Buffalo City Metro councillor Kayise Tom, who was shot and wounded in a suspected political-related attack in January, has died. Tom was shot at the gate of her NU9 home in Mdantsane. The ANC's Dr WB Rubusana deputy regional chair fought for her life in hospital after the shooting incident. Party insiders confirmed that Tom has died on Saturday morning.
The Bhisho high court has dismissed an application by one of the accused in the Nelson Mandela funeral fraud case to have evidence ruled inadmissible.Former Dr WB Rubusana regional ANC chair Pumlani Mkolo had challenged the admissibility of cellphone records, leading to a trial within a trial in 2020.
As the general election draws closer, political parties have stepped up their campaigns in the province.While ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula wooed voters in the Dr WB Rubusana region in November, EFF leader Julius Malema rallied his troops through the party’s members forum at the Orient Theatre in East London early in December.
In just the first week of 2023, a battle was unleashed between the Buffalo City Metro and ratepayers when Quigney businessman Steve Bloom decided to take the city head-on citing years of incorrect billing on his account.Bloom told the Dispatch at the time that he had sent emails and visited the city’s billing offices for years without any help.