SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers were deployed to calm violent clashes between taxi operators and the police on Monday, which had caused more than 100 voting stations in the Eastern Cape to remain closed.
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East London businesswoman Queen Nolubabalo Khazeka Mcinga-Dalindyebo, estranged wife of AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, says her vote come May 29 will go to one party and one party only the EFF. Like her husband, Mcinga-Dalindyebo said she has thrown her weight behind EFF leader Julius Malema’s campaign for the presidency.
Two suspects were shot dead during a gunfight with police in Ngcobo in the early hours of Friday. No police officers were injured. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscila Naidu confirmed the incident. “Cases of inquest, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms are under investigation.
A male security guard was shot dead and his female colleague left traumatised after gunmen broke into a rural clinic in the Eastern Cape and stole equipment. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said the incident happened at the Maqanyeni Clinic in Ngqeleni at about 11pm on Friday.