Ratepaying households in the urban areas of Mthatha and surrounding towns who are in arrears to the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) municipality for rates and services are being offered a 50% discount to clear their debt within six months.
Airlink might have been exploiting people in the Eastern Cape region one of the country’s poorest areas with its high flight ticket prices, the Competition Tribunal has heard.
When Live Mabeqa took a bold decision to sell his prized VW Jetta 5 in 2016 to buy a small speedboat for R84,000, he just wanted to have fun with his friends at the Mthatha Dam, especially on weekends. Mabeqa, 30, who originally hails from Dikeni (formerly Alice), had no idea he would be running his own pontoon boat cruise venture a few years down the line.
King Sabata Dalindyebo municipal bosses and organised business have expressed concern at the escalating crime in Mthatha. This follows the fatal shooting recently of at least five people in two separate attacks by gunmen. The latest incident, which has rocked Mthatha citizens, took place on Sunday when three taxi operators, Jongikhaya Mapeyi and Luyolo Mvamve, both from Corhana, and Mziwakhe Mbuti Makhabane of Ntilini in Sibangweni, were shot and killed.
The OR Tambo district municipality has announced it will be implementing restrictions on water use by residents of Mthatha and the city’s surrounding areas. The district authority issued a public notice on Friday warning the more than 250,000 inhabitants about disruptions to the town’s water supply due to a fault with a main pipeline from the Mthatha Dam.