Embattled municipal manager abandons plan to overturn court order
Former Amathole district municipal manager Thandekile Mnyimba has abandoned his bid to overturn a court order barring him from returning to work. Mnyimba and the... Read more.
Liquor board welcomes arrest of Enyobeni tavern owner
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has welcomed the arrest of Enyobeni tavern owner Siyakhangela Ndevu and two of his employees for selling alcohol to underage persons.... Read more.
Horror hospitals named and shamed
Medical negligence claims are threatening to collapse South Africa’s public health system with billions of rand in claims having been lodged against all nine provincial... Read more.
Battle for SACP leadership heats up
The campaign to block SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande from returning as a party official has intensified ahead of the party’s 15th elective congress starting... Read more.
Devastated families share their mixed emotion about the mass funeral service
Devastated families who lost their children at the tavern tragedy in East London have shared their mixed emotions as they continue to conduct the burials of their... Read more.
Cause of infamous Enyobeni tavern deaths still unknown
It is still not known what caused the deaths of 21 teenagers at the Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park, East London more than a week ago, mourners heard during the... Read more.
Potholes fixed ahead of Ramaphosa’s arrival at funeral
A last-minute scramble is under way to fix the road that stretches to Scenery Park in East London in preparation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s arrival for... Read more.
‘I saw my friends drop like flies’
East London youth activist Sinenjongo Phuthumani said her narrow escape from the tavern of death has taught her that there’s more to life than fun after her night... Read more.
Enyobeni tavern deaths caused by gaseous explosion – expert
Government pathologist Dr Solomon Zondi believes the Enyobeni tavern victims died from a gaseous explosion on the ground floor which resulted in asphyxiation. ... Read more.
Substance abuse reason for puzzling tavern deaths – Mabuyane
Substance abuse is the main reason young people frequent the taverns, said Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane, as the police try to find answers to the deaths of... Read more.
