Nanjengoko namhlanje uMzantsi Afrika ubhiyozela inyanga yamafa, iphondo iMpuma Koloni likwabhiyozela ubomi bombhali owaziwayo weencwadi zesiXhosa, uSamuel Edward Krune (SEK) Mqhayi, nobezakube ebhiyozela ikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu eminyaka (150 years) ukuba ebesaphila.  Urhulumente wephondo, neYunivesiti iWalter Sisulu, babambe umsitho wokukhumbula le mbongi yosiba, umbhali neqhayiya lenkcubeko yakwaNtu namhlanje, kwicandelo lale Yunivesiti eliseNtabozuku, ngaphandle kwaseQonce. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni sibambe othethela urhulumente wephondo iMpuma Koloni, uKhuselwa Rantjie...

Lusuku lwesibini namhlanje enikeza ubungqina umkomishinala wamapolisa kuzwelonke, uGeneral Fannie Masemola, kwikhomishoni ephanda ngongenelelo lwezopolitiko noonqevu, kuquka norhwaphilizo, kwinkqubo nomsebenzi wenkonzo yesipolisa, nakwicandelo lezobulungisa. Kubungqina bakhe izolo, uMasemola ucangcathe kwisigqibo sokuchithwa kweqela elikhethekileyo lamapolisa eliphanda ngolwaphulo-mthetho lokubulawa kwabantu, nokuphenjelelwa lupolitiko. UAyabonga Kekana uncokola nentatheli elandela eli nqaku, uSibahle Motha...

ISebe lezemfundo kwiMpuma Koloni linqumamise ootitshala abasixhenxe kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo, iSt John's College, eMthatha, ngeenzame zokuqinisekisa ukuba uphando luhamba ngaphandle kwamagingxigingxi. Oku kulandela izityholo ngakwabatitshala, nekutyolwa ukuba babelana ngesondo nabafundi, kwaye abanye abafundi bade bakhulelwa kwesi sikolo, bekhuleliswa ngaba titshala. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe othethela iSebe kwiphondo, uMalibongwe Mtima...

I-Democratic Alliance kule mpela-veki sisuka kuyo ibhengeze uHelen Zille nje ngomgqatswa wayo kwisikhundla sikaSodolophu womasipala ombaxa wesixeko seRhawuti, kunyulo loomasipala kunyaka ozayo. UZille ubonwa njengomgqatswa onamava aphangaleleyo orhulumento kwesi sigaba sorhulumento, nanjengoko waye ngusodolophu kumasipala ombaxa wesixeko saseKapa. Ukanti wayeyiyo neNkulu-baphathiswa kwiphondo iNtshona Koloni. Ingaba yintoni le yenza i-DA ibone uZille nje ngoyena mgqatswa onokunika lo mbutho impumelelo kunyulo lonyaka ozayo? UAyabonga Kekana ubambe udliwano ndlebe nomhlalutyi wezopolitiko uHlumelo Xaba…

Umkomishinala wamapolisa kuzwelonke, uGeneral Fannie Masemola, lingqina elitsha kwikomishoni kaMadlanga namhlanje. Oku kuza emva kokuba u-Lt General Mkhwanazi ukuqukumbele ukunikezela ngobungqina bakhe ngoLwesihlanu phambi kwale komishoni. UMkhwanazi kubungqina bakhe uye wakhankanya amagama aliqela, naquka uMasemola, kwakunye noBrown Mogotsi ekuthiwa wazana nomphathiswa wamapolisa onqunyanyisiweyo, uSenzo Mchunu. Le komishoni imiselwe ukuphanda izityholo zolwaphulomthetho, ungenelelo lwabezopolitiko kwakunye norhwaphilizo kwinkqubo yezomthetho yeli. UAyabonga Kekana uncokola nentatheli elandela eli nqaku, uSibahle Motha...

