Debe Nek News Today

Eastern Cape police are investigating a case of robbery after two suspects made off with several valuable goods at Zigodlo clinic in Debe Nek, Qonce, on Friday night. The suspects allegedly locked up a nurse and a security guard before making off with the goods and equipment at the clinic, including TV set, computers and foodstuffs.

Year in and year out, incidents of gender-based violence and femicide in the Eastern Cape read like the script of a horror movie. The crime statistics released by police minister Bheki Cele quarterly attest to the magnitude of the problem in the province.

Another Eastern Cape school has been faced with a likely case of food poisoning, with about 20 grade 12 pupils being rushed to health facilities. The pupils suffered stomach cramps, vomiting and headaches on Friday after eating chips and biscuits bought from a spaza shop. This was the fourth case in the Eastern Cape in just two weeks.

Eight more pupils from the Eastern Cape have been admitted to the hospital after an alleged food-borne disease.

Residents of Burnshill, outside Middledrift, made a horrifying discovery on Tuesday afternoon when they found 75-year-old Disaya Mjuza’s body in an open field, barely a month after he went missing.

The family of 75-year-old Disaya Mjuza have resorted to desperate measures in an effort to find their loved one after he went missing during the severe storm more than a week ago. “Maduna”, as he is commonly known, was last seen searching for his cattle in the mountains of Rhabe location in Debe Nek outside Dikeni on Saturday last week.

President Cyril Ramaphosa insists he has a good relationship with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, despite the two publicly criticising his leadership.