Family rejects boyfriend’s apology for killing Nosicelo

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Fort Hare University law student Nosicelo Mtebeni's grieving family has rejected her killer boyfriend's apology after he pleaded guilty to murder and defeating the ...

Eastern Cape teachers placed on leave following Bhisho High School teen’s suicide

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Two Eastern Cape teachers have been placed on special leave pending the outcome of an investigation following the death of Bhisho High School learner Lathitha Nako, ...

Pupil commits suicide after being bullied for ’practising witchcraft’

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Bully allegedly shielded by teacher had also bullied another learner

Fuelled with enthusiasm, determined full-time petrol attendant earns his LLB after night shifts

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

CAPE TOWN - After some night shifts as a petrol attendant, Siphenkosi Nqoro would rush to take a quick bath and go straight to the University of Fort Hare’s East ...

Court suspends Public Protector’s report on Premier Oscar Mabuyane

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

The Bhisho High Court suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report into allegations of corruption by Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and Public Works ...

Eastern Cape ANC lashes out at Mkhwebane over damning memorial service funds report

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Mkhwebane’s report released on Friday also made damning findings against ANC provincial treasurer and MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure Babalo Madikizela. ...

Murdered student ’Nosicelo hated violence against others’

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Mtebeni’s murder has left her family and the broader community in shock.

South Africans left reeling after gruesome femicide incidents

Odwa Mkentane and Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Pheliswa ’Dolly’ Sawutana was recently strangled to death with shoelaces, just days after Nosicelo Mtebeni was murdered and dismembered.

Dismembered body in suitcase: Lover confessed to killing Fort Hare student because she 'cheated on him'

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

The family has requested privacy to deal with the horror - the public is asked to not share any pictures of the Fort Hare student’s dismembered body.

Tears, anguish as families identify crash victims

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Gawuzela spent some time looking for his wife and child’s luggage and when he found them, he began sobering.

Routine tooth extraction turns into nightmare for Jeffreys Bay woman

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

The parties had agreed to a R500 000 settlement after Priscilla Jantjies had been left unable to walk. The health department said it was a “gratuitous offer’’, but ...

Eastern Cape forges ahead with initiation season

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

This despite fears that the resurgence in Covid-19 cases is an indication that a third wave of infections is imminent in the province.

AmaXhosa queen dies at age 85

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

AmaXhosa Queen Nozamile Sigcawu will be remembered for always being willing to assist and advise family members on royal and cultural issues when asked to step in. ...

Traditional leaders geared to start initiation season

Sithandiwe Velaphi and Chevon Booysen|Published

Chief Langa Mavuso, acting chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders, says the consultations to kick-start the summer initiation season in December ...

Protecting lives is more important than alcohol, says premier

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane will lobby the national government to prohibit the sale of alcohol again in the province should its people continue to break ...

Provinces row as Covid-19 cases soar in Western and Eastern Cape

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkozi Madikizela took to social media to accuse the Eastern Cape government of “building a Berlin Wall” between the two provinces. ...

'Bus fell off the cliff on its left side and fortunately it ejected me'

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

The small village of Qolweni in Nxaxhu, outside Centane, saw hundreds of shocked onlookers gathering at the scene of the carnage to help with rescue efforts.

Oscar Mabuyane vows to ‘hit the ground running’ in Eastern Cape

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

The ANC PEC in the Eastern Cape will have a meeting to debate the three names of its provincial leaders to be submitted for premiership position.

King Dalindyebo not allowed to attend #WinnieMandela's funeral

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

The jailed monarch was so close to Madikizela-Mandela that he penned an emotional letter from his prison cell on her 80th birthday in 2016

Mbalula shuts down 'satanic church with criminal syndicate'

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula shut down a church which is believed to have harboured criminals who were involved in the deadly Ngobo shooting.

Dlamini Zuma: Youth must obtain skills to develop country

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says youth should emulate Madiba's values by having skills to contribute to the development of country.

ANC's Xasa slams corrupt leaders, Gupta family

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

NEC member Fikile Xasa launched a scathing attack on the Gupta family for interfering in SA's affairs, as well as ANC leaders who turned a blind eye.

Biko family focuses on continuing his legacy

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Steve Biko’s widow has welcomed a monument built in honour of her late husband, although the family’s attitude is that “Steve was a down- to-earth person who never ...

Xhosa royalty says no to woman president

Sithandiwe Velaphi|Published

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s bid for the ANC presidency suffered a major setback yesterday when Xhosa King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu told her the country was not ready ...