By Xolani Ncikazi

​SIX YEARS ago when Thamsanqa left his wife for his horny nyatsi he thought he was in heaven.

But these days he’s not so sure. 

HE NO LONGER KNOWS IF HE’S THE HOT SHOT LOVER OR JUST AN ABUSED SEX SLAVE! 

The details of 45-year-old Thamsanqa Mciya’s life between a rock and a hard place unfolded on Wednesday in eBongweni, Kirkwood when the DKTeam spotted him being chased down a kasi street by his angry nyatsi.

It appears that Thamsanqa’s lover, Elsie (50), soon started whipping him with a sjambok if she didn’t like what he was doing – like if he had too much to drink. She also sees nothing wrong in locking him in the room and using him as a sex slave.

And if Thamsanqa thought his customary wife of 23 years was ever going to take him back, he was wrong. When he pleaded to be taken back, she said: no thanks.

“I left my family six years ago when I met Elsie,” Thamsanqa told Daily Kasi News.

“I was taken in by the new love but now my nyatsi has turned abusive and sjamboks me. I want to go back to my family, but my wife is taken.”

He said he won’t report Elsie to the cops.

“I know the cops will laugh at me,” he said.

While the DKTeam was talking to Thamsanqa, Elsie interrupted.

“I’m not abusive but I am very protective,” she said.

“We’ve been together for six years and it’s been good. I love him and I won’t lose him.”

Then she became impatient.  Grabbing him by his jacket she yelled: “We are going home and you are coming with me. No one will have you except me!” 

His former wife, Katrina Moholo (46) said she has moved on and has a new man in her life.

“He got what he wanted after he left us,” she said. 

“I’m very happy in my new relationship. He chose that woman and he should stand by her.”

“He will be helped,” said Marope, with a serious face

Police spokesman Captain Chaka Marope said Thamsanqa can report the matter to any police station.

By Dk news reportor

MILLIONS of pupils are expected to flock back to schools on Wednesday morning as the 2024 school year commences.

The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga paid a visit to several schools in the Madibeng area this morning starting at the Hebron Technical High school.

Basic Education spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga said the minister will end her visit to the Madibeng area by engaging with education stakeholders at the Letlhabile Community Hall to hear about educational successes and challenges in the area.

On Tuesday, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the department would be welcoming over 133 000 children starting school for the first-time.

The department has been facing a major problem in placing the high number of pupils that have not been placed for the 2018 academic year.
According to Lesufi, at least 28 000 pupils are still waiting to be placed in various Gauteng schools

By Malungelo Booi

SIMPHIWE Malobola thought his daughter Emily would be safe staying with her stepsisters while she was pregnant.

“We thought they could alert us if she had any complications,” Simphiwe said.

After Emily (21) had a baby girl she and the baby continued staying with the daughters of Simphiwe’s wife Johanna Sesana in Zwide near Gqeberha.

But apparently Johanna’s elder sister didn’t like the arrangement. When Simphiwe called Emily to check how she was last Monday, he was shocked.

“Emily told me her step aunt had taken her and the baby to the maternal grandmother’s place, telling her she was not her sister’s child,” said Simphiwe. 

“Emily said her step aunt threatened to beat her up or shoot someone if she ever set her foot in her sisters’ house again.”

Simphiwe said he and Johanna took Emily and the baby back to Zwide and spoke to the step aunt.

Next thing, he got a call to say the step aunt was sjambokking Emily and her baby.

“We rushed back and found the baby bleeding from her head.” 

On Monday night, Emily and her seven-week-old baby were taken to Livingston Hospital.

They were discharged on Tuesday. But the next morning Emily woke up to find her baby dead and her nose full of blood.

An upset Johanna said: “This situation had nothing to do with my sister. 

“But she should have told me if she had a problem instead of beating these children.”

Johanna reported the sjambokking to zwide police.

Captain Rheineth Motlana said a suspect was arrested on charges of assault and murder. 

“She will appear in court soon.”

The baby will be buried at Motherwell Cemetery on Friday.

By Phumlani Saul

A nine-year-old boy from Peace Village in Kwanobuhle nearly wiped out his entire family, including his ninety-year-old grandmother and two visiting family friends, when he served them tea laced with the notorious “Gabose”or Rat poison last week.

The little boy apparently wanted to get back at his father and grandmother for scolding and beating him for stealing money from the house. 

