• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • MyPE Copyright Terms
    • Authors
    • Deals
  • Info
    • Accommodation
    • Classified Adverts
    • Directory
    • Essential PE Numbers
    • Flight Schedules
    • Forex Converter
    • PE’s Online Radio Stations
      • Algoa FM
      • Bay FM
      • iFM
      • Kingfisher FM
      • MannMade Radio
      • Madibaz Radio
      • Umhlobo Wenene
    • Podcasts
    • Shipping
    • Street Map
    • Tides
    • Ward Details
    • Ward News
    • Weather
  • Contact
    • Advertising on MyPE
  • Submit
    • Blogger
    • 5 Quick PE Questions
    • Entertainment
    • Events
      • Add your Port Elizabeth event
    • Letter to the Editor
    • Lost and Found
    • Movers and Shakers
    • News Article
    • PE Videos
    • Photographs
    • Recipes
    • Traffic Hooligan
    • Say NO
  • Dam Levels
  • Advertorial
  • Business
  • NMBRA
  • NMB Rates
MyPE

MyPE

Community Business Directory, Event Listings, News and Views from Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay

Mthatha news: Mthatha city centre closed by hawkers’ protest

17 March 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Mthatha city centre closed by hawkers’ protest: Mthatha city centre was at a standstill on Thursday, with all shops closed as angry hawkers took to the streets to demand that the municipality return materials seized from them. Hawkers burned tyres and threw garbage into busy West Street demanding their …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Two people killed in EC taxi violence: A taxi was also set alight in the incident. In Mthatha, two minibus taxis were torched and a third pelted with stones near the Circus Triangle Shopping Mall yesterday morning. The latest deaths bring to more than 25 the number of people who have died since …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

THE MUSIC IS MY CALLING!: Coming from a musical home as the son of gospel singer and guitarist Lusanda Mcinga, there was no escaping music for Betusile, who grew up in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. “I started singing at an early age. My friends and I formed a group and sang at events in …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Zero tolerance on taxi violence: © Copyright 2016, SA Breaking News, a part of Ole! Media Group. The copyright in the literary and artistic works contained in this online news publication and its other related and connected websites, belongs exclusively to Ole! Media Group unless …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Masualle condemns ongoing taxi violence: Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle has condemned with the strongest possible terms the ongoing violence which is taking place between the Ncedo and Border Taxi Associations operating in the Mthatha and Libode areas. Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

COUNCIL TREATS US BADLY!: MTHATHA cops had their hands full trying to calm hundreds of protesting hawkers yesterday. The angry hawkers had blockaded Mthatha’s West Street with burning tyres and rubbish. They wanted King Sabatha municipal officials to listen to their grievances.
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

CT All Stars ready to stand toe-to-toe with Wits: Igugu Lekapa overcome Mthatha Bucks on penalties back in December 2016 to earn their spot in the last 32 of the Nedbank Cup. It sees them return to the competition proper for the first time since 2013 when they lost a 5-4 thriller away to Black Leopards in …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

The following two tabs change content below.
  • Bio
  • Latest Posts

Port Elizabethan

This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

Latest posts by Port Elizabethan (see all)

  • Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes - 15 May 2026
  • Urgent Call for South Africa to Support and Join Global Efforts to Phase Out Fossil Fuels - 15 April 2026
  • Unfenced 6 SAI Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life - 20 November 2025
  • Death Toll Rises From Makhado Bus Crash - 21 October 2025
  • Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System - 15 October 2025

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Centre, city, closed, hawkers’, mthatha, news, protest

Footer

RSS Straton Electrical

  • Open Cycle Gas Turbine Usage
  • Flattening the curve – What Every Solar Installer Needs to Know
  • Why you shouldn’t leave a charger plugged in when not in use
  • How do I check if an Electrician is properly registered in South Africa?
  • Easy Electrical Troubleshooting for Humans
  • Water – If You Cannot Measure It Then You Cannot Manage It
  • Tips To Survive Loadshedding
  • Eskom’s Top 50 Electricity Saving Tips

RSS MyPE Business News

  • NMBBC On Budget 2025
  • Leading Business Minds Set to Headline Chambers Annual General Meeting
  • Bay of Opportunity Portal
  • Bay of Opportunity Ambassadors Programme to Promote the Bay and Attract Investment
  • 6 Decades of Trucking
  • Thermal Camera Installed at Redhouse Substation
  • Finalist in the 2025 South African Car of the Year
  • Joining hands to create a lasting impact to St Albans Primary School

RSS MyPR Press Releases

  • Amogelang Tatai and Glenrose Xaba Claim Elite Titles at 2026 Boxer Super Run Durban
  • ByThis Adds a Sublimation Mug and Tumbler Kit for South African Makers Ahead of the Year-End Gifting Rush
  • Cockroach Problems in Flats Can Need a Building-Wide Response
  • Urine Odours Feature in Gqeberha Carpet/Rug Cleaning Work Throughout the Year
  • The Work Before the Carpet Machine Starts Matters, Says Local Cleaner

How you may use MyPE content © 2026 MyPE · Gqeberha, South Africa | Privacy Policy | MyPE Ads and Media Kit