Lubabalo Ngcukana
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Municipality taken to Human Rights Commission over dirty water
A Buffalo City councillor has lodged a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission, following a water crisis that left residents without clean water to drink. → Read More
Dalindyebo to have tea with Zuma
King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo will pay a courtesy visit to former president Jacob Zuma in Nkandla on Saturday. → Read More
Eastern Cape works to declare state of disaster following deadly floods
Premier Oscar Mabuyane said the declaration of a state of disaster was being submitted to the National Disaster Management Centre for classification, verification and further assessment. → Read More
Former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to be appointed as UJ chancellor
Former deputy president of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has been appointed as chancellor of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to succeed Professor Njabulo Ndebele, the university’s council announced on Monday. → Read More
Move to Alert Level 1 a little too late – liquor industry
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Thursday night announcement that the country would be moving to Alert Level 1 has been welcomed by some while others say it’s a little too late. → Read More
Royal feud: Dalindyebo wants to move back home
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo says he would fear for his life if he was to live under the same roof as his adversary son, Prince Azenathi Dalindyebo. → Read More
Mayor totals another car
Sobane Mnukwa, the mayor of the Umzimvubu Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, is in hot water following a motor vehicle accident – his second in the space of a year – in a state vehicle that he was allegedly not permitted to drive. → Read More
Mandela corruption case ‘a political ploy’
Three of those accused in the Nelson Mandela funeral scandal believe the case is being used to settle political scores. → Read More
More royal drama in amaXhosa kingdom
The recognition of King Ahlangene Vulikhaya Sigcawu was meant to quell tension, but squabbles continue as some oppose his right to the throne. → Read More
Eastern Cape is reviewing Customary Initiation Bill to curb deaths
The Eastern Cape Customary Initiation Bill, which was passed in 2016, is being reviewed by the provincial government to close all the loopholes to prevent the deaths and injuries of initiates, and to ensure compliance by traditional surgeons. → Read More
Eastern Cape urged not to be complacent as Covid-19 cases show slight decline
The Eastern Cape provincial government has called on its citizens to not let their guard down even as there are reports of a decrease in Covid-19 cases in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and Sarah Baartman District Municipality. → Read More
‘All six of Dalindyebo’s children should undergo paternity tests’
In a new twist to the ongoing saga involving the abaThembu nation in the Eastern Cape, a faction of the royal family wants all six of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s children to undergo paternity tests. → Read More
Ramaphosa promises to improve infrastructure after bus crash kills 25 people
President Cyril Ramaphosa said his government would focus on improving infrastructure – especially roads – in order to ensure that they were safe. → Read More
Initiation death toll rises to 25 – already higher than last year
While hundreds of families in the Eastern Cape are preparing for their sons’ return from initiation schools, 25 others are preparing to bury their beloved offspring. → Read More
Chilling account of how Anele Hoyana was killed
‘When I identified Anele I counted 10 very deep gashes on his face. The butt of the rifle was lying broken next to his body’. → Read More
‘Even 10-year-olds are drinking’
Research shows that South Africans are the sixth-largest consumers of alcohol in the world, with children as young as 10 already drinking. → Read More
Initiation: Women want to get involved because men are failing to protect boys
After 17 boys died during the winter initiation season that ended this week, women in the Eastern Cape want to become more involved in the custom because men are failing to protect the boys. → Read More
Huge cost of pit toilets for school investigated after City Press exposé
The furore over the amount of money spent on a few pit latrines at a school in the Eastern Cape is becoming more intense, and a number of investigations are under way following a City Press exposé last week. → Read More
R8000 fine for bogus traditional surgeon convicted of circumcising underage boy
An illegal traditional surgeon has been found guilty of circumcising an underage boy. → Read More
Politicians step in to end ‘reckless’ initiate deaths
Eastern Cape leaders have called on stakeholders to join hands to avoid making initiation a death sentence. → Read More