Five young boys have sadly passed away in the winter initiation season in the Eastern Cape. According to Daily Sun, the incidents happened at illegal initiation schools which also left several other boys injured. Eastern Cape police have shut down six illegal initiation schools and arrested 37 people since the Read more
Black Coffee foundation provides R500 000 relief aid to Mthatha flood victims in Eastern Cape. Hundreds of families in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, have received urgent help from the Black Coffee Foundation after recent floods left many people without homes, food, or basic supplies. The foundation, started by world-renowned DJ and Read more
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that no one will be prosecuted in a controversial sexual assault case involving a minor girl in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, citing a lack of evidence. According to the NPA, the case docket was first submitted to prosecutors at the Matatiele Magistrates Court and Read more
The Eastern Cape transport department has confirmed that the number of people who have died in a horror crash in the province stands at 15. The accident took place on R63 road between Adelaide and Maqoma, formerly Fort Beaufort, just before midnight on Saturday night. Spokesperson Unathi Binqose said a Read more
Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt after a missing teenage girl was brutally murdered. The body of Aviwe Ncekese, 17, was found at Grwarhu Location several days after she disappeared last week after leaving school. Police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo confirmed that a murder case had been opened. “According Read more
The High Court of the Eastern Cape, sitting in Mthatha, has sentenced 26-year-old Sihle Manciya to four life terms in prison for two counts of murder. The court’s ruling comes in response to Manciya’s brutal attack that resulted in the murder of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Simcelile Nozulu, and her 70-year-old Read more
A woman who is known as Abongile Matina was sadly killed by her boyfriend at a place called Dimbaza in Eastern Cape. According to the journalist, Mandla Chris, Abongile Matinaʼs boyfriend killed her using a golf club. ALSO READ | 16-year-old killed and buried by her neighbour at Vryburg It was Read more
In a heartbreaking turn of events, a young police officer’s life was cut short in Gelvandale. Constable Callan Andrews (29) was fatally shot while on duty in the Eastern Cape on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2024. ALSO READ | Dubula Mbatha shot and killed after insulting a taxi owner Lieutenant-Colonel Read more
Police in the Eastern Cape have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly raping an initiate. The man is set to appear at the Centane magistrate’s court on Monday. ALSO READ | Police officer denied bail after being arrested for rape According to police spokesperson warrant-officer Majola Nkohli, the alleged assault happened Read more
A Horrific head-on collision leaves Eastern Cape Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha in shock. This after a Toyota Quantum and SUV collided between Graaff-Reinet and Middleburg on Monday, 16 December, claiming 14 lives. ALSO READ | Three people died while 6 were injured in N1 Butterworth accident Nqatha said the cause of Read more