An Eastern Cape couple has been accused of defrauding the Umsobomvu Local Municipality of R2.3 million.Money was allegedly transferred by a former chief financial clerk to his wife's bank account.The husband also allegedly used the municipality's account to settle a loan.A former Umsobomvu Local Municipality clerk and his wife are accused of defrauding the municipality…
Members of the South African Police Service ensuring lockdown regulations are adhered to. (Deaan Vivier/Gallo Images). Eastern Cape police confiscated 27 bags of dagga and arrested one man.The bust is the second largest of the week in the province.The confiscated dagga is worth an estimated R500 000.Eastern Cape police made their second largest drug bust…
Stay up to date with the latest news, views and analysisEastern Cape chairperson of the National Association of SGBs, Mongameli Peter, said thousands of schools in Nelson Mandela Bay, in the Karoo district up to the former Transkei, are without protective kits."Many schools in and around Uitenage, Butterworth and in former Transkei have no PPEs.…
mother and her two children were found dead in their home on Sunday morning.According to police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi Makhele, police were called to a house in Extension 3, Zamdela, near Sasolburg, where they found the bodies of a woman and two children in the bedroom. All the deceased appeared to have been stabbed.Preliminary investigations…
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…