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
Man in Centane, Eastern Cape, raped a 12-year-old child and then burnt her to death inside her home along with her sibling and grandmother. According to Scrolla, the man allegedly raped a child in a village in the Eastern Cape. Later, he returned and set fire to the child’s family Read more
Eastern Cape mother who hired two hitmen to kill her son has been jailed to an effective 25 years in prison. Shayhieda Dollie, 49, of Gelvandale in Gqeberha was arrested on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, following the death of her son Moegamat Thaafir Dollie. Moegamat, 22, was found dead on Read more
The Gqeberha regional court on Wednesday sentenced Nkululeko Baxana from Addo to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl three years ago. “The victim was called by the man she knew and respected as an older neighbour living a few houses away.” “He asked her to come with him, claiming Read more
The high court in Makhanda on Wednesday sentenced Yonela Mbaxa to 20 years’ imprisonment for killing her boyfriend Sibusiso Lawrence Ncedo. Mbaxa, 29, was also sentenced to two years for unlawful possession of a firearm and one year for possession of ammunition, which were ordered to run concurrently with the Read more
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has cautioned motorists to stay alert during the heavy rains. The RTMC advised motorists travelling to KZN, Free State, and Eastern Cape to exercise caution on the roads as the SA Weather Service has issued a warning of widespread showers and thunderstorms over most Read more