By Mzwandile Bhefile

A high-speed chase and shootout between police and suspects ended with one suspect dead and another arrested in Port Elizabeth yesterday morning.

Captain Andre Beetge says police were notified by a tracking company about a truck that was hijacked on the N2 that was driving towards PE from the Kinkelbos side.

Beetge says police responded and this was when a high-speed chase ensued.

He says the suspects fired shots at the police and when they responded, the truck came to a standstill in Wells Estate.

Beetge says in an attempt to flee, the two suspects jumped out of the truck and one suspect was shot and killed. 

His 30-year-old accomplice was arrested at the scene.

Beetge says the 45-year-old driver of the truck was allegedly forced to sit in between the two suspects while the crime was in progress.

The driver sustained slight injuries and was taken to the hospital.

By Nomathamsanqa Magwa

A Port Elizabeth man has been jailed for life a series of kidnappings and rapes committed in Motherwell between 2011 and 2017.

Twenty-seven-year-old Mzikayise Moyakhe was sentenced in the city’s High Court on Monday to one life term and a further 80 years imprisonment following his earlier conviction on the charges which also included robbery with aggravating circumstances.

Police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, said that Moyakhe had targeted young women walking alone at night in Units 9 and 10 in Motherwell.

“The accused would threaten them with a knife and stones and would drag them to secluded places, rob them of their possessions and subsequently rape them,” he said.

Kinana said his victims were aged between 16 and 20 at the time.

Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga, has welcomed the sentence imposed on Moyakhe.

She also commended the work of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit who she said “worked meticulously and with dedication on the cases” to ensure the conviction and sentence.

Twenty-seven-year-old Mzikayise Moyakhe was sentenced in the city’s High Court on Monday

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By Phumlani Saul

AS COUGHING patients waited to see the doctor, six officials suddenly stormed in.

People sitting in the waiting room in Kwalanga near Uitenhage, Nelson Mandela Bay, said the officials produced ID cards and demanded to see Nigerian doctors.

But the doctors refused to come out.

Patient Nomawethu Sangqa told Daily Kasi News : “The cops were wearing normal clothes and asked the receptionist to call the doctors.

“She came back 10 minutes later and said the doctor was not there. When she was asked why she took so long, she couldn’t answer.

“One doctor came out and pretended to be a patient who had just been examined. He got into his car and sped off. The second doctor tried to run away but was caught in the street behind the surgery.

“The surgery manager was caught trying to hide at a local creche.”

Nomawethu said she only trusted one doctor at the surgery.

A patient (52) said: “I became suspicious of these doctors when they injected my son who had TB symptoms and didn’t remove the injection. They have surgeries all over. They must rot in jail. They’re gambling with our lives.”

Captain Gerda Swart says had no information about this incident.

Health spokesman Lwandile Sicwetsha said: “These are private doctors. Call the Health Professions Council of SA.”

The council’s Fezile Sifunda said’’: We have to speak to the inspectorate officers to provide information.”

By Phumlani Saul

One person has been killed and four others injured, one seriously, in a three-vehicle crash on the Perseverance Road in Port Elizabeth.

The accident happened at around 10.30 am on Tuesday.

Three vehicles, an Isuzu bakkie, a blue Ford Icon and Mercedes truck were involved in the accident.

The cause of the accident is not yet known.

Despatch police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.

Police spokesperson Captain Gerda Swart says the victim was a 28-year-old man who was the driver of the Isuzu bakkie.

She says the truck driver was taken to a hospital in Port Elizabeth and the occupants in the Icon did not sustain serious injuries.

The name of the victim will only be released once the next of kin have been informed. 

By Zolani Tyali

FOR the past 20 years residents of Govan Mbeki kasi in Port Elizabeth have been troubled by water that comes up from underground.

Residents of Phehlegard Street and Mbeki Road said their streets had turned into rivers.

As a result, motorists had to avoid a huge pothole caused by the water.

Nombeko Fulani (54) of Phehlegard Street told Daily Kasi News the problem started in 1999.

“Our yards and houses are always wet,” said Nombeko.

“I cut the grass and dig trenches. The water attracts mosquitoes and frogs.”

He said municipal workers couldn’t explain where the water came from.

“They come with their big machines to check where it comes from,” said Nombeko.

“Our water pipes don’t leak and the sewerage system works just fine. They’ve not found the cause of this problem.”

Her neighbour Mxolisi Matiso (62) said no one knew where the water came from.

“My yard is always wet. A big pothole in front of my house caused by this water damages vehicles,” he said.

“There’s also a leak in my yard. It’s been going on for more than a year now. But my water meter is not affected.”

DK News tried to get an explanation from Nelson Mandela Bay spokesman Mthubanzi Mniki.

He said he couldn’t comment until he had spoken with the sewerage team.

But Mniki had not answered the DK Team’s e-mails, SMSes and phone calls at the time of going to published.

Mzwandile Bhefile

SANGOMA Nombesane Duzana keeps 25 goats in his yard. They mean everything to him.

