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GALLERY: 2018 Year in review
Here are some of the stories that made headlines in 2018
1. The bridge near Estcourt Primary School is destroyed by severe weather.
2. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube places Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality under administration due to dire financial straits.
3. Sports enthusiasts take on the Wagendrift Challenge.
1. Deadly virus Listeriosis was found in certain processed meat products.
2. A block of classrooms at Estcourt Secondary School are razed by lightning.
3. DNA testing links the human remains found in the #CannibalismCase to Zanele Hlatshwayo.
1. The N3 came under siege as protestors set trucks alight and blocked off the national route.
2. Local traffic officers impound a truck riddled with deadly hazards.
3. Winterton mother Sandra Sibeko was selected as a finalist in the Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa.
1. Millions of rands went up in smoke on the N3 near Mooi River as protesting truck drivers launched a second attempt to have their demands heard.
2. 35-year-old Menzi Sydney Dlamini was murdered and discarded along the roadside near Zwelisha, Wembezi.
3. Okhahlamba Local
Municipality hosts a delegation from the legislature.
1. Prominent IFP leaders Sboniso Richard Mbatha and Mthembeni Majola are arrested for conspiracy to commit murder.
2. Mooi River musician Sun-EL cleans up at the non-broadcast SAMA24 awards.
3. Police recover the body of 25-year-old Bevin Jacobs in the Klip River.
1. Makhaya Ntini launches the Makhaya Ntini Foundation Sports Hub.
2. Bergville farmer dies in shootout with police
3. Horrific crash claims two lives near Bergville.
1. A delay in refuse removal causes fury among locals.
2. Estcourt’s Sarvdasha Sewlal was crowned Zee TV Miss India SA NKZN.
3. Thieves target the Estcourt Golf Club, stealing goods and cash.
1. IFP Publicity Secretary Zakhele Joseph Mazibuko was killed in a shooting on the R74.
2. 83-year-old Morelle Meyer wins new wheels in the Spar Win a Car competition.
3. Estcourt successfully hosts the tenth Cansa relay for Life.
1. Well-known and much-loved Nottingham Road farmer JJ van de Velde was killed in a car crash.
2. Three vehicle crash on the R74 claims three lives.
3. The Al-Imdaad team from Estcourt provides humanitarian relief to Indonesian residents after an earthquake.
1. The South African Municipal Workers Union slammed Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality’s intention to retrench 41 percent of its workforce.
2. A woman from Ntabamhlophe was swindled out of R2 500 by a passer-by in the central business district.
3. The newly formed Ratepayers Associations holds its first meeting with municipality Administrator Thandolwethu Manda.
1. IFP Publicity Secretary Zakhele Joseph Mazibuko was killed in a shooting on the R74.
2. 83-year-old Morelle Meyer wins new wheels in the Spar Win a Car competition.
3. Estcourt successfully hosts the tenth Cansa relay for Life.
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