The Facebook page of the Ntabankulu Local Municipality is the latest target of hackers infiltrating government social media platforms. (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)
The Facebook page of the Ntabankulu Local Municipality, in the Eastern Cape, was hacked, and loaded with explicit content.
In addition, the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, under which Ntabankulu falls, is still battling to delete pornographic videos after it was hacked on 22 April.
Ntabankulu’s spokesperson, Lungisile Mzanywa, said the matter was being investigated by municipal authorities.
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