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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.
After 15 years representing the Wild Coast communities of Coffee Bay and Hole-in-the-Wall, veteran councillor Jeffrey Msakeni has lost his seat to his former ward committee leader — and says the defeat is a blessing in disguise. The…
Independent candidate Bhekizenzo Gigi has won a second term as Ward 14 councillor in the Kumkani Mhlontlo municipality after defeating 10 rival candidates in Qumbu.
The ANC has lost Ward 19 in Qunu, Nelson Mandela’s childhood home and burial site, to the African Transformation Movement after failing to register a candidate in the local elections.
Thousands of first-time voters across the Eastern Cape turned out to cast their ballots in the local government elections, voicing hopes for employment, improved infrastructure, and reliable basic services.
Three men have been arrested and an unlicensed firearm recovered following two separate business robberies in the Qumbu CBD this week.
Three suspected extortionists have been shot dead during a confrontation with police in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, after officers responded to reports of businesses being targeted in Nothintsila village. The suspects allegedly opened fire…
Prominent business leader Sakumzi “Saki” Macozoma has been appointed the next chancellor of Walter Sisulu University, becoming the first male chancellor in the institution's history.
Heavy rains have battered the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape, resulting in one death, two injuries, and severe damage to roads, bridges, and power infrastructure.
Heavy rains have cut off access to towns such as Mqanduli and disrupted services across the Eastern Cape's OR Tambo District, leaving communities isolated as disaster teams assess the damage.
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.
