Anita Dangazele

Eastern Cape

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Man kills his own mother with machete and spear

2 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita Dangazele Nothozamile Mqengqwa was found dead with her throat slit and eight stab wounds to her back, allegedly at the hands of her son. The suspect was arrested a day later, and the murder weapons were recovered. Police say the motive is still unknown. A small village near Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape has been left in shock after a man allegedly murdered his own mother using a machete and a spear. The killing happened over the weekend at Komkhulu in the Xhorana Administrative Area.
Walter Sisulu students to appear in court after violent protest

2 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita DangazeleFive Walter Sisulu University students were charged with arson and public violence after campus protests. Students protested against the R10,000 bail granted to the residence manager accused of shooting students. Five Walter Sisulu University students will appear before the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Thursday following violent protests.
Eastern Cape hospitals upgraded to stop birth injury claims

3 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita Dangazele Most legal claims against the health department are linked to birth injuries during labour and delivery across provincial hospitals. New cerebral palsy centres will offer specialist care and could stop lawsuits by improving service. The Eastern Cape Department of Health is taking action to stop the increase in lawsuits from families of children born with cerebral palsy.
Students protest again after murder accused gets bail

4 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita DangazeleStudents say the judge showed bias when he released the accused on R10,000 bail after a deadly shooting in April. Police fired rubber bullets and arrested three students after they blocked the N2 with burning tyres near the Mthatha campus. Angry students from Walter Sisulu University have once again taken to the streets, this time over a court’s decision to release a murder-accused residence manager.
Fire destroys municipality building after corruption claims

4 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita Dangazele An early morning fire damaged key offices, including the council chamber, LED room and admin offices. Vital documents were also lost in the fire. The fire follows a complaint to the minister about corruption, a bogus R374,000 workshop, and calls to place the municipality under administration. The main municipal building of the troubled Kumkani Mhlontlo Municipality in Qumbu, Eastern Cape, was destroyed by fire early on Monday morning.
Man accused of killing student released on bail

4 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita DangazeleManelisi Mampane says he fired in self-defence, fearing for his family’s safety during the violent student protest. Families of the students are not happy, accusing the magistrate of ignoring key evidence and showing bias during the hearing. Manelisi Mampane, the residence manager at Walter Sisulu University, walked out of the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday after being granted R10,000 bail.
South Africa: Foreigners Arrested At Gqeberha Church After Addo Attacks

5 days ago | allafrica.com | Anita Dangazele

Some of the foreigners said they lost their documents while fleeing the violence that left three dead and 10 injured. Home Affairs said only those not in the system were arrested, and those with valid papers were not touched. Thirty foreign nationals who had taken shelter in a church in Gqeberha were arrested on Sunday for being in South Africa without proper documents. They had fled violent attacks in Addo last weekend, where three people were killed and at least 10 others injured.
Foreigners arrested at Gqeberha church after Addo attacks

5 days ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita DangazeleSome of the foreigners said they lost their documents while fleeing the violence that left three dead and 10 injured. Home Affairs said only those not in the system were arrested, and those with valid papers were not touched. Thirty foreign nationals who had taken shelter in a church in Gqeberha were arrested on Sunday for being in South Africa without proper documents.
Calm slowly returning to Addo after xenophobic attacks

1 week ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita Dangazele Violence erupted after a local man was stabbed to death, leaving four people dead and several injured. Police are investigating while churches in Gqeberha shelter displaced women and children. Calm is slowly returning after days of chaos that saw hundreds of foreign nationals forced to flee. The trouble started after a local man was stabbed to death. In response, angry mobs attacked foreign residents. Many were chased from their homes in Valencia.
Abathembu king calls on traditional leaders to run for local government elections

1 week ago | scrolla.africa | Anita Dangazele

By Anita Dangazele The king says the African National Congress has ignored traditional leaders and let down rural communities. He says traditional leaders should lead councils and bring development to the Eastern Cape. Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo wants traditional leaders to contest the next local government elections as independent candidates. He says it is time for change because the African National Congress has failed rural communities and ignored traditional leaders.