The boy from Peace Village later confessed to his mother to having served poisoned tea to his father, grandmother and two of his father’s friends.

A distraught Simon Nyamana (62) said he could not come to grips with the fact that his son had tried to poison him.

Nyamana said the near tragic incident happened when his wife Maria (38) instructed their son to make tea for them. Nyamana said a few minutes after drinking the tea his mother, Rinkie, complained of stomach cramps and started vomiting. When she passed out they realised something was seriously wrong.

Minutes later Nyamana and his two friends, Abel Tsoku (65) and Jacob Molani (64), started to vomit. Nyamana managed to call the police from his cell phone before passing out, only to wake up at the Provincial hospital hours later.

“I was surprised when the doctor told us we had been poisoned. I initially suspected my wife; I never thought it would be my son.” 

The truth hit home when they heard that the boy had confessed to the police and his mother that he took the poison from the top of the wardrobe where it was hidden and poured it into their tea. He could not explain the reasons for his action. 

His mother said she could not make any sense of his actions either as the family has a good relationship with the boy.

police spokesperson, Joseph Gokane, said a case of attempted murder had not been opened against the minor as they had referred him to social workers for observation and are waiting for a report to establish the cause of the boy’s actions.

The boy has since been taken in by his maternal grandmother in Pietensie. The local social welfare department spokesperson, Nono Khambule, confirmed the case has been referred to them.

By Lindiwe Ndiki

AFTER residents saw a chicken behaving strangely, they called the cops who found dagga in the chicken run!

Phumeza Mzinzi (36) from Dwesi extension Kasi in the Eastern Cape said they were shocked to see the chicken standing on one leg in the middle of the road with its eyes closed on Sunday afternoon.
“Before we could take out our cellphones to record the strange behavior, the chicken ran back to its home,” said Phumeza.

“I was surprised to see the police at the chicken run, but then they came out with bags of dagga, and the woman living there was arrested.”

Thobani Soze (23) said: “We can now see why the poor chicken was acting strangely. It was high on dagga.”
Police spokesman, Captain Malebo Khosana confirmed the arrest and said the chicken was found inside a shelter where dagga was hidden.
“A 44-year-old woman who claimed the place belonged to her sister in the Eastern Cape was arrested after the dagga was found in the chicken run.”

“Our members went on to search her bedroom and found a plastic basin containing loose dagga and envelopes filled with dagga. 
“The dagga weighed about 1,6kg in total and its believed to have a street value of around R1 664. 

The woman will appear in the Kariga Magistrates Court soon.”

Kemish Police Station Colonel Paul Solo said the arrest indicated members were willing to act on any information received by law-abiding residents.

“This will assist us and the community in reducing the space there is for criminals and their evil activities,” he said.

By Nomalungelo Booi

ALL they want is to work, have families and enjoy their lives.

But the Maxhenge brothers from Klipplat near Jansenville in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, who are both addicted to nyaope, first need help with rehabilitation. They have been smoking for years, and believe they are cursed.

Samuel (41) said Lasi (37) started smoking first

“He started in 2018 and I told him to stop,” he said, not knowing that he would also join him.

“I found myself trapped in the evil drug in 2019. We were both introduced to it by friends.” 

Samuel said before he got addicted, he consulted a sangoma as he was worried about his brother

“I was told we are cursed and I would join him. I didn’t take that seriously, but I can now see that our lives are a mess.”

He said they sold their late mother’s house for R3 000 in 2020 after being manipulated, and were now living in their late gogo’s one-bedroomed house. 

Traditional healer Dineo Sibanyoni said: “Their family from the father’s side didn’t do things right, so ancestors are angry.

A ritual must be done where they ask for forgiveness. They can get a white candle, red cloths and snuff, and ask a family member to go to the bush with them and do the ritual. They must do it for three days.

BY PHUMLANI SAUL

HE worked hard for the whole week and when he finally got his salary spent it all on traditional beer called mshove.

The unknown man who was too drunk to walk, pissed himself and kept boasting that he had enjoyed his R4 000 salary very well.

Residents in Kwa Nobuhle, Gunguluza area 11 who saw the man in Second circle said mshove was not to be taken on an empty stomach.

The unknown drunk man was first seen pushed in a wheelbarrow by three before they decided to dumb him in the middle of the street.

