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In the wake of the tragic accident that killed 26 people in 2020, the  government promised to fix the stretch of road between Butterworth and the Cebe administration area ...

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BCM to spend R25m a year on outside experts

Buffalo City Metro is pinning its hopes on a “consortium of outside experts” to deal with the many challenges relating to infrastructure development ...

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Time to nominate 2024 Local Heroes

It time once again to celebrate community philanthropists and developers for their commitment to ploughing back without expecting anything in ...

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BCM councillor dies after being shot in January

Buffalo City Metro councillor Ntombikayise Tom, who was shot and wounded in January, died at the weekend. Tom was shot at the gate of her NU9 home in Mdantsane on January 9. The ANC’s Dr WB Rubusana deputy regional chair has been fighting for ...
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‘We are told to vote yet we have no water’

Though infrastructure for taps to supply drinking water in Ngunduza village in Centane was completed more than a ...

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Two Eastern Cape actors star in new film, ‘Entabeni’

Two Eastern Cape actors have graced our screens in a new film, Entabeni, aired on Mzansi Magic 161.   Dumisa Sakwe, ...

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Elderly East London man seriously injured after vicious dog attack

An elderly man in his 80s was seriously injured after being viciously attacked by two large dogs in a tree-lined ...

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Vusi Nova pays emotional tribute to Zahara at East London concert

To dance or cry? This is the dilemma many East Londoners faced as award-winning South African musician Vusi Nova ...

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The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

Ongoing coverage of the impact of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, where 21 Eastern Cape children died.

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UFH ranked among world's top 2,000 universities for 2024

SPONSORED | The University of Fort Hare showed a remarkable ascent in the latest URAP World Rankings measuring academic ...

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ANC vs Jacob Zuma: Mbalula confirms security assessment delays disciplinary hearing

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that the party's disciplinary hearing of Jacob Zuma will only take ...

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Wage deal struck in passenger bus sector

Increases of 5% this year and 6.5% next year on base salaries have been agreed to between labour and employers in the ...

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Death toll from Kenya floods rises to 228

The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to 228, the ...

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BREAKING | BCM councillor dies three months after Mdantsane shooting incident

Buffalo City Metro councillor Kayise Tom, who was shot and wounded in a suspected in January, has died. Tom was shot ...

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Kabelo Dlamini's brace against Chippa send Pirates to Nedbank Cup final

Kabelo Dlamini’s belated introduction into the Orlando Pirates starting 11 has added impetus in Orlando Pirates’ push ...

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Woman arrested for 'decapitating' her wheelchair-bound son

A 48-year-old woman from Leshikishiki village in Lebowakgomo, Limpopo, has been arrested for the gruesome murder of her ...

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Sama condemns 'misinformation' about Covid-19 Omicron XBB variant

The South African Medical Association (Sama) has condemned the spread of misinformation on social media platforms about ...

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Councillor condemns Nompumelelo service delivery protests

Ward councillor Nwabisa Mcwabeni condemned protest action by residents of Nompumelelo in Beacon Bay on Friday, ...

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Graves are sacred spaces that hold deep emotional significance for families and friends of the deceased. More so the final resting place of world-renowned and ...

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April 10 marked the 31st anniversary of the assassination of Chris Hani, a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and leader of the SACP.  Hani’s ...

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Government should not interfere with people's lives.That is a view of Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara.

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The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has raised the alarm over an infectious disease outbreak at a feedlot housing ...

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UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says he remains positive about his party’s future in the Eastern Cape and has issued a ...

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The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) has unveiled three new investments, collectively valued at about ...

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BT Ngebs City Mall is getting ready for a major facelift, say its new owners. The Mthatha mall opened to much ...

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Tesla chief Elon Musk is set to announce an investment in India of $2bn-$3bn (R38bn-R57bn), mainly for building a new ...

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The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Gauteng is 13,023, with 3,716 recoveries and 87 deaths.

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SA's biggest non-food retailer Edcon has served 22,000 of its employees with notices of retrenchments as it blames ...

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Two Eastern Cape actors have graced our screens in a new film, Entabeni, aired on Mzansi Magic 161.   Dumisa Sakwe, ...

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To dance or cry? This is the dilemma many East Londoners faced as award-winning South African musician Vusi Nova ...

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“We purchased a completely empty panel van and fondly named it Yeti” The van is a 2016 Fiat Ducato medium wheel ...

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Russia will make Nato nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there, the TASS news ...

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US reaches $138.7m civil settlement with ...

The US Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million civil settlement with hundreds of victims of former USA ...

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Nato exercises starting on April 26 in Finland and in close proximity to the Russian-Finnish border are provocative in ...

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SA calls for probe after reports of mass ...

The department of international relations and cooperation says reports about the discovery of mass graves in Gaza calls ...

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Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, ...

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JF van Heerden will captain a Junior Springbok side showing several changes when they take on Australia in the second ...

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JF van Heerden will captain a Junior Springbok side showing several changes when they take on Australia in the second ...

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More questions than answers for Border ...

"One step forward, two steps back", seems to be the explanation of Border Rugby teams this season.  The union was ...

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Sundowns on course for treble as they see ...

Mamelodi Sundowns are on course for a triple in 2023-24, setting up a dream final against Orlando Pirates in an ...

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APR, Rivers Hoopers register first BAL ...

Rwanda’s Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) defeated Tunisia’s US Monastir 89-84 in an overtime nail-biter, and ...

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Manchester City's Erling Haaland struck four times as they remained on course to win a fourth successive Premier League ...

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Pumas edge Blitzboks in fifth-place match ...

Argentina, playing for the HSBC Sevens title, came back hard in the second half of their fifth-place playoff to edge ...

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Wayde van Niekerk and co win Olympic ...

Wayde van Niekerk and his star-studded South African 4x400m team booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics when they ...

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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez retained his undisputed super-middleweight world title with a convincing unanimous decision ...

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More SA boxers get world title eliminators

More SA boxers are getting opportunities to realise their world title aspirations, with East London fighter Phumelela ...

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Injury woes in Chippa camp for Swallows ...

Chippa United have to deal with injuries to key players heading into their DStv premiership game against Swallows ...

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SA boxing great Dingaan Thobela dies aged ...

Former world champion and darling of SA sport Dingaan "Rose of Soweto" Thobela has been found dead at his Joburg flat ...

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Once again injuries hampered the SA team's participation in the recently concluded inaugural Mandela Boxing Cup event ...