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Protests and blockades affecting roads in Ndlambe, Makana

Burning tyres and protesters blocked the R343 next to ekuPhumleni, approaching the R72 near Kenton-on-Sea, as well as the main entrance to ekuphumleni, early this morning, Monday May 27. This is according to sources at the scene. Police…

Angry Marselle residents march on the R72 after woman’s body found in the veld

A group of around 200 Marselle residents are marching to ekuPhumleni, Kenton-on-Sea, following the discovery of a woman’s body in the veld. Saps Kenton on Sea is investigating an Inquest after attending to a crime scene where the lifeless…

Coastal Kindness in campaign to upgrade clinics

An organisation born in the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to serve the community of Kenton and its surrounding areas. Coastal Kindness is currently raising funds to improve the two local clinics. It is hard to remember,…

Four suspects in Peddie shooting arrested in Kenton

Four of seven suspects in Wednesday’s shooting incident in Peddie were arrested in Kenton on Sea’s Ekuphumleni township. The shooting incident occurred around 11am on Wednesday 27 July at the Peddie taxi rank. South African Police Service…

PARENTS EXAMINING THE KITCHEN: Concerned and frustrated and parents watched in disbelief and fear as their children were loaded in an ambulance to be rushed to Port Alfred Hospital after reacting with stomach aches and vomiting allegedly caused by a school meal at Ikamvalesizwe Combined in Kenton-On-Sea

Pupils rushed to hospital after school meal

There was panic at Ikamvalesizwe Combined School in Ekuphumleni, Kenton-on-Sea recently after more than 80 pupils became sick after eating a meal in the school’s nutrition programme. The pupils were taken to Port Alfred Hospital by…

SEWAGE FLOW: This municipal vacuum tanker (honeysucker) was seen dumping its contents down a hill on River Road in Bushman’s, flowing directly into the Bushmans’ River estuary. The Kenton and Bushman’s ratepayers associations, together with the chamber of business and Estuary Care met with Ndlambe Municipality to resolve the problem and were satisfied with its explanation that the fault did not lie with the municipality but rather with the connections and positions of the septic tanks that the honeysucker came to empty

Municipality dumping sewage and ‘media hype’

ROB KNOWLES and JON HOUZET In March last year a municipal vacuum tanker (aka honeysucker) was photographed by Talk of the Town discharging raw sewage into a bushy area along Wharf Street. When asked to explain why this had occurred, the…

FEELING AGGRIEVED: Mzamo Marwanqana, who claimed to be leading a group of about 150 plus disabled people in Ekuphumleni, visited the TotT offices recently to relate a complaint about how his business idea was allegedly stolen by the mayor’s husband, Mzameki Ncamiso, and also the way disabled people are allegedly marginalised Picture: TK MTIKI

Disabled activist says they are left out in municipality

A disabled activist in Ekuphumleni, Mzamo Marwanqwana, recently accused the mayor’s husband, Mzameki Ncamiso, of stealing a business idea, and also claimed that the municipality marginalises disabled people. Maranqwana said he had a…

DAMAGE DONE: The Thole family from Ekuphumleni, Kenton-on-Sea, have abandoned their RDP house because of big, long cracks caused by a leaking communal tap which it took three years for the municipality to attend to

Kenton family desert RDP house damaged by leaking tap

It took three years for Ndlambe Municipality to fix a leaking communal tap in Ekuphumleni, Kenton-on-Sea, but by then the damage had been done. The leak damaged the foundation of the Thole family’s RDP house, causing huge cracks to appear…

Generosity of Kenton-on-Sea ratepayers enables hugely successful food parcel project

The major stumbling block to this project has been the attempts by politically motivated people to try and muscle in to claim the glory! And in some cases were trying to stop the whole process altogether. On March 30, Kenton-on-Sea…

INDUSTRIOUS LADIES: Under direction from SYLG Creations in East London, six women from Ekuphumleni learnt important skills to create traditional beadwork with a modern twist. Standing at the back, from left, are LED officer Nceba Robiyane, SYLG Creations owner Yolanda Ginya and Ward 4 councillor Ayanda Nqosha while, around the table the ladies were, from left, Moshiwa Ngqosha, Landelwa Mama and Nombolelo Dama, with Novuyo Didishe, Nondingazi Ndiyana and Phumza Mbunge Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Ndlambe LED helps train Ekuphumleni women

The Ndlambe Municipality’s LED (Local Economic Development) department recently arranged for SYLG Creations from East London to transfer skills to six local women to make beadwork jewellery. “We are creating traditional jewellery, but…

INDUSTRIOUS LADIES: Learning to make beadwork jewellery, the ladies from Ekuphumleni and surrounding area learnt the skills of making attractive and practical accessories from SYLG Creations in East London under the auspices of the Ndlambe Municipality Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Learning traditional skills with a modern twist

The Ndlambe Municipality’s LED (Local Economic Development) department organised SYLG Creations from East London to transfer skills to six local ladies to make beadwork jewellery. See more on this story in next Thursday’s Talk of the Town.

Voting in Ekuphumleni – ANC

The ladies and gents of the ANC at the Ekuphumleni polling station were in high spirits on Wednesday anticipating another win for the ANC in the province and at national level. The voting was slow and steady, possibly as a result of the…

Voting in Ekuphumleni – DA

Taking shelter from the sudden deluge in the Kenton-on-Sea Township of Ekuphumleni on Wednesday were the DA contingent. They say that they want change and they want it now. Read the full story in tomorrow’s Talk of the Town.

Voting in Ekuphumleni – EFF

The EFF were out in force at the Ekuphumleni Township polling station on Wednesday. Hear what they had to say about the election. Meanwhile, everything is calm and peaceful in the township.

New artisan training centre for Ndlambe

Ndlambe council held its final meeting of the year at the Canon Rocks Beach Suite last Friday where the plans for the festive season was discussed along with other matters pertaining to work the council still needs to complete before the…