Buffalo City Metro infrastructure director Nceba Ncunyana was shot dead in a suspected hit on the N2 near Ntabozuko (formerly Berlin) on Wednesday afternoon. Ncunyana, who was previously shot and wounded but survived the assassination attempt while acting city manager in August 2022, died in a hail of bullets from attackers using high-calibre firearms.
The Buffalo City Metro has committed to filling 20,000 potholes by the end of the financial year, but budget problems mean it does not have the money to do the job properly.Mayor Princess Faku said the city was winning the war on potholes, while opposition parties said simply filling, and not fixing, potholes would be of little help.
The family of 75-year-old Disaya Mjuza have resorted to desperate measures in an effort to find their loved one after he went missing during the severe storm more than a week ago. “Maduna”, as he is commonly known, was last seen searching for his cattle in the mountains of Rhabe location in Debe Nek outside Dikeni on Saturday last week.
Things are falling apart in the Eastern Cape’s kingdoms as royal families are being forced to pay for repairs to official facilities from their own pockets, while their requests for the government to come to the party have fallen on deaf ears. The kingdoms have not undergone major renovations in SA’s democratic era.