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Lulamile Feni is a seasoned traditional affairs journalist, photographer and Mthatha Bureau Chief. He is passionate about rural development, arts and culture and has won numerous awards.
Mthatha gospel ensemble Evangelical Best Men Quartet has reinforced its staying power in the South African music scene by securing its second consecutive nomination for best gospel group at the 19th Icebolethu Crown Gospel Music Awards.
A 45-year-old teacher in Mthatha has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to using a forged Bachelor of Education degree to secure his teaching post.
A second traditional leader and his mother have been gunned down in Willowvale in just over a month, with no arrests made in either case. The latest victims, a 44-year-old headman and his 70-year-old mother, were shot dead at their…
A 41-year-old plumber who beat his 19-year-old girlfriend to death with an iron rod and dumped her body under a bridge has been sentenced to 28 years' direct imprisonment, but the victim's family believes he deserved a life sentence. The…
The gunfire that killed five young men in a Willowvale informal settlement this week is not an isolated incident but the latest chapter in a five-year bloodbath that has turned the tiny rural coastal town into one of the Eastern Cape’s…
Five young men have been killed and a sixth injured after gunmen stormed a flat in a Willowvale informal settlement, prompting Eastern Cape police to launch a major manhunt.
An Eastern Cape royal couple has made history as King Ndamase Ndlovuyezwe Ndamase and Queen MaDosini Tina Ndamase become the first husband and wife to chair national royal governance structures.
Three years after their mother’s death, sisters Luleka and Ncumisa Bonga have launched a 12-track album to keep alive the indigenous music legacy she built over five decades with the Sivuyile Nonzame Cultural Group.
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane urged that Heritage Day should focus on restoring dignity, confronting moral decay, and addressing issues like gender-based violence and corruption, rather than being reduced to just a braai day.
A suspended Eastern Cape municipal manager and five other officials accused of fraud and money laundering involving nearly R3m have been released on bail of R15,000 bail.
An Eastern Cape municipal manager and several officials have been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a R2 million fraud and money laundering scheme involving ghost employees.
Award-winning singers Betusile Mcinga and Zuko SA praised the Mbhashe Local Municipality for supporting local creatives and urged other municipalities to follow its example to help local talent thrive.
Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape are increasingly entering party politics, contesting mayoral positions in key municipalities ahead of the November 4 local elections.
EFF leader Julius Malema is targeting ANC-controlled Eastern Cape municipalities, especially Port St Johns and Ingquza Hill, where the ANC may be excluded from the upcoming local elections due to missed candidate registration deadlines.
A royal family in Willowvale is seeking justice after traditional leader Nkosi Mzonke Gudlulwandle Mazamisa and his mother were shot dead in their home, leaving two young boys orphaned.
