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Grahamstown K9 in highway abalone bust

Effective collaboration between the K9 units of Makhanda, Cradock, Gqeberha and Queenstown, who shared intelligence about vehicles transporting abalone, led to the arrest of a 46-year-old suspect and the recovery of abalone worth over R1…

Madoda Papiyana .Image: FILE

Senior Eastern Cape ANC leader arrested for drunken driving — again

A disgraced Eastern Cape ANC leader who was arrested for drunken driving and transporting alcohol during lockdown level 5 was again arrested for drunken driving on Saturday evening. After his arrest in April, Madoda Papiyana appeared in…

WATCH | Protestors set Komani town hall on fire

https://t.co/WpBEr8vdIM pic.twitter.com/2W8NjxHfLf — Dispatch AFRICA (@africa_dispatch) February 3, 2021 A group of disgruntled Mlungisi township residents set fire to Komani Town Hall on Wednesday morning. They were protesting over not…

Tons of dirty hospital linen has been found dumped in Komani by residents who suspect that it was used by patients who have Covid-19.Image: SUPPLIED

Health department points finger at ex-service provider for dumped dirty laundry

The Eastern Cape health department says its preliminary investigation into piles of laundry dumped in Komani at the weekend points to a service provider whose contract ended in 2019. Some of the linen carried the name of the Komani…

Tons of dirty hospital linen has been found dumped in Komani by residents who suspect that it was used by patients who have Covid-19.Image: SUPPLIED

Piles of Komani Hospital linen and clothes found dumped

Piles of dirty hospital linen and clothing has been found dumped near an informal settlement in Komani by residents who suspect that it was used by patients who may have had Covid-19. The residents claim that after their gruesome find…

COMPLETELY DESTROYED: The classrooms at Hebron Christian Independent Primary School in Ezibeleni, demolished by strong winds Picture: SUPPLIED

Wind flattens school

Classroom structures at Hebron Christian Independent Primary School in Ezibeleni were recently destroyed by gusting winds. Owner of the school, Notozana Peter, said she rushed to the premises after neighbours called to inform her about…

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WATCH I Freezing cold in Komani

WATCH: Snow falling gently in Komani this morning Video: SUPPLIED As snow fell during the early hours of Tuesday morning in Komani the minimum temperature was -1°C and the maximum predicted to be 9ºC. PE weather forecaster Ayabonga…

New Covid-19 infections have been reported at Eastern Cape schools. Image: 123RF/ktsdesign

56 staff test positive at Eastern Cape hospital

Frontier Hospital staff in Komani (Queenstown) fear for their lives and are demanding that the hospital be closed to the public after 56 employees, including doctors, tested positive for Covid-19. The staff members from a number of…

Premier Mabuyane monitors lockdown regulations compliance at Komani

According to Captain Khaya Tonjeni, Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga, has arrived at Komani (Queenstown) as part of monitoring Covid 19 Operations where the Premier of Eastern Cape Mr Oscar Mabuyane is also expected to…