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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 transport operators. The schools have advised parents to ...

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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 revisit their plans of embarking on ...

Sport

Rugby prop ‘stripped naked during Kariega bottle store rampage’

Chaotic scenes unfolded at a Kariega bottle store when a well-known rugby player allegedly knocked bottles of liquor off the shelves, threw a ...

Politics

KSD out to attract investors after paying R165m ...

Despite the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local municipality being flagged “financially and administratively” dysfunctional, municipal bosses remain upbeat about the authority’s chances of attracting big investors. This is despite the municipality ...
Entertainment

Prime Circle to rock East London with new frontman

One of SA’s top rock bands, Prime Circle, is coming to East London on Wednesday with their new sound and fresh frontman, Gavin Edwards. In December 2023, their fans were devastated when it was announced that former lead singer Ross Learmonth had ...
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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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OFF TRACK | ‘Oceanators’ respond to call to create Reef surf reserve

Nahoon “oceanators” — people who love the coastal reserve area — are coming together as a community to apply for the ...

Boxing Mecca

Injury woes in Chippa camp for Swallows game

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

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OFF TRACK | Gran surfers lend campaign 5,600 years of life experience

Women who have seen and done the impossible, and who have discovered the youthful joy of surfing, are joining the ...

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Ramaphosa to honour writer and journalist Nontando ‘Noni’ Jabavu

Legendary Eastern Cape writer and journalist Nontando “Noni” Jabavu will be honoured posthumously with the Order of ...

Politics

Taxi operators fuming over nonpayment by MK Party, EFF

With campaigning gaining momentum before the hotly contested May 29 election, two political parties in the Eastern ...

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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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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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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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Transport minister happy with progress of Sanral road projects in Buffalo City

Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has assessed the South African National Roads Agency’s (Sanral) R3bn road ...