Butterworth
- South Africa News
Man gets life sentence for stabbing girlfriend 55 times
‘Ndimgqibile’, (meaning I finished her) were the chilling words an Eastern Cape murderer told his girlfriend’s neighbours after he killed…
Read More » - South Africa News
8 initiates die at Eastern Cape initiation schools since start of initiation season
The Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has confirmed that eight youngsters have died since the start…
Read More » - South Africa News
Mandrax worth R2 million found in laundry basket in East London
A 47-year-old man was arrested in East London after police found mandrax worth million hidden in a laundry basket at…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police officer among 4 killed in N2 horror smash near East London
Four people, including a policeman, were killed in a horror crash on the N2 between Butterworth and East London. The…
Read More » - South Africa News
9 die in separate road crashes within 12 hours in the Eastern Cape
The death toll due to accidents in the Eastern Cape in the last 12 hours has risen to 9. Three…
Read More » - South Africa News
Masemola: Police can’t escort every Intercape bus across crime hotspot routes
The police said it could not escort every Intercape or long-distance bus across crime hotspot routes. Intercape filed a contempt…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police ordered to protect long-distance buses in Eastern Cape
The high court has sent the transport minister, Eastern Cape transport MEC, and police back to the drawing board after…
Read More » - South Africa News
Grandson appears in court after gogo’s charred remains recovered
Thulani Sobetwa (26) appeared in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court, Eastern Cape, on Thursday for the alleged murder of his grandmother,…
Read More » - South Africa News
Bodies of 3 men found with gunshot wounds in Eastern Cape
Police are investigating three counts of murder after the bodies of three men were discovered with gunshot wounds in the…
Read More » - South Africa News
Eastern Cape police probe into Butterworth and Indwe murder
Police in the Eastern Cape are investigating two separate murder incidents whereby a taxi boss was gunned down in Butterworth…
Read More » - South Africa News
Court orders government to provide security for underfire Intercape buses
The High Court in Makhanda ruled on Friday that authorities in the Eastern Cape province must take positive steps to…
Read More » - South Africa News
There is a direct link between the taxi industry & bus attacks, says Intercape
Intercape said operations have been hampered by taxi operators in several towns across the Eastern Cape. The long-distance bus company…
Read More » - South Africa News
DA blames cadre deployment and lack of leadership for Amathole water crisis
The Amathole district municipality is the latest to be grappling with a water crisis. Financial disputes are believed to be…
Read More » - South Africa News
Transport Department: Eastern Cape bus crash victims were not wearing seatbelts
The Eastern Cape department of transport has revealed that the 31 passengers who died in a fatal DMJ Transport bus…
Read More » - South Africa News
Family says victims of fatal bus crash should be compensated
DMJ Transport must pay compensation to the families of those who died in Monday’s bush crash. That’s what one victim’s…
Read More » - South Africa News
Survivors of horror crash claim bus was unroadworthy
Survivors of a horrific bus crash that killed 30 people in the Eastern Cape claim the vehicle wasn’t fit to…
Read More » - South Africa News
Authorities investigating horror Eastern Cape bus crash
Eastern Cape Transport is checking if a bus involved in a horror crash was roadworthy. Twenty-eight people were killed as…
Read More » - South Africa News
Taxi violence & crime in SA: Education officials monitoring schools for any issues hampering learning
Education officials across the country are continuing to monitor the return of pupils to schools with taxi violence and crime…
Read More » - South Africa News
Farmer shoots 2 suspects before dying in East London
A young farmer from East London was the latest statistic in a crime trend that shows no signs of abating.…
Read More » - South Africa News
WSU condemns GBV after student is murdered near tavern
The body of a first-year student at the Walter Sisulu University was discovered outside a tavern at the weekend. “The…
Read More » - South Africa News
Grade 8 pupil drowns after Sabbath service
The family of a schoolboy who was found dead inside a reservoir at Bethel College High School campus in Butterworth…
Read More » - Accidents
4 burnt beyond recognition in fiery car crash in Eastern Cape
Four people were killed and five others seriously injured after two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on the…
Read More » - South Africa News
EC families drink from drains as water trucks break down
Families in drought-stricken Dutywa are drinking filthy water from roadside drains because three out of the four water trucks which…
Read More » - South Africa News
Butterworth runs out of water as dams dry up
The Eastern Cape town of Butterworth and the surrounding areas in the Mnquma Local Municipality will run out of water…
Read More » - South Africa News
Man stabs Girlfriend to death while his mom is watching
“Please do not kill me, I have to take care of my child and my sick mother. Please help me,…
Read More » - South Africa News
Woman found drunk with dead 2-week-old baby in Butterworth
A 39-year-old mother was arrested in Butterworth for the alleged murder of her two-week-old son, Eastern Cape police said on…
Read More » - South Africa News
Eskom suspends Butterworth operations after employees threatened
The power utility said that employees had been threatened for choosing not to take part in a protest and shutdown…
Read More » - South Africa News
7 men caught breaking into Eastern Cape post office
Seven people were caught red-handed breaking into a post office in Ngqamakwe, Butterworth. The seven suspects, aged between 30 and…
Read More » - South Africa News
Human foetus found in Butterworth in Eastern Cape
An inquest docket had been opened for further investigation. Police officers on patrol in Butterworth found a human foetus wrapped…
Read More »