Ilinge residents marched to the Ilinge police station to demand justice for Masixole Sam who was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer recently. Full story in The Rep today.
Ward 4 residents in Ilinge do not want Mzikabawo Ngesi as the area’s councillor for the next five years and are threatening to take to the streets. The residents are planning to march to the offices of the ANC and the Independent…
Ilinge residents are planning to march to the offices of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) to query ward 4 election results. The residents strongly believe independent candidate…
Impoverished residents of Ilinge hope for a better life after the local government elections on November 1. Top of the residents’ wish list are basic services – water, proper sanitation, a reliable electricity supply and jobs. “There is…
Ilinge resident fears for his life as sewage floods his property A raw sewage overflow in Ilinge resident Arthur Nkomo’s yard has left him fearing for his and his animals’ lives. “The dogs in my yard drink the water. I am afraid they…
Residents of Ilinge who do not want another fatal incident to occur on the pothole-ridden main road took it upon themselves to repair it. One of the concerned citizens, Asanda Sizani, said a woman recently lost her life in an accident…
A family in Ilinge had to stop funeral proceedings recently after discovering that Doves undertakers had allegedly lost the body of their loved one. It was last week revealed that the corpse was mistakenly given to another family in…
Ilinge residents marched to the local police station earlier today to demand services from SAPS members stationed in the area. The group of more than 100, including mothers in their 60s and 70s, first held a community meeting in a street…
Residents of Ilinge extension 2 said they were prepared “to kill”, in response to several crimes in the area, which led to a mob justice incident last week. Read full story in The Rep today.
Residents of Mzamo and Ekuphumleni in Ilinge who have lived with a lack of proper sanitation since 1995 have pleaded with the municipality to eradicate pit toilets in the area. However, community members said their repeated cries for help…
The Machibini Ilinge Taxi Organisation members were so distraught at the plight of an elderly woman after the roof of her home was damaged in a fire that they banded together to help fix the roof. Read all about their story in The Rep now…
