An East London businessman was allegedly kidnapped in Butterworth, where he runs a workshop, on Thursday afternoon. Schalk van der Merwe, 32, was allegedly forced into the back of his white Audi A3 in full view of his staff at about 5pm.…
Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead and numerous injured after a bus travelling from Cebe to Butterworth with a full load of passengers rolled 300m down a hill. Three helicopters were dispatched, and police and the defence force…
Residents of Butterworth on Monday blocked the busy N2 from East London to Mthatha with burning tyres, demanding that Amathole district municipality deliver water to their small town, where the taps have run dry. It was the second day of…
For members of the Rastafarian community it’s an economic opportunity, but some want the trade shut down Members of the Rastafarian community in Butterworth have started selling dagga on the N2 between Mthatha and East London. The…
A 19-year-old is expected to appear before the Willowvale Magistrate’s Court after allegedly stabbing to death a defenceless 80-year-old woman. “It is alleged that the deceased was stabbed on her upper body on Tuesday, June 11 2019 about…
EL heroes raise funds for needy TWO East London heroes embarked on a 300km walk in a bid to raise money for school shoes. The two men, Lelethu Tukuvana and Songezo Koli, started their walk on October 30 and finished it on Friday November…
By Asanda Nini Despite a glaring and desperate need for decent services and proper infrastructure across the province, most Eastern Cape municipalities are expected to have badly underspent their capital budgets in the financial year…
More than 250‚000 residents in the Eastern Cape town of Butterworth face the possibility of their taps running dry this week. Dams supplying the town are at an all-time low due to a crippling drought in the Amathole region‚ the Daily…
A R450-million bypass to divert traffic around Butterworth’s congested CBD could be a reality by August 2021. That’s the word from roads and public works MEC Thandiswa Marawu. Her department has already set aside the R450-million needed…
