Several of Mthatha’s many rundown buildings, which residents say have become eyesores, among them historic hotels andthe Munitata building which houses municipal offices, are getting a major facelift.This was revealed by King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality mayor Nyaniso Nelani recently.
Walter Sisulu University opened a new laboratory in Mthatha this week that will focus on climate change in the marine space, looking at how marine species are responding to the change.This state-of-the-art Rural Coastal Sustainability Lab is located at WSU's Nelson Mandela Drive campus in Mthatha.
Matric pupils at two neighbouring high schools who were subject to a reign of terror that made national news beat the odds with good matric results. The pupils were terrorised by gangsters, attacked with guns and knives, raped, shot at, their homes broken into and their valuables stolen.
Taxi associations associated with violence and blockades on the R61 between Port St Johns and Lusikisiki have each been fined R700,000, and must cough up R200,000 within five days. The remaining R500,000 is suspended.
The leaders of the two feuding taxi associations in the Port St Johns area are seeking to end a bloodbath which erupted two weeks ago. A deadly encounter saw six people shot dead and others, including a child, wounded. Six vehicles were torched.