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Eastern Cape doctors in overtime row

Doctors across the Eastern Cape are due to lose one third of their salaries after a dispute with the Department of Health over a new overtime policy.

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Scholar transport set to grind to halt due to taxi strike

Despite a R90m cash injection into scholar transport at the beginning of 2024, thousands of pupils in the Eastern Cape will be forced to walk to ...

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Livestock owners tell of chilling threats

“If you are a daredevil, first dig your own grave, then come out and dare to fight us. You will see who will be the last man standing and if your ...

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Court battle over Sizwe Kupelo benefits

The Eastern Cape health department has instituted legal proceedings against its spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, after scrapping benefits he had been enjoying for performing the duties of a spin doctor for various health MECs between 2009 and 2019, ...
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Queen’s College holds reunion in 166th year

In a heartwarming display of camaraderie and nostalgia, more than a hundred former pupils of Queen’s College ...

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Wind down with The Hyacinth Wild in EL this Friday

Alt-rock folk band The Hyacinth Wild have been tripping across the Eastern Cape, performing intimate shows in ...

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BREAKING | East London schools to close amid scholar transport shutdown threat

Several East London schools will shut their doors on Thursday in anticipation of the planned shutdown by scholar ...

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Plea to scholar transport operators to reconsider strike

The Eastern Cape transport department on Wednesday evening pleaded with angry Eastern Cape scholar operators to ...

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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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Ramaphosa urges workers to ensure ANC outright majority

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on workers to ensure the ANC gets an outright majority at the polls later this ...

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Fake post about deadly Covid strain is misleading, says health department

The health department has dismissed social media reports of a new Covid variant, and asked the public to ignore this ...

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Arrest landlords who house undocumented people: Faith Mazibuko

Gauteng community safety MEC Faith Mazibuko has warned residents who have undocumented migrants that when police that ...

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Zuma 'a wolf in a sheep's skin': Mbeki reflects on 30 years of freedom

Mbeki questioned why Zuma would be part of attempts to render ineffective Sars which was responsible for the majority ...

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Fraud case of health department spokesperson Kupelo transferred to specialised commercial ...

The matric certificate fraud case of Eastern Cape health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo has been transferred to ...

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BCM temporarily suspends controversial overtime policy

After nearly being thrown into turmoil by a potentially crippling strike, Buffalo City Metro has decided to ...

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Farmer shot dead, 200 animals stolen as stock thieves run riot in Mthatha and Tsolo

Stock farmers in Mthatha and Tsolo are under siege with more than 200 animals stolen last week, a stock owner gunned ...

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Visiting specialists restore dignity to children

Two of SA’s top paediatric surgeons were at Frere Hospital last week to repair complex congenital defects in children ...

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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 ...

Unpaid state pensioners deserved better treatment

One of the biggest advantages of a secure job is not just being able to pay for your monthly expenses, but also knowing that every month a small amount is ...

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In the 16th episode of the 'Arena Sports Show', presenter Clauiee Grace Mpanza, regular guests Sizwe ‘Click Click Bang’ Mabena and Mahlatse Mphahlele are joined by Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend Fani ‘Didiza’ Madida to discuss the ...

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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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If BCM's town planning unit does not sharpen up, construction companies will migrate to municipalities that don’t take ...

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

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New era on hand for BT Ngebs

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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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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Alt-rock folk band The Hyacinth Wild have been tripping across the Eastern Cape, performing intimate shows in ...

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Hyundai has launched a Nano Cooling Film that cools hot car interiors far more effectively than conventional window ...

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Used cars in Q1 2024 were cheaper than ...

Over the past few years the used car market has slowly been returning to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic turned the ...

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Prime Circle to rock East London with new ...

One of SA’s top rock bands, Prime Circle, is coming to East London on Wednesday with their new sound and fresh ...

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Jaguar has announced its full transition to electric vehicles starting in 2025. To mark the end of its era in internal ...

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

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Nato drills in Finland are provocative, ...

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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A late goal from Lwanda Mbanjwa left Chippa United fans stunned at the Buffalo City Stadium as Swallows claimed a 2-1 ...

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Swallows stun Chippa at Buffalo City ...

A late goal from Lwanda Mbanjwa left Chippa United fans stunned at the Buffalo City Stadium as Swallows claimed a 2-1 ...

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Mabasa, Mofokeng star as Orlando Pirates ...

Tshegofatso Mabasa and Relebohile Mofokeng were the stars of the show as Orlando Pirates turned on the heat against ...

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‘Life can be so cruel’: boxing community ...

The fight fraternity has reacted with shock to the news that South African boxing legend Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto” ...

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Aston Martin seek review of Alonso's ...

Formula One stewards summoned Aston Martin and Ferrari to a hearing after the British-based team sought a 'right of ...

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Sundowns boss ‘Mokwena lied through his ...

TS Galaxy have threatened legal action against Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena over his post-match comments ...

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Ramović dismisses Mokwena’s claim Mongae ...

TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramović has strongly dismissed suggestions that Orebotse Mongae deliberately hurt Mamelodi ...

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Van der Dussen shock omission as Walter ...

Rassie van der Dussen was a shock omission from the Proteas squad named for the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

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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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Injuries hamper SA team in Mandela Boxing ...

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

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Cafu on brink of fighting for two world ...

Duncan Village boxing phenomenon Phumelela Cafu will probably challenge for two world titles if he wins his mandatory ...

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Hem wins Eastern Cape boxing title

Young boxing talent Siyabulela Hem may have pushed veteran boxer Luthando Mbumbulwana into retirement after forcing ...