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Sikho Ntshobane has been a journalist within the Daily Dispatch media family for almost 25 years, covering issues affecting communities across the province.
The OR Tambo District Municipality has allocated R1.5 million for a feasibility study to explore the economic revival of Ngangelizwe, a historically significant township in Mthatha, focusing on infrastructure upgrades and support for…
The construction of a small harbour at Port St Johns along the Wild Coast is progressing, with an estimated cost of R220.13 million, though the final figure will be determined after technical planning and design.
From fixing potholes and streetlights to tackling crime, poverty and the rising cost of municipal services, mayoral hopefuls are promising to turn around the troubled King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality after the November 4 local…
A new single-cab bakkie from the OR Tambo district municipality’s fleet was hijacked on the N2 between Mthatha and Qumbu, marking the second such incident in two months. The hijacking occurred near the Number 10/Gungululu turn off
Vuyolwenkosi Marareni, a former extension officer in the Eastern Cape, claims he was unfairly penalized with monthly pension deductions after taking early retirement under a government offer that promised no penalties.
The OR Tambo District Municipality announced a six-month debt amnesty scheme offering up to 60% discounts to qualifying consumers who settle their municipal arrears within set timeframes, aiming to improve revenue collection and sustain…
With local government elections approaching, the contest for Mthatha’s mayoral seat in King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality intensifies amid pressing issues like crumbling infrastructure, high crime, unresolved land claims, and unemployment.
Two years after VIP protection officer Sisonke “Big-Boy” Madyibi was shot dead in front of his family, his brother Lwazi Madyibi has criticized police for a lack of updates and progress in the investigation.
OR Tambo district municipality mayor Mesuli Ngqondwana has described ongoing vandalism to infrastructure meant to assist communities with clean water as a double-edged sword, warning that ordinary citizens were the biggest losers.
Four years after Komani’s historic town hall was gutted by fire, Enoch Mgijima local municipality has begun the process of restoring the landmark, although funding for the project has yet to be secured.
More than a year after devastating floods crippled the Ntsonyini-Ngqongweni Water Treatment Works in Ngqeleni, the OR Tambo District Municipality is spending R2m to restore the plant and protect it from future flooding.
The parents of a 30-year-old woman who died in Cofimvaba Hospital in 2025 have made an impassioned plea to Eastern Cape health authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.
A decision by the Kumkani Mhlontlo municipality to lease land for a proposed shopping mall in Tsolo has sparked anger among residents, politicians and business people, who are questioning the process and motives behind the development.
Angry parents at a violence-plagued school near Komani have accused Eastern Cape education authorities of putting pupils’ lives at risk after three pupils were stabbed on the school premises on Monday.
Komani’s most defining landmark, the Hexagon in the centre of town, is being given a multimillion-rand facelift more than 173 years after it was first built.
