department of Transport spokersperson Unathi Binqose posted the following at 1pm on Tuesday October 22: The adverse weather conditions continue to wreak havoc affecting the flow of traffic in some roads, especially rural roads across the…
It was an impressive sight as 112 school children (literally) toed the line before following intructions to lift their bows, then shoot in the Bathurst Agricultural Showgrounds main arena on Saturday August 3. The young archers came from…
In further efforts to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), the Department of Agriculture has declared a Disease Management Area (DMA), which includes part of the Kouga and Kou-Kamma Municipalities in the Eastern Cape. This…
‘Make calling Crime Stop 08600 10111 a habit,’ says commissioner Last week was an uncomfortable one for criminals in the Eastern Cape, with more than 62 000 disruptive actions executed between 22 and 28 July 2024, according to South…
From Unathi Bonqose, spokesperson Eastern Cape Department of Transport: Road users, and motorists in particular are urged to be extra cautious on the Eastern Cape roads, as heavy downpours and steady rains with poor visibility in some…
Brave young hero fails to rescue fellow pupil from raging river BY SIKHO NTSHOBANE In an act of bravery and with a complete disregard for his own safety, an Eastern Cape high school pupil jumped into raging waters to try to save a fellow…
“Rain or shine, the Kenton Rhino Run will go ahead,” organisers Jo Wilmot and Carey Webster said. It did, and runners and walkers for rhinos showed up, despite very wet forecasts and actual weather. Some of those who braved a 36km/h wind…
South African Weather Service report for the past three days Port Alfred total: 84mm Makhanda total: 87.6mm South African Weather Service’s Garth Sampson, based in SAWS”s Gqeberha office, says: “Good rainfall figures of between 80 and 150…
A strong cold front is expected to reach the Western Cape on Friday evening and move eastwards. This cold front is expected to result in showers and rain as well as strong winds, cold temperatures, damaging waves and even some snow. A…
There are no road closures currently but roads in the north-eastern Cape are slippery because of snowfalls, includinig the Barkly Pass. Some road network and mountain passes connecting communities on the southern Drakensberg in the…
‘An incredible story of courage and survival that has now been obliterated’ is how wildlife veterinarian Dr William Fowlds has described the killing this week of two orphaned survivors of a 2016 rhino poaching incident at Sibuya Game…
GUY ROGERS Amid a new flare-up of rabies in Nelson Mandela Bay, the SA Veterinary Association has emphasised the call for pet owners to get their animals vaccinated. Veterinarian Dr Paul van der Merwe said on Tuesday on the eve of World…
Art lovers have just over 24 hours to bid for the paintings of several Rhodes University alumni: their work is among a special Eastern Cape collection being auctioned online by fine art auctioneers Strauss & Co. Works by Penny Siopis,…
The Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Cape, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene has welcomed the substantial sentence handed down to rapist, Siyabulela “Ta Wara” Jamani/Vulindlu (25), who was sentenced on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 in…
