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April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG DIGITAL

WATCH: Civil society calls for Zuma to step down

Civil society leaders, academics and ANC veterans gathered at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on Wednesday to urge South Africans to…

April 6, 2016 · 0 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

Angry pupils protest over state of schools

The struggle for better allocation of resources to improve school conditions continued in the Eastern Cape yesterday when thousands of…

April 5, 2016 · 0 Comments · BIANCA CAPAZORIO

WATCH: Opposition demand Baleka step down from presiding over debate

Opposition parties have called on Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete to recuse herself from presiding over today’s debate…

April 1, 2016 · 0 Comments · QAANITAH HUNTER

ANC’s top brass mull judgment

The ANC’s top six leaders yesterday held an urgent meeting at Luthuli House to discuss the outcomes and implications of…

March 31, 2016 · 1 Comments · TMG DIGITAL

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March 31, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

WATCH: Live stream of the Constitutional Court judgment on Nkandla

Watch the live feed from the constitutional court as a judgement is handed down following the EFF and DA’s application…

March 31, 2016 · 0 Comments · SIPHO MASOMBUKA

Watch Malema applauded as he gets his degree

A rousing applause reverberated across the University of South Africa’s ZK Mathews hall as Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema…

March 30, 2016 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

Watch: Running for a King-sized cause

Running for a cause is what has inspired Frances Smith to enter the 2016 Comrades Marathon scheduled between Pietermaritzburg and…

March 24, 2016 · 0 Comments · THE HERALD

WATCH: CCTV footage of PE service station robbery

The Herald has obtained exclusive footage of a robbery that took place at the Shell Service Station in South End,…

March 24, 2016 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

Businessman gives shoes to Duncan Village pupils

Restoring the dignity of impoverished children through simple acts such as providing proper shoes is what Nkosinathi Sikobi strives to…

March 21, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

WATCH: BCM offices now dump site

Buffalo City Metro is dumping tons of Duncan Village domestic waste on its own doorstep.

March 18, 2016 · 1 Comments · ZINE GEORGE and RAY HARTLE

WATCH: ‘Courageous’ Jonas lauded, takes veiled swipe over ‘compromised leadership’

Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas received a hero’s welcome in East London yesterday, with politicians and business leaders coming out…

March 17, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

‘We are not run by Guptas’ says Mbalula‚ refusing to comment on the issue

Sports minister Fikile Mbalula has refused to comment on the Gupta issue saying “I owe nobody an explanation“.

March 17, 2016 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

Good Samaritan goes all out for church and EL couple

Retired construction worker Peggy Mali has used her expertise to build a temporary structure for an elderly couple and six permanent…

March 16, 2016 · 1 Comments · ASANDA NINI

SACP died with Hani, says Vavi

Former Cosatu leader Zwelinzima Vavi took a swipe at the South African Communist Party‚ saying the party died in 1993 when…

March 16, 2016 · 1 Comments · ZINGISA MVUMVU

Tete now eyeing two new titles

Next up for Mdantsane boxing hero Zolani “Last Born” Tete is the WBO world championship – and then a title unification…

March 15, 2016 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Cheer up, Cinderella – you shall go to the ball!

There are fairy godmothers at work in East London who, with a flash of fairy dust and twirl of their…

March 15, 2016 · 0 Comments · ASANDA NINI and SILUSAPHO NYANDA

WATCH: It is cold very within the ANC, says Vavi

Former Cosatu General secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the notion that it is cold outside the ANC is misplaced.

March 14, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

SA sprinter Wayde van Niekerk makes history

South African sprinting sensation Wayde van Niekerk has made sprinting history by becoming the first man in history to run the…

March 14, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

Video of man intentionally knocking over delivery man in apparent racial attack going viral

A video clip showing a white man in a bakkie recording himself intentionally knocking down a black pizza delivery man…

March 12, 2016 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

WATCH – TOO LITTLE TOO LATE: R464m may not help many dying miners

The landmark payment of R464-million by mining giant Anglo American may be too little too late for many former Eastern…

March 11, 2016 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

No water to drink other than from the toilets

Close to 200 Buffalo City families have been reduced to drinking water from dirty public toilets since thieves broke the connections…

March 10, 2016 · 0 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

WATCH: Nehawu picket over new MPL

The ANC in the Eastern Cape has been accused by its alliance partner – The National Health and Allied Workers…

March 5, 2016 · 0 Comments · RAY HARTLE

Somyo calls for high levels of discipline

Eastern Cape MEC for finance and planning Sakhumzi Somyo tabled a R69.485-billion provincial budget yesterday which points to the start of…

March 4, 2016 · 1 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Watch: Terrified worker bitten in vicious pitbull attack

A road construction worker yesterday told how he fought off a pitbull dog as it viciously attacked him.

