Eastern Cape

Truck driver sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping, rape of Eastern Cape teen

August 11, 2026

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Willowmore rape: truck driver sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping, rape of Eastern Cape teen

A 43-year-old truck driver has been sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment after the Makhanda High Court found him…

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SIU concludes Makana investigation probe, refers two cases to NPA

July 18, 2026

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Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigators and members of the Hawks conduct a search-and-seizure operation at Makana Local Municipality's offices in Makhanda on 1 November 2024 as part of an investigation into alleged procurement irregularities. The SIU has since concluded its investigation and referred two matters to the National Prosecuting Authority. (Photo: SIU)

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has concluded its investigation into Makana Local Municipality and referred two matters to the National…

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How Makana accumulated nearly R1 billion in financial irregularities

July 18, 2026

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Makhanda City Hall, home to Makana Local Municipality. Official records show the municipality has accumulated nearly R1 billion in unauthorised, irregular and fruitless expenditure over years of repeated audit failures. Photograph: The Baseline

For nearly a decade, Makhanda has lived through a peculiar kind of collapse. Taps run dry for days at a…