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The distraught family of slain entrepreneur Zwelinzima “PK” Dweba wants Mthatha to be declared a crime disaster area. They have also called on the government to develop a crime-prevention strategy tailor-made to put a stop to the spate of violent crimes in the town. “It is high time that Mthatha is declared a disaster area when it comes to crime,” family spokesperson advocate Sonwabile Mangcotywa said on Wednesday.
Businesses in the Eastern Cape have welcomed the upgrading of the Mthatha Airport to a category 5 licence, and hope that this will result in more flights to Mthatha and increased economic activity in the region.
Vuyisile Ntlabati, president of the Eastern Cape Chamber of Business, said they hoped there would be more competition and more flights using Mthatha and connecting to other big cities such as Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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