Jongi Klaas News Today

The Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency’s factually incorrect sign boards along the beachfront in Quigney, East London, have not been removed or corrected despite an undertaking by the agency to do so two weeks ago. The Dispatch reported on February 5 that one of the nine boards contained incorrect information relating to the isiXhosa history while another had the wrong picture of the Beach Hotel.

ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane says factional fights among party councillors in the Amathole district municipality have compromised service delivery.Speaking at Dr Jongi Klaas’s book launch in Mkhubiso village outside Keiskammahoek on Wednesday, Mabuyane said he was planning to convene a meeting with ANC leaders in ADM.

The recent commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Prince Maqoma’s departure in 1873 offers us a moment for reflection. Beyond the historical significance, it beckons us to unravel the forgotten pages of our nation’s narrative.

Xhosa warrior and traditional leader Nkosi Jongumsobomvu Maqoma is not getting the recognition he deserves, according to several speakers who spoke at his memorial lecture held at Mngqesha great place in Qonce on Tuesday. The lecture was delivered by political analyst Prof Somadoda Fikeni.