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Eastern Cape Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha has suspended a traditional leader for forcing a man and a woman to have sex in full view of the public.Image: File picture

EC chief suspended for 10 years for forcing two adults to have sex in public

An Eastern Cape chief has been suspended for 10 years, without pay, for forcing a couple of have sex in full view of the public. Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha said on Wednesday that he had suspended Chief Bhekabambo Ntola of the Amantshangase…

INITIATION SUMMER SEASON: Cogta MEC Xolila Nqatha has indicated that all hands are on deck to ensure initiates’ safety in preparation for the summer initiation season Picture: SUPPLIED

Decision on initiation pending

The Eastern Cape executive council (Exco) will be making a submission to the national government detailing its plans to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, in preparation for customary male initiation summer season. The Chris…

Eastern Cape Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha has suspended a traditional leader for forcing a man and a woman to have sex in full view of the public.Image: File picture

Nqatha warns against water infrastructure vandalism

Eastern Cape Cogta MEC Hon. Xolile Nqatha has issued a stern warning against the people are who hell-bent on destroying water infrastructure at Butterworth and in some parts of the province. This after a spate of water infrastructure…

Eastern Cape Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha has suspended a traditional leader for forcing a man and a woman to have sex in full view of the public.Image: File picture

Council factions are skewing justice, says Eastern Cape Cogta MEC

ANC factional allegiances in Eastern Cape municipalities have shielded councillors accused of wrongdoing from discipline, compromising good governance in the process. This is what co-operative governance & traditional affairs MEC Xolile…

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Traditional leaders urged to enforce Covid-19 regulations in rural areas

People coming into Eastern Cape villages from other provinces are allegedly failing to comply with government’s strict rules of keeping indoors and maintaining social distancing. These concerns were recently brought to the attention of…

EMLM intervention undermined, administrator’s progress reversed

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Xolile Nqatha asserted that the intervention provided to Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) was “illegally collapsed” by people who reversed the administrator’s work after he…