Though AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo appeared side-by-side with ANC provincial and regional leaders wearing ANC colours on Friday, he has not dumped the EFF.
Co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Zolile Williams has blamed service delivery failures in many rural communities in the Eastern Cape on what he termed a dual system of governance. Addressing the first day of a two-day summit for traditional leaders at Dan’s Country Lodge outside Mthatha on Wednesday, Williams said many projects had stalled across the province because of what he termed the inability of municipalities to work closely with traditional leaders, who are the trib.
Nolubabalo Mzayiya’s life story will always be intertwined with the history of one of Mthatha’s most famous landmarks, the Kwa-Ntozonke Market Centre. As a young girl, she and her four siblings would often join their mother who sold vegetables and fruit at the historic facility back in the 1970s.
Twenty-five people were killed and many others injured inroad accidents in the EasternCape over the Easter weekend. Dozens of people were arrested in Buffalo City Metro and King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality for offences ranging from drunk driving and obstruction, to driving an unlicensed motor vehicle, jumping a red traffic light, overloading and driving without a valid driver’s licence.