Odwa Mkentane

The Alliance of Citizens for Change (A.C.C.) says the killing of a sitting councillor and a former councillor within such a short period cannot be treated as routine criminal activity, and the situation in Knysna requires urgent and coordinated intervention by the State. Former Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa (48), a sitting Ward 8 councillor for the ANC, was shot multiple times while driving down Ngxalo Street in Joodsekamp, Knysna, with […]

Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old, grade 11 learner from Strand Secondary School who died during school hours on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says a post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death. “Strand police registered an inquest for investigation following the death of a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday,18 August 2026, at about 12:08, at a secondary school in Onverwacht Road, Strand. The circumstances surrounding […]

Police have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of a shooting incident that left two ANC members dead in Knysna on Thursday evening. The killings come almost 24 hours after Ward 8 councillor and former mayor Aubrey Tsengwa was also shot dead on Wednesday night. Two ANC members killed on Thursday, is a former Ward 7 Councillor Mandla Matiwane, (47) and Mandla Tyololo (48), the secretary of the local taxi […]

Public Interest SA has taken the significant step of lodging a formal complaint with the Legal Practice Council (LPC), calling for a disciplinary investigation into the conduct of Advocate Andrea Johnson, Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC). The complaint follows evidence and concessions made during proceedings before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which raise serious questions about Johnson's adherence to the ethical and professional standards required of legal […]