The Democratic Alliance says it will will launch a court action to force the Department of Basic Education to eradicate pit toilets at schools across the country.
EASTERN Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Xolile Nqatha blames parents for the deaths of 11 initiates during this year’s winter initiation season.
A total of 11 initiates have died in the Eastern Cape during this year’s winter traditional circumcision season. Six of the deaths were in the Mhlontlo municipality, two in King Sabata Dalindyebo, another two in Ingquza Hill and one in Mdantsane. A total of 119 initiates were admitted to hospitals for the treatment of complications arising from traditional circumcision.
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Sanele Magaqa, a DA member of the Eastern Cape Legislature, appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a woman in Keiskammahoek in 2017.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Magaqa, 42, and his co-accused, Thembela Dyongwana, 36, appeared in the Keiskammahoek Magistrate s Court on Wednesday.
They faced charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The State alleges Magaqa attended a traditional ceremony with Dyongwana, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, in December 2017 at the Lower Gxulu Administrative Area in Keiskammahoek. It is alleged the lovers got into a heated argument, which led to Dyongwana assaulting her, NPA spokesperson Anelisa Ngcakani said.