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News24
22-07-2025
- News24
Emalahleni Chief Whip Xoliseka Lali gunned down in Komani
Emalahleni Local Municipality Chief Whip and Portfolio Head for Infrastructure Development and Human Settlements, Xoliseka Lali, has been shot dead in Komani, Eastern Cape. According to police sources, the discovery was made by Lali's brother, who first noticed an unused bullet in the house. When he entered the bedroom, he found Lali lying on the bed with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and back. Eastern Cape police have confirmed the incident and said an official statement will be released in due course. More to follow.

The Herald
11-07-2025
- The Herald
Eastern Cape police crack down on poachers
Hundreds of thousands of rand worth of perlemoen was seized in two separate police operations on Thursday. Five men will appear in the Humansdorp magistrate's court on Friday after they were caught in possession of perlemoen worth R250,000. While on the other side of the province, three suspects will appear in Komani magistrate's court on Monday on charges of possession and/or dealing in drugs and perlemoen. Police spokesperson Capt Marius McCarthy said the five men, aged between 22 and 37 years old, were arrested in Jeffreys Bay on Thursday. 'Dedicated members attached to a multidisciplinary abalone task team, operating in the Kouga municipal area, successfully executed an intelligence driven, waylay operation in targeted areas along the Jeffrey's Bay coastline. 'According to reports a group of suspected abalone poachers were spotted carrying bags, suspected to be filled with abalone.' He said the police members tactically approached the group and arrested five suspects in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act. Meanwhile an intelligence driven multidisciplinary tactical operation by Komani dog unit (K9), Komani crime intelligence and Red Guard Security guards, led to the arrest of three people, aged between 26 and 45, on Thursday evening. Police spokesperson Capt Yolisa Mgolodela said police received information at about 6pm about a white Toyota Starlet sedan with a GP registration number that was transporting abalone and crystal meth (tik) from East London to Gauteng via Komani. 'The joint team spotted the vehicle that matched the description at 7.40pm. 'The car with three occupants was stopped on N6 near Komani Hospital. 'The trio tried to evade arrest by running to different directions without success as police swiftly caught up with them.' Mgolodela said one bag of perlemoen with 212 units weighing 28kg with a street value of more than R50,000, 500g crystal meth (tik) with a street value of more than R150,000 and four cellphones were seized during the arrest. 'The Toyota Starlet, worth more than R520,000, was also seized.' District commissioner Maj Gen Rudolph Adolph lauded the police members for their swift action and subsequent arrests. The Herald


News24
07-05-2025
- Politics
- News24
SA Reserve Bank governor warns anti-constitutionalism, populism threaten country's democracy
SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago has warned that anti-constitutionalism and populism threaten the country's democracy and accountability ecosystems. Lesetja was bestowed with an honorary doctorate by Walter Sisulu University in Komani, the Eastern Cape, on Tuesday. In his acceptance speech, he said the country's true wealth lies in citizens' knowledge, not just in infrastructure and minerals. SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says anti-constitutionalism and populism threaten the country's democracy and accountability ecosystems. He spoke at Walter Sisulu University's Komani campus on Tuesday after accepting an honorary philosophy doctorate in education in recognition of 'his outstanding contributions to the field of education.' Kganyago said he was happy to receive the honorary degree from an institution named after struggle stalwart Walter Sisulu. 'Incidentally, just over four years ago, I was conferred an honorary doctorate by a university named after Walter Sisulu's lifelong friend, Nelson Mandela. I consider it a profound privilege for my name to be attached, albeit indirectly, to these two great men through the universities that stand as monuments to their legacies.' He added during apartheid, South Africa's universities became key sites of political activities. 'The government clamped down on progressive academics and student organisations to curtail any political mobilisation. In the 1980s, for example, five lecturers at the University of Transkei, the institution that would later become Walter Sisulu University, were deported [while] 100 students were arrested and more banned from campus.' READ | Godongwana's R2bn plan to repay Ithala clients ropes in Kganyago, alienates KZN finance MEC Today, Kganyago said, some South African universities faced intense pressure to cast their principles aside when academically boycotting certain countries. 'Having led the South African Reserve Bank for just over a decade now, I have come to understand that institutions often come under attack when they shed light on some or other dereliction of duty elsewhere,' he added. WSU VC Prof. Rushiella Songca conferred an honorary doctorate on SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago at the Komani Campus graduation, recognising his outstanding contribution to economic leadership and public service. — Walter Sisulu University (@WalterSisuluUni) May 6, 2025 Kganyago said in the wake of a looming threat against democracy, and other crises confronting the country, academics have a responsibility to produce more PhD students. He added: The wealth of the country for us should be the know-how that is in the heads of our citizens. It is not enough to say we have infrastructure and minerals. We will not know what to do with those if we don't produce the know-how. 'Ethical leadership and strong governance are crucial to ensure our universities can continue to deliver quality higher education,' he added.