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Mthatha News: EC transport head suspended over Mthatha airport downgrade

23 February 2019 By Port Elizabethan

EC transport head suspended over Mthatha airport downgrade: EAST LONDON – The Eastern Cape’s head of transport, Irene Mpolweni, has called her suspension related to the downgrading of Mthatha Airport a “smokescreen”. In January, the South African Civil Aviatio…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Patrick Mayo: Kaizer Chiefs should forget about PSL title and focus on Nedbank Cup: Article continues below “My only concern is the lack of goals upfront, but I am confident they can solve the problem before they face City,” expressed the former Mthatha Bucks player. “I am confident …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

SLAIN COPS REMEMBERED: The cops were murdered while on duty in Ngcobo, west of Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape. Tears flowed yesterday during the commemoration of Warrant Officer Zuko Mbini (45), Constables Zuko Ntsheku (38), …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

South Africa: Angels of Death – It’s Been a Year, but the Pain Is Still Fresh for Families of Ngcobo Massacre: The abaThembu kingdom’s spokesperson Nkosi Dumisani Mgudlwa called for the members of the controversial church to leave the small town, situated between Mthatha and Queenstown. “What is left now …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

South Africa: Eastern Cape Residents Must Make Way for Taxi Rank: The informal settlement, about an hour from Mthatha, was started in 2005 by about 40 people from villages in the area who wanted to be closer to Engcobo. The municipality later provided basic …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

South Africa: SA Express to resume Mthatha route: The 15-year Infrastructure Master Plan worth R1.3 trillion is set to transform and modernise the face of Gauteng. Gauteng has already spent more than R80 billion on infrastructure development at schoo…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Ready for take-off again at Mthatha airport: Mthatha Airport will gradually return to normal this week after getting the green light from the national flight safety authority on Friday for its improved security and aerodrome features.
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

SA Express to resume the Johannesburg-Mthatha operations from February 21: Regional airline SA Express will resume its operations between Johannesburg and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape from Thursday February 21, the airline said on Saturday. The route was suspended on January …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

SA Express Johannesburg to Mthatha route to resume: SA Express will resume operations between Johannesburg and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape starting February 21, 2019, the airline has announced. The route was suspended on January 25, 2019, after the Sou…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

SA Express to resume service between Johannesburg and Mthatha: SA Express will resume its operations between Johannesburg and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, starting on Monday. The route was suspended on January 25, after the South African Civil Aviation Authority …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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