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Mthatha news: Blitzbokke survive late fightback to beat France

7 April 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Blitzbokke survive late fightback to beat France: Soyizwaphi’s try came from a turnover at the ruck when the Mthatha-born speedster picked up the ball at the base of the French ruck to sprint all of 70 metres for the opening score. Du Preez’s try was engineered deep in the Blitzbokke’s half from a …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Innovative villagers wow world: Co-op earns R137 000 funding: A community telecommunications network in a rural Mthatha village finished fourth in the global Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, bagging themselves funding of about ($ 10000) R137000 . Zenzeleni Networks is a community-owned co-operative in …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

E Cape taxi operators hit hard by road closures: Taxi operators from the Border Alliance and Ncedo taxi associations are feeling the pinch since the taxi ranks on the R61 between Mthatha and Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape were closed because of the violence on this route. Revenue running into millions …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

South Africa: JSC Recommends None for Eastern Cape Judge President: The fourth candidate was Judge John Smith, of the High Court in Grahamstown. The JSC also made no recommendations for a vacant judge’s position in the Mthatha High Court. Three women were interviewed on Thursday evening. The forth candidate, a man …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

No suitable candidate to take on Eastern Cape Judge President position‚ says JSC: High Court Judge Mandela Makaula also revealed a lack of female and black legal representatives and judges in the area‚ stating that the Grahamstown and Mthatha bar had 82 advocates. Only 10 were black and of those‚ only three were women. He described …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

DREAM HOUSE IS ON THE WAY: The 37-year-old from Mthatha, Eastern Cape has been living in a temporary structure that was given to her in 2012 by the local chief. But although she and her family have a roof over their heads, their tiny house is not wheelchair-friendly. She said …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

BCM Africa’s ‘third most violent city’: The Eastern Cape government has also slammed the report, saying it raised questions over the reasons for overlooking Mthatha. Michael Peter, an ANC MPL who chairs the portfolio committee on safety and liaison in the Bhisho legislature, does not believe BCM …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Motivated Celtic eye Cup quarters: Just last weekend, they drew 1-1 against Mthatha Bucks in their NFD league campaign and coach Ashwin Sutton will have to motivate his charges. “Look, it means we are motivated to face a big side as we are from a lower division,” said midfielder Clifford …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

JSC finds none suitable for recommendation to become Eastern Cape judge president: Four judges were interviewed, including the deputy judges president of the Bhisho and Mthatha courts, David van Zyl and Zamani Nhlangulela. The other candidates were Judges John Smith and Mandela Makaula. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng closely questioned …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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