The Transnet Ports Authrotity has advised that the Tug Qunu will be out of commission in the Port of Port Elizabeth for approximately 4 weeks from Friday, 13 September 2019 due to her statutory planned dry-docking. If required marine resources will then be shared between the Port of Nqura and the Port of Port Elizabeth. … [Read more...] about Sharing is Caring
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Mthatha news: Battle for Qunu
Battle for Qunu: "That is the truth,” she said, pointing at Mandela’s property from her village spaza shop. Last year, Madikizela-Mandela took her fight to the Mthatha High Court to seek a review and setting aside of a decision taken in 1997 by then land affairs ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Family of 8 live in one-room mud house: Picture: Yamkela Ntshongwana The Mafuna family stay in Buthongweni Village‚ Mthatha. Their house is old and in poor condition. The roof leaks in the rain; the … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Battle for Qunu
Mvezo and Qunu – PE’s Dancing Tugs
The Port of Port Elizabeth has two brand new tugs - the Mvezo and the Qunu. Port of Port Elizabeth Port Captain, Brynn Adamson puts them through some of their paces in the video below - if you let your mind roam free you can almost see a beaming Madiba sidestepping and whirling along with the two tugs so closely connected to his memory: https://youtu.be/XQmmQRjhIhU The Mvezo and Qunu both measure 31m long and can boast of a 70 ton bollard pull, compared with the older tugs with a 32.5 to … [Read more...] about Mvezo and Qunu – PE’s Dancing Tugs
Mthatha news: South Africa’s Winnie takes fight for Qunu home to appeal court
South Africa’s Winnie takes fight for Qunu home to appeal court: According to the Daily Dispatch newspaper, her legal team has filed a petition to appeal against a decision by the High Court in Mthatha which dismissed her earlier legal efforts to acquire the homestead years after she divorced the late statesman. Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Winnie takes fight for Mandela Qunu home to SCA: This is against the Mthatha High Court’s decision to dismiss her previous legal efforts to acquire the … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: South Africa’s Winnie takes fight for Qunu home to appeal court
Mthatha news: Winnie Mandela moves to appeal court over Qunu home
Winnie Mandela moves to appeal court over Qunu home: The Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape Province also ordered Ms Madikizela-Mandela to pay the cost of the application. She filed an appeal in April after losing an earlier bid to lay claim to the former statesman’s rural home located in a small ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Trio convicted of murdering Mthatha couple: Mkhululi Luwaca‚ 22‚ Bongani Dephana‚ 22‚ and Andiphile Mhlophe‚ 21‚ were found guilty of murdering‚ kidnapping and … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Winnie Mandela moves to appeal court over Qunu home
Qunu road closures ahead of funeral
Authorities are this morning closing various roads around Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where the late former President Nelson Mandela's body will be buried on Sunday. It is in his home town that he will find his final resting place. Madiba's body will be flown from Waterkloof Air Force Base on Saturday to Mthatha Airport or East London, depending on the weather from where it will depart for Qunu. Government has called on residents and media in Qunu to make sure that the struggle icon is … [Read more...] about Qunu road closures ahead of funeral
