Mthatha’s main gravesite, known as Sutton Cemetery or KwaSeteni, near the Mbuqe Park residential area about 5km outside town, has turned into an eyesore, with some of the graves covered in grass and weeds.
After years of living with her family in a tiny shack, unemployed Mthatha mother Xoliswa Dywili was excited when in 2018 she finally received her RDP house in Maiden Farm.
A prominent Eastern Cape family’s joy turned to tragedy after its head was gunned down just hours after celebrating his daughter’s wedding. Mkhululi “Skoni” Kubukeli, 60, was shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday on the premises of his latest business venture, the Le Pearl Grande Event and Entertainment Centre, alongside the R61 near Corhana village, about 5km outside Mthatha.
Emergency repairs at the Mthatha Dam have been completed and now OR Tambo district municipal authorities have promised an improved clean water supply to residents and businesses in and around Mthatha.