The heavy rains that battered the province throughout the festive season continued this week, with flooding affecting parts of the rain-ravaged region, and there’s still more to come.Homes and infrastructure have been damaged, with even steel railway lines being washed away by the relentless downpour.
One person is feared to have drowned off East London’s Eastern Beach during a busy long weekend. Six others narrowly escaped with their lives between Saturday and Sunday morning when they were rescued at the same beach. Authorities have blamed alcohol consumption as a contributing factor in the incidents of near drowning.
One person is feared to have drowned off East London’s Eastern Beach during a busy long weekend, while six others narrowly escaped with their lives between Saturday and Sunday morning.
The announcement by finance minister Enoch Godongwana in November that the National Treasury will cut grant allocations due to failure by the government to meet its tax collection targets has ruffled the feathers of Eastern Cape political leaders.
Amathole district municipality mayor Anele Ntsangani has distanced himself from the debacle that landed the municipality in court over the controversial appointment of its CFO.