As election day draws closer, authorities are on high alert for the possibility of a flare-up of taxi violence and protests in Mthatha. File photo for illustration. Soldiers from SANDF have been ...

Severe flooding has affected Mthatha and surrounding areas, with heavy snow also affecting other parts of the Eastern Cape. SABC News is reporting some houses in Mthatha are submerged and two people ...

The SAHRC reports that bullet casings inconsistent with crowd control regulations show police used improper measures to ...

Decoligny residents have claimed that a four-month power cut prevented them from receiving flood warnings through the media. King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality defended its decision to ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 49 people were confirmed dead Wednesday as floods devastated one of South Africa’s poorest provinces, and officials said the toll was expected to rise as more bodies are ...

The head of Gift of the Givers’ search and rescue team, Ahmed Bham, says he has not for a long time seen devastation such as that caused by the Mthatha flood last week. Head of Gift of the Givers’ ...

Police have described the situation in Mthatha as tense, with many roads in and out of the Eastern Cape hub still closed since Monday morning. “Currently, the main road which is the N2 and the R61 is ...

A prominent Mthatha doctor’s estranged husband, facing two counts of attempted murder, theft and breach of a protection order, has been denied bail. Siphiwo Mngxali, 51, a businessman, handed himself ...

An investigation by the Southern Africa Accountability Journalism Project has corroborated allegations of systemic corruption at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Mthatha, where court ...

The Mthatha-based King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in the Eastern Cape has called on more airlines to join SA Express in servicing the Mthatha route to ensure increased competition and reduced ...