Another Eastern Cape government official has been gunned down at their home. Senior Makana official Jeff Budaza was gunned down in the driveway of his Extension 4, Joza, home on Wednesday night.
“It’s not as if we don’t know where drugs are being sold and who is selling them. We know. All that is needed is decisive action on your side.” These words form part of a memorandum from the Border Alliance Taxi Association (Bata)/ Uncedo joint taxi forum in Makhanda. Witnessed by drivers and owners of about 50 taxis, forum convener Lungisa Sixaba handed it to station commander Colonel Mbulelo Pika in front of the Makhanda police station on Thursday.
Attempts by political groups to claim ownership of an anti-gender violence demonstration were largely ignored by a group of about 30 protesters outside the magistrate’s court in Makhanda on Tuesday.
Poorly resourced public schools, unequal opportunities in the school system, vandalism and theft and poorly maintained infrastructure are some of the problems schoolchildren in Makhanda face.