The 64-year-old from Gunguluza area 11, Uitenhage, told Daily kasi news the goats listen to him and obey instructions.

Nombesane said he only had one goat in 2002. It gave birth to twins. After that, the goats just kept on multiplying.

“I’m a traditional person. That’s why I keep goats. When former president Thabo Mbeki told South Africans to stand up and do their own thing, I came up with my plan to keep goats,” he said.

Nombesane said it wasn’t difficult to look after them. He said they were very obedient.

“When I open their pen, I instruct them to go out and graze, not to be hit by cars and to come back by 4pm, which they do.

“When I was working, I would tell them the spot where we should meet, and they would be there at the appointed time.”

The leader of the pack is Duduza, a billy goat with a huge beard.

“At one point, I had issues with the SPCA people. They ordered me to take them to the western Cape but I didn’t have the money. The last time they came, they just took photos and left,” he said.

SPCA spokeswoman Belinda Abrahams said the organisation had no problem with Nombesane.

“As long as the animals are being looked after and are safe, the SPCA will not get involved,” she said.

By Mkhuseli Sizani

YOU usually hear kids reading out loud in school corridors.

But at Joe Slovo Primary School in New Kwadwesi, Nelson Mandela Bay, the sound of bleating goats drowns everything out.

Since last Monday, gatvol parents have been preventing the school from operating, demanding a fence.

Although the education department has condemned the protest, parents became more angry on Sunday when a body was found on the premises. Parents have asked community leaders to intervene in the matter.

They’ve vowed not to allow kids back to school until it’s made safe.

Parent and ward committee member Ncedile Soxujwa told DK News : “We visited the Uitenhage district education offices on Monday. The officials told us they were scared to come last week because the R75 Uitenhage Road was closed by protesters.

“They promised they’d organise a meeting this week with the district director and inform him of our school’s needs.”

He said they didn’t feel good about closing the school.

For now, kids are not going to school because it’s not safe for them. For years, we have been crying for a fence. On Sunday, the body of an unknown person was found at the school,” he said.

Eastern Cape education spokesman Loyiso Pulumani said they were waiting for a budget to become available to repair the fence.

By Daily Kasi News Reporter

Eastern Cape Premier, Lubabalo Mabuyane, has lashed out at the police for their apparent in-action in the Bhisho Legislature where EFF members and supports ran amock on Tuesday.

Chaos erupted during debate on the State Of The Province Address when Speaker, Helen Sauls-August attempted to enforce rules related to the dress-code in the Legislature.

EFF MPL’s, wearing their trademark red overalls, resisted attempts to eject them from the Raymond Mhlaba Chamber, clashing with security personnel while rowdy supporters threw objects from the public gallery.

In a strongly-worded statement, Premier Mabuyane condemned the EFF’s actions, but also blamed the SAPS for not preventing the violence.

“The failure by the SAPS to respond swiftly to the violence occurring inside a national key point resulted into the attack of the workers of the Legislature and putting lives of other members of the legislature at risk,” he said.

He said he expressed his “disappointment and displeasure” with the leadership of the SAPS in the Eastern Cape.

“All those that were involved in this violent act, including the MPLs representing the EFF, must be arrested and be charged for their crime,” Mabuyane said.

Sauls-August said, “hooliganism will not be allowed in the Eastern Cape Legislature Chamber”.

“We have rules and we have procedures and we expect that all Honourable Members must comply with those rules and responsibility,” she said.

In a statement on Facebook, the EFF in the Eastern Cape said the “continued forced removal of EFF members from the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature” was a violation of its right to be represented in Legislatures across the country.

By Phumlani Saul

Chippa United got back to winning ways in the Absa Premiership with a narrow 1-0 victory over AmaZulu on Saturday evening.

Norman Mapeza recalled the likes of Tercious Malepe, Lehlohonolo Masalesa and William Twala while Usuthu welcomed back Sibusiso Magaqa and Siphelele Magubane.

The opening quarter of this bottom-half contest remained evenly balanced with loads of jostling for possession and few and far between goalmouth chances.

Chippa came into the game on the back of five league matches without victory, with their counterparts battling at the foot of the table as the encounter failed to liven up.

Mapeza’s boys came out for the second half with more optimism and with that, found the breakthrough with a fine finish from Ruzaigh Gamildien.

Mapeza also adopted more variations and pace around the attacking third with the removal of Twala for Thabo Rakhale signalling such within the 51st minute.

Sphesihle Maduna managed to carve out Usuthu’s first chance two minutes later when he went clear with Veli Mothwa, who managed to get down to smother the youngster’s attempt.

Usuthu kept coming however as Mothwa palmed Bonginkosi Ntuli’s goal-ridden header behind for a corner following the 62nd minute.

A telling moment for the visiting side seven minutes later saw MultiChoice Diski Challenge graduate Bayanda Shangase given his first-team debut.

It was all Usuthu following the closing stages, as Siyethemba Sithebe going inches wide of target after getting onto the end of Shangase’s ball.

Chippa absorbed all the pressure to return to winning ways, as pressure mount of Jozef Vukusic’s head.