Intsika Yethu News Today

From facing R1.2bn Eskom debt to the slow progress of national government intervention, 2023 has been a roller-coaster ride for the cash-strapped Enoch Mgijima municipality. The Komani-based local authority tried every trick in the book to cut costs in an attempt to service its debt with the power utility, including moves to sidestep a salary hike for its employees.

Makhanda has no permanent water provision, crumbling roads and poor sanitation. The government infrastructure grant should be spent on fixing these issues.

The SA Weather Service has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms over the North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here's what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Friday, 17 November 2023.

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here's what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Thursday, 16 November 2023.

Here's what to expect on Thursday.

When Thulani Yenani asked if he could wash dirty takkies for the owner of a popular kasi foods joint in his neighbourhood of Nomzamo in Komani’s oldest township of Mlungisi during the hard lockdown in 2020, it was purely out of desperation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the community of Tsomo, under Intsika Yethu Local Municipality,

Tsomo residents used Friday’s Eastern Cape presidential imbizo, convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, to appeal for the construction of a public hospital in the small town. Poor rural infrastructure, unemployment and hunger were some of the other main concerns raised by residents from the Chris Hani and Amathole district municipalities during the gathering.

Media accreditation for Eastern Cape Presidential Imbizo Government Communication and Information