One of the three men told him: “That’s what mshove will do to you when you drink with an empty stomach!”

But the drunken man responded: “I don’t care, I worked hard alone the whole week, I also deserve to enjoy mshove drink with my R4000 salary.

After he wet himself, the drunken man then tried to stand up but failed, that’s when he walked with his hands and feet. 

No one seemed to know the man and some residents felt sorry for him while others didn’t feel sorry for him, saying men like these are the one promoting crime as they attract criminals and bring shame to the community. 

One woman told Daily Kasi News that the man didn’t look like he knew where he was and what he was doing.

“It’s disgusting to see the man so drunk and peeing on his pants in the middle of the street while our children are watching. How can a man boast by drinking his money?” the woman said.

He tried several times to stand up but kept on falling down until some of the young boys volunteered to help him stand up and walk.

By PHUMLANI SAUL

A large crowd of onlookers gathered as blood spatters on a sidewalk and yellow police tape marked the aftermath of a brazen daylight shooting that claimed the life of a 42-year-old man in Korsten .

Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge said Alfredo Ruiters was killed after being shot multiple times in the head and body while sitting in a chair on Monday afternoon.

“He was sitting in front of a container on the corner of Durban Road and Cottrell Street in Korsten,” Beetge said.

“Police members on foot patrol close by heard the shots being fired and ran to the scene, where they saw two suspects jumping into a white NP200 bakkie and fleeing from the scene.”

Beetge said one of the police members fired shots at the suspects and the bakkie in an attempt to stop them.

“But the suspects managed to evade arrest.”

A case of murder is under investigation.

By Daily Kasi News Reporter

The flagship, annual Ebubeleni Festival which takes place over the last weekend of the year, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, provides a tantalising backdrop for ushering the New Year with fan-fare. Intentionally produced as an outdoor music event, Ebubeleni is presented and themed as a picturesque picnic setting that’s heavily complemented by the blue, sunny skies and a great South African summer, enhancing Kodak moments for our music-loving festinos.

People from Eastern Cape appreciate the popular and highly anticipated Ebubeleni Festival for affording them yet another chance at homebrewed entertainment, mingling, catching up, see and be seen, as well as letting their hair down among well-known faces. Holidaymakers and a couple of tourists in pursuit of unspoilt beauty, blue flag beaches and historical landmarks in the province, stumble on the festival, its peripheral cultural activity, love it and get hooked! 

Aptly named Ebubeleni which means a friendly place. It’s also reflective of the warmth, loving and hospitable nature of our people. They are imbued with Ubuntu they generously shower visitors with. Undoubtedly the biggest selling point of the lifestyle festival. Once exposed to it, music lovers and holiday-makers scramble to get it into their annual bucket list. Gqeberha becomes their destination of choice and musical Mecca for the festive season. 

“Through this festival, we are making a concerted effort to revitalise the entertainment, events, SMMEs and tourism industries in Gqeberha and the Eastern Cape Province”

Marc Mahambehlala the event organiser Said: “ Unemployment is rife in our province, If we continue to create employment opportunities albeit for short periods of time, it alleviates the burden of poverty” concluded Marc. Our support comes from all nine provinces as the ticket sales indicate, but our loyal and greatest supporters are from all the nooks and crannies of the Eastern Cape. Proving why it’s the mother of all fests in the entire province is its ability to dish out world class eclectic, captivating music to entertain the festinos.

Ebubeleni is credited with enabling Nelson Mandela Bayto reclaim the slogan “friendly city”. The fest is not only ground-breaking but arguably the biggest in Eastern Cape and longest running in Gqeberha today.

Ebubeleni Festival Cash Injection to the City and Province:-

Over the 11 years of Ebubeleni’s existence the festival can pride itself for contributing immensely to the economy of the City and Province through visitors attending the event thus increasing tourism numbers, creating direct temporary jobs, the use of event service providers, providing a platform for local artists to showcase their talents and earn some money whilst bringing entertainment to the people of the city and province during festive season.

 

Artist Line Up: Artists were carefully selected as requested by the festinos some through votes on oursocial media pages. These award winning musicians and artists will be gracing the Ebubeleni Stage and entertaining our loyal fans on Saturday 30 December 2023at the 12th Annual Ebubeleni Music Festival to be held at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.