The ANC gathered more than four thousand of its councillors at the FNB stadium to discuss challenges affecting governance, management and service delivery in all municipalities led by the party. In the meeting the party leadership presented an action plan with six pillars aimed at addressing these challenges. In the discussion with the party's spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, she acknowledges that her party and its representatives need to improve on service delivery. She also made it clear that there is nothing that the ANC can learn from the DA controlled municipalities. Dr Xolisile Ngumbela, a political analyst was also part of the discussion facilitated by the show's host, Ayabonga Kekana...

Umbutho wabasebenzi bakwamasipala, iSAMWU, ubunike umasipala waseBuffalo City iiyure ezingamashumi amane anesibhozo ukuba uphendule kwizikhalazo zabasebenzi. NgoLwesithathu, amalungu aphantsi kwalombutho ebebambe uqhankqalazo ekhalazela imiba eliqela. Omnye umba abawukhalazelayo usukela ngexesha le-Covid 19. Olu qhankqalazo luchaphazele ukusiwa kweenkonzo eluntwini. UAyabonga Kekana ubambe udliwano ndlebe nonobhala weSAMWU ephondweni, uAsamkele Ntaka.

Abaqhubi bezithuthi ezibizwa nge e-hailing banikwe iintsuku ezilikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo (180 days) ukuba bathobele imiqathango emitsha elawula le nkonzo. Le miqathango nephantsi komthetho wezothutho ngeendlela, iNational Land Transport Act, iyithatha inkqubo ye E-hailing nje ngothutho lukawonke-wonke olusemthethweni kweli. Oku kuthetha ukuba bonke abaqhubi kufuneka bebhalisele iilayisenisi zokusebenza kumaphondo olithoba eli lizwe, nezizakuthi zivuselelwe qho emva kweminyaka emihlanu. Ukuhlalutya banzi lo mba, emnxebeni sinengcali kumthetho ongqamene nezothutho, uLungile Mabece...

Abaqhubi bezithuthi ezibizwa nge e-hailing banikwe iintsuku ezilikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo (180 days) ukuba bathobele imiqathango emitsha elawula le nkonzo. Le miqathango nephantsi komthetho wezothutho ngeendlela, iNational Land Transport Act, iyithatha inkqubo ye E-hailing nje ngothutho lukawonke-wonke olusemthethweni kweli. Oku kuthetha ukuba bonke abaqhubi kufuneka bebhalisele iilayisenisi zokusebenza kumaphondo olithoba eli lizwe, nezizakuthi zivuselelwe qho emva kweminyaka emihlanu. Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni sibambe unobhala wombutho i-Eastern Cape E-Hailers Association, uMfundiso Gana...

IMpuma Koloni ichazwe njengelinye lamaphondo aneziganeko eziphezulu zokuxhatshazwa, ukubethwa, ukungcungcuthekiswa, nokubulawa koluntu ngamapolisa; xa kuthelekiswa namanye amaphondo. Oku kuvezwe ngukhala ophanda indlela yokuziphatha kwamapolisa i-IPID, ngethuba ivele phambi kwekomiti eyakhe umkhanya kumsebenzi wenkonzo yesipolisa ePalamente. Obambele njengomlawuli we-IPID, uHlengani Bila, uveze ukuba kumatyala angapha kwewaka abandakanya amapolisa, nasezinkundleni kungoku nje; ayi-257 ngalawo abandakanya amapolisa aseMpuma Koloni. UBila waleke ngelithi kulo nyaka-mali ka-2025/26, sele bephande izikhalazo nezityholo zolwaphulo-mthetho ngakumapolisa ezingapha kwewaka, kwaye izityholo eziyi-138 zisuka kweli phondo. Oku kubeka phantsi kwesithatha kwakhona indlela amapolisa athi aphendule okanye aqubisane ngayo noluntu xa esabela ikhwelo kulwaphulo-mthetho. UAyabonga Kekana uncokole nengcali kwinkqubo yesipolisa, uZimisele Nxafane.