It might not have been under ideal conditions, but Ntombizine Mtengwane was happy when she and her family were moved to temporary houses by authorities after a violent altercation between Mthatha’s Tipini residents and the Waterfall township community in 2012. This was after thousands of Tipini residents, who had turned an old dumpsite into a thriving shack-dwelling community, were accused by their neighbours of harbouring dangerous criminals.
Doctors in the Eastern Cape have breathed a sigh of relief after their employer put a commuted overtime policy, that could have seen them lose about a third of their salaries, in abeyance. This is pending engagement sessions with all stakeholders which will conclude within six months, according to the health department.
The family of an elderly man who was attacked by two large Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs in a tree-lined East London suburb on Friday is considering its legal options. The ordeal was caught on a neighbourhood security camera and has been seen by the Dispatch. Police confirmed both dogs were euthanised immediately after the attack at the request of the owners.
With beachfront houses in the area going for a fortune, ratepayers and beachgoers along East London’s Esplanade were shocked on Saturday morning to see two new neighbours with a million-rand view settle on the shoreline.