 

Veteran, Afro-Soul Singer, Composer and Producer – Ringo Madilingozi; Lady of Afro-Soul Singer Amanda Back of “Amazulu’ fame; Afro-Pop, Nathi Mankayi ; the KZN Gqom creators – DJ Tira and Dladla Mshunqisi with Cape Town based Gqom Mr.Thela; singer, rapper and actor Sjava; Amapiano songstress – Nkosazana Daughter whose ‘Amaphutha’ song is currently dominating the airwaves; Uitenhage born R&B/Pop Singer Lloyiso; Afro Soul singer – Azana and popular DJ MördaAsante.

 

Eastern Cape’s crème de la crème, led by the multi-talented baritone – Dumza Maswana; Gospel Singer – Butho Vuthela; Hip –Hop singer Sleeze; Afro-Singer Jooma; Gqom Vocalist – Zintle Kwaaiman; Afro-Soul – Thembi Mona; R&B/Pop Singer-Bevin Samuels; DJs Amber; Dani; Exceedo and Luniq SA.

 

The event will be directed by Somizi Mhlongo; Mafa Bavuma (Umhlobo Wenene) Reggie Solani (TruFm) and Makaziwe Tsako (KQ Fm).

 

Ebubeleni Festival is proudly sponsored by the National Dept. of Sport, Arts & Culture, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency, National Arts Council, Eastern Cape Dept. of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Umhlobo Wenene FM, Tru FM, Mzansi Magic Music and Nkqubela FM. Mahambehlala Communications are the founders and producers of Ebubeleni Festival.

 

Gates at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will open at 10:00,the event starts at 12:00 and ends at 02:00. Strictly No under 18s, Food & Beverages will be sold at the venue, Cooler Box must have a Cooler Box Ticket, No Glass , No Weapons, Sharp Objects & Firearms | No Pass-Outs & No Refunds | No Entry after Midnight (00:00), No Cooler Box Entry after 20:00.

Tickets are available from webtickets, Pick n Pay and Boxer stores. All Specials are sold out but the general tickets costing R355 and VIP tickets at R2000 per person are still available.

By Phumlani Saul

Nursing staff at Uitenhage Provincial Hospital are struggling financially as they say they are not allowed to work additional shifts.

Adding to their woes, the first responders allegedly face delays in receiving payment for working Sundays, after hours and public holidays.

Due to this, the nurses held a 30-minute mini-protest at the hospital on Monday morning, demanding overtime and outstanding allowances.

Some said the overtime issue had been going on since 2021.

“We haven’t received overtime since about two years ago.

“They keep saying they are waiting for some code,”  a nurse, who declined to be named for fear of reprisal, said.

“We feel demotivated and unhappy, and as a result we have low work morale.

“Even public holiday and night shift allowances are not paid on time, such as the June 16 public holiday that we worked and only received the allowances after two or three months.

“We are also not paid monthly for working weekends.”

Another nurse said: “We are not allowed to work overtime or any additional shifts.

“Sundays are classified as overtime but we’re not getting paid on time — we only get paid months later.”

A third nurse said they wanted scheduled overtime.

They [allegedly] allow nursing staff from other institutions to work overtime here,” she said.

“Many nursing staff have since left the hospital because of this issue to pursue a higher income and overtime privileges, and this adds to the workload on the staff left behind.

“Within the last six months, several staff members have left.

“Yesterday [Monday], we halted our work and contacted management.

“We maintained a skeleton staff, ensuring at least one nurse remained in each room.”

The picket took place from 10.30am to 11.30am.

Health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said overtime had to be pre-authorised before employees were allowed to work the shifts.

“It is not part of the benefits,” he said. 

“The CEO of the hospital is still engaging with head office to check if the authorisation code was issued or declined.

“The employees or their unions must clarify the type of protest they engaged in as unprotected protest action may have dire consequences in terms of the Labour Relations Act.

“I will ask for an investigation if there was a protected protest action at the hospital so that due process can follow.”

Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (HAITU) president Rich Sacini said the nurses’ allegations were concerning. 

“We are concerned, and it’s something we have raised previously,” he said.

“We are sitting on a ticking time bomb … what is happening at Uitenhage Provincial is a symptom of a failing and neglected system.

“It shows that those in positions of authority have embraced a mediocre and substandard way of doing things.

“It’s just a complete mess. We hope the government will wake up in 2024, adhere to what they are employed to do and start caring.”