A former University of Fort Hare fine arts student is brightening up preschools in Qonce, one mural at a time. Sibabalwe Matshini, 25, who is unemployed, started painting murals as part of his course, but since completing his degree last year, he has been forking out his own money to buy paints, and drawing cartoon figures on the walls of crèches in Peelton village.
Five men arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a birthday party in Kwazakhele earlier in 2023 will remain in custody for at least another six months while the state continues its investigations into the matter.
The five men accused of turning a Kwazakhele birthday bash into a scene of chaos and bloodshed when they allegedly shot eight people and wounded three others, have abandoned their bail applications.