The Eastern Cape is bracing for a deluge of snow, rain and freezing temperatures after an official stage 6 weather warning from the SA Weather Service on Sunday. Farmers in Stutterheim and Hogsback welcomed the wet weather, recording more than 60mm of rainfall since Sunday, but poultry farmers in Dikeni fear that the sudden drop in temperatures and extreme load-shedding will result in livestock fatalities.
Two former senior Sakhisizwe local municipality officials and a director of a private civil engineering company firm each granted bail of R10,000 each in Mthatha's specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday.
The demand for property has created a new vibrant market for property stokvels to flourish and grow in a space usually dominated by banks who give out house bonds.