# NotInMyName International says it is dismayed by the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision not to prosecute a rape case involving a seven-year-old girl in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. The organisation calls for a transparent review of the investigation, insisting justice must not be deferred. The group says this decision reflects systemic failure to protect […]
# Die adjunkminister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Bernice Swarts, sal hierdie week die Oos-Kaapse Kleinskaalse Visserye-beraad by die Mthatha-stadion lei. Die beraad wil betrokkenheid tussen die regering en vissersgemeenskappe versterk, tegniese ondersteuning aan kleinskaalse visserykoöperasies bied, en mark- en infrastruktuuruitdagings aanspreek. Die program sal uitstallings en tegniese besprekings insluit wat deur sektorkenners gelei […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment deputy minister, Bernice Swarts, will lead the Eastern Cape Small-Scale Fisheries Summit this week at Mthatha Stadium. The summit aims to strengthen engagement between government and fishing communities, provide technical support to small-scale fisheries co-operatives, and address market and infrastructure challenges. The programme will feature exhibitions and technical discussions […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed a decision not to prosecute anyone in the Matatiele sexual assault case involving a minor. The November 2024 docket showed insufficient evidence following interviews and medical examinations. NPA national spokesperson, Mthunzi Mhaga, says police have since resubmitted the docket for further consideration by the Director of Public Prosecutions’ […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het ‘n besluit bevestig om niemand in die Matatiele-seksuele aanranding van ‘n minderjarige te vervolg nie. Die dossier van November 2024 het na onderhoude en mediese ondersoeke onvoldoende bewyse getoon. Die nasionale woordvoerder van die NVG, Mthunzi Mhaga, sê die polisie het die dossier sedertdien weer ingedien vir verdere oorweging deur […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse LUR vir Vervoer en Gemeenskapsveiligheid, Xolile Nqatha, veroordeel ’n massa-skietery in Ngcobo waarin drie mense dood en twee gewond is. Die voorval het gisteraand plaasgevind by ’n huis in die Mangweni-gebied in Dalasile waar familielede oor ‘n naasbestaande se dood gerou het. Die motief vir die moorde is nie bekend nie. Volgens […]
# Eastern Cape Transport and Community Safety MEC Xolile Nqatha has condemned a mass shooting in Ngcobo that left three people dead and two others injured. The incident happened last night at a home in Dalasile’s Mangweni location, where family members were mourning the death of a relative. The motive remains unclear. The department’s Makhaya […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse LUR vir Vervoer en Gemeenskapsveiligheid, Xolile Nqatha, het sy skok en hartseer uitgespreek oor die grusame moord op twee bejaarde susters van 75 en 85, by Bo-Ncerha in Alice. Hulle het geslaap toe verdagtes by hul huis ingestorm en op hulle losgebrand het. Die departement se woordvoerder, Makhaya Komisa, sê die polisie […]
# Eastern Cape MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Xolile Nqatha, has expressed shock and sadness at the brutal murder of two elderly sisters, aged 75 and 85, at Upper Ncerha in Alice. They were sleeping when suspects forcefully entered their house and opened fire. The department’s spokesperson, Makhaya Komisa, says police found the women with […]
