Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has risen to 101, with a 12-month-old baby the youngest fatality.

The fourth suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the murder of Xoliseka Lali (43), the chief whip of the ...

Six armed suspects were killed in a shootout with police officers in the Eastern Cape. Police said the gun battle occurred on R61 between Mthatha and Ngcobo on Monday at about 5:30pm.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has described the murder of one of its Eastern Cape prosecutors - the second in ...

In an urgent and precedent-setting decision, the Eastern Cape division of the High Court in Mthatha earlier this month ...

The Mthatha Tactical Response Team (TRT) and OR Tambo District police have arrested a couple for being in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition that were used for cash-in-transit ...

A man sits on the ground as a minister addresses flood victims outside a temporary shelter at a church following floodsin Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe ...

Postbank spokesperson Dr Bongani Diako said cash in Mthatha had been delivered on time. “The delay there is that the municipality hall, which is used for additional payments, was not opened on time.

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 ...

Mthatha UDM leader Wandile Tsipa told the M&G that Mthatha is facing a ”severe financial crisis”, but that the ANC is ”living in a state of denial”. ”The whole town is going to the dogs.