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2 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Mandilakhe Kwababana |Asanda Nini
Pressure grows on metro to get its house in order MEC, Bhisho legislature and councillors home in on failed infrastructure projects, demanding consequences Premium By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA and ASANDA NINI - 11 April 2025 Pressure is mounting against BCM bosses as national and provincial government officials circle the embattled metro over dodgy and dysfunctional infrastructure projects that continue to milk taxpayers’ money...
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4 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Asanda Nini |Mandilakhe Kwababana
Metro moves to buy invaded farm Negotiations with municipality and former SAA board member at ‘advanced stage’ Premium By ASANDA NINI and MANDILAKHE KWABABANA - 27 March 2025 Plans by Buffalo City Metro to purchase illegally occupied farmland owned by former SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana are almost complete...
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Mandilakhe Kwababana |Asanda Nini
EC BUDGET 2025 | Budget fails to address urgent needs of province, say opposition parties Premium By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA and ASANDA NINI - 26 March 2025 Opposition parties in the Eastern Cape legislature believe provincial finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko did not strike the right chord in adequately addressing the fiscal needs of the province during his budget speech on Tuesday...
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Mandilakhe Kwababana |Asanda Nini
EC BUDGET 2025 | Finance MEC flags costly inefficiencies in departments Premium By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA and ASANDA NINI - 26 March 2025 The Eastern Cape is losing millions of rand in key government departments due to inefficiencies, finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko said...
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Mandilakhe Kwababana |Asanda Nini
EC BUDGET 2025 | Education and health departments get lion’s share Premium By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA and ASANDA NINI - 26 March 2025 A huge chunk of the Eastern Cape’s budget will go towards the education and health departments, with finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko calling for prudence in managing public resources...
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Asanda Nini |Mandilakhe Kwababana
Unemployed doctors, nurses thrown jobs lifeline Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko allocates R1bn to employ more than 1,500 trained medical staff left out in cold Premium By ASANDA NINI and MANDILAKHE KWABABANA - 26 March 2025 The Eastern Cape government has finally thrown a lifeline to hundreds of unemployed doctors and nurses by allocating R1bn in the upcoming financial year to employ some of them, thereby helping to address a critical staff shortage in the ailing public health sector. ..
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Asanda Nini |Mandilakhe Kwababana
EC BUDGET 2025 | Film industry to get R70m boost Movie productions have enormous potential to catalyse growth, create jobs in province, finance MEC says in 2025 budget speech Premium By ASANDA NINI and MANDILAKHE KWABABANA - 26 March 2025 To boost the Eastern Cape’s burgeoning film industry, the provincial government is to allocate funding of almost R70m for skills development in the sector over the next three years...
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1 month ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Asanda Nini |Mandilakhe Kwababana
The Mdantsane East London Taxi Association (Melta) said on Monday there would be a total shutdown of taxi services in the greater East London area on Tuesday as taxi operators protest over what they allege is the “persecution” of prominent taxi boss and businessman Simphiwe “Gabs” Mtshala by police. Mtshala appeared in court on last Wednesday facing serious charges of taxi-related murders, attempted murders, illegal possession of firearms and extortion.
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Asanda Nini |Mandilakhe Kwababana
Missile aimed at me hit the wrong person, says taxi boss Former SAA board member appears in EL court on multiple charges Premium By ASANDA NINI and MANDILAKHE KWABABANA - 25 March 2025 A prominent Eastern Cape taxi boss and businessman has broken his silence about alleged links between his arrest last week and that of former SAA board member Ntombiyakhe Kwinana, alleging that Kwinana was unfairly arrested in Gauteng last week due to her close association with him. ..
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Asanda Nini |Mandilakhe Kwababana
The Mdantsane East London Taxi Association (Melta) said on Monday there would be a total shutdown of taxi services in the greater East London area on Tuesday as taxi operators protest over what they allege is the “persecution” of prominent taxi boss and businessman Simphiwe “Gabs” Mtshala by police. Mtshala appeared in court on last Wednesday facing serious charges of taxi-related murders, attempted murders, illegal possession of firearms and extortion.
