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One of the six remaining informal tyre business containers on Joubert Street caught fire on Wednesday evening. The blaze reignited Thursday morning amid an ongoing dispute between informal traders and the municipality over trading space. Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

Traders dispute container removals, claim paid permits

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality removed 14 containers in Jobert Street behind Lukhanji Mall in Komani on Monday and Tuesday, citing public safety and illegal dumping concerns due to unlawful business operations. Only six containers were…

DR ZINZI LIMBA

More than skin deep — new dermatologist in town

Dr Zinzi Limba, Komani’s new dermatologist, brings more than two decades of medical experience and a deeply personal journey to her practice. After qualifying as a doctor in 2005 and spending years as a GP in the Eastern Cape, she pursued…

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FIRE DAMAGE: A section of a wall collapsed after a storage facility at the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality building caught fire on Tuesday destroying files and a storage container. Picture : ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

EMLM storage facility, files damaged in blaze

The fire spread quickly to a nearby file storage container, damaging it and destroying the majority of the files believed to be the property of the municipality’s budget and treasury department. Some of the saved documents were badly…

KEEP CLEAN: Breakers Rugby team rolled up their sleeves to make an effort to keep Komani clean and tidy in Robison Road Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

Litter bugs are no match for Breakers

ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA The Breakers’ team-building exercise on Saturday took the form of a community clean-up, with the players tackling overgrown grass and garbage along Robinson Road, one of the busiest streets in Komani. The local rugby…

THREE SUSPECTS NABBED FOR DRUGS DURING OPERATION SHANELA.

Operation Shanela resulted into the arrest of three suspects who were found with drugs in Komani and Thornhill. The arrest was made by SAPS members attached to Chris Hani District Task Team on Friday, 12 January 2024. SAPS Captain…

Search for Simphiwe Nxazonke continues.

Nxazonke family is requesting for assistance in finding their son and brother, Simphiwe Nxazonke who is popularly known as “Rasta”. Rasta is reported to have left home in 1247 Bulawayo Street, Mlungisi Location in Komani in June. It is…

GALLERY: CHDM conducting a raid at Zama Cash and Carry.

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Gallery: Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) demolishes Silvertown shacks.

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‘Stolen’ cables recovered in the Eastern Cape.Image: Eastern Cape Hawks

13 nabbed in Eastern Cape with ‘stolen’ cables worth nearly R2.5m

Thirteen people will appear in an Eastern Cape court on Wednesday after they were caught with suspected stolen cables worth nearly R2.5m. The group‚ aged between 21 and 57‚ were nabbed early on Monday morning in two separate operations by…

More than 70 displaced by heavy rains in Komani

At least 70 Komani residents have been relocated after overnight rains flooded an informal settlement. Mop-up operations began on Wednesday morning after Bhede community residents were forced to vacate their homes and sleep in a community…

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No need to boil water, says CHDM

After issuing an alert for Komani and Tarkastad residents to boil water before consumption, the Chris Hani District Municipality announced that as of Tuesday the alert has been indefinitely suspended. CHDM spokesperson Bulelwa Ganyaza…

Residents demand answers for their electricity woes 

Ezibeleni residents marched to the Komani town hall amid a heavy police presence earlier today to demand an end to electricity outages in the township. Led by the Independent Komani Residents’ Association (Ikora), a civic organisation,…

CHAMPIONS: Phoenix Birds FC are the champions of the Komani zone after they beat Try Again FC 2-1 on Sunday at the Dumpy Adams Sports Complex Picture: SUPPLIED

Phoenix Birds to present Komani July playoffs

There is now only one hurdle left between the Komani soccer team, Phoenix Birds FC, and promotion to the regional league after they beat fellow Komani side Try Again FC in a tough champion of champions encounter at the Dumpy on Sunday.…