Andile Lungisa was granted bail on Friday by the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda, pending the outcome of his leave to appeal his incarceration before the Constitutional Court.However, it has since emerged that he has opted to stay in prison, to finish the programmes he started. This despite one of the prime points he raised…
Andile Lungisa will have to wait until Friday to hear his fate. Lungisa has applied for bail after appealing to the Constitutional Court on his assault conviction. His family say they are optimistic he will receive bail.Convicted criminal and former ANC Youth League leader Andile Lungisa must wait until Friday to hear whether he will…
Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa remained defiant when he reported to prison on Thursday. Lungisa was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm in 2018.The conviction was for smashing a glass water jug on DA councillor Rano Kayser's head during a scuffle in…
Andile Lungisa has been served with a notice to hand himself over within 48 hours to begin his jail term. He was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.Confusion reigned over Lungisa's proposed timelines to file an appeal with the Constitutional Court.ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor…
The ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay has instructed Andile Lungisa to resign from the metro council and as a member of a branch task team in their region.The regional task team says it will also ask the PEC to temporarily suspend his ANC membership.Lungisa has vowed to fight this, labelling it an agenda of thieves…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…