Shops were shuttered across the metro as thousands marched on the Eastern Cape premier’s office to demand action to end the recent spate of violent kidnappings in and around Buffalo City.
Even before his official start as a CFO for the Amathole District Municipality, Lubabalo Manjingolo’s appointment is being contested. A losing candidate in the selection process and an NGO are questioning the appointment.
Teaching and learning at Kayser’s Beach Primary in East London are a nightmare for the teachers and the school’s 198 pupils. Teachers believe they are all putting their lives at risk by working in classrooms in damaged containers and using dilapidated toilets.
Masimanyane Women’s Rights International says Women’s Month may as well be cancelled this after two women were killed in East London, one on Friday and another on Saturday, and the female owner of a cash loans business was kidnapped in Mdantsane on Saturday. On Friday, in Summerpride, a woman was shot and killed outside her family home, while on Saturday a woman was found naked, tied up and killed in Buffalo Flats.