March 3, 2016 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

WATCH: House of hope and shelter

Nonkululeko Maneli’s home may be old and shabby, but to 13 tots younger than five, that’s where they find love…

March 1, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

ANC majority in Parliament sees Zuma breeze through no-confidence vote

A motion of no-confidence brought against President Jacob Zuma by the opposition Democratic Alliance was defeated by 225 votes to…

February 25, 2016 · 2 Comments · SIMTHANDILE FORD

Metro workers call for promotion

Thousands of Buffalo City Metro employees yesterday marched to the East London City Hall demanding that all 5600 municipal workers…

February 24, 2016 · 0 Comments · DISPATCHLIVE

WATCH: Budget Speech 2016

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is delivering his budget speech this afternoon. Watch the live stream here and join BDFM editor-in-chief Peter…

February 23, 2016 · 1 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Workers want safety gear before collecting trash

Buffalo City Metro solid waste department employees are allegedly staging a sit-in and refusing to work.

February 20, 2016 · 0 Comments · VUVU VENA

Ex-miner delights in role as Mr Fix-it

A former miner who knows his way around a toolbox is the only wheelchair mechanic in the Eastern Cape public…

February 19, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

Amputee teaches skills to disabled

A right-handed right arm amputee, who recently completed a fine arts degree using his left hand, has given Duncan Village’s…

February 18, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Joy for destitute pupil as he receives keys to a new home

A Destitute young man orphaned at an early age was yesterday handed the keys to his new house thanks to…

February 13, 2016 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Video: School without teachers

Mathumbu Senior Secondary School is arguably one of the worst high schools in the Eastern Cape.

February 11, 2016 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

New museum exhibit sheds light on KWT’s untold tales

Untold stories about the struggles that led to freedom in the history of King William’s Town and surrounding areas will…

February 9, 2016 · 1 Comments · MBALI TANANA

Reaching out to homeless

Reuniting homeless people with their families has led Busisiwe Papiyana to leave her job as an auditor and devote her…

February 9, 2016 · 0 Comments · RAY HARTLE

Rich tapestry of celebrations

The somberness of traditional prayers and hymns, the pomp and ceremony of academia and the unadulterated joy of celebrating life’s…

February 4, 2016 · 0 Comments · Gugu Phandle

VIDEO: EFF’s call to ban Gupta media unacceptable – Sanef

The SA National Editors’ Forum on Thursday expressed concern over EFF leader Julius Malema’s intimidation of journalists who worked for…

January 30, 2016 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

VIDEO: BCM urged to solve tip fire hazard

Residents of Amalinda’s Stoney Drift area yesterday called on Buffalo City Metro (BCM) to stop the burning of the dumpsite.

January 28, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Missing children found – swimming in river

A massive search for three missing Keiskammahoek boys was called off at noon yesterday when they were found swimming and…

January 27, 2016 · 0 Comments · SILUSAPHO NYANDA

Cellphone OTT services – BCM residents speak out

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpO777Pk2nM&w=450&h=350] Buffalo City residents are not happy with MTN and Vodacom’s desire to charge over-the-top (OTT) services such as…

January 27, 2016 · 0 Comments · BIANCA CAPAZORIO

Mobile networks at odds over bid to regulate free call services

Mobile operator Cell C has come out swinging at its competitors, saying Vodacom and MTN’s attempts to have “over the…

January 25, 2016 · 0 Comments · ROSS ROCHE

Ironman champs reign again

It was a record-breaking day for the defending champions as South Africa’s Matt Trautman and Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow reigned…

January 23, 2016 · 0 Comments · ASANDA NINI

‘10 Madodas’ crush crime

A group dubbed “10 Madodas” have been hailed as the heroes of a small Keiskammahoek village after they helped uncover…

January 21, 2016 · 1 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Hundreds honour murdered minister

ST George’s Presbyterian Church minister the Reverend Clifford “Wally” Leeuw will be buried tomorrow in the Maitland cemetery in Cape…

January 20, 2016 · 0 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

Taxing times with transport for recipients of RDP homes

Hundreds of families who for years endured leaking shacks were finally moved into their newly built RDP houses at Rainbow…

January 19, 2016 · 0 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

Outreach turns to becomes ANC rally

A government event to address problems affecting farm workers in the Eastern Cape turned out to be an ANC campaign…

January 15, 2016 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Video: Parents demand school be built close to their homes

Schooling was disrupted for pupils from Bhongweni and Fort Grey yesterday when angry parents removed them from scholar transport buses.

January 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

Big dreams as pupils celebrate

Tears of joy and disappointment were just some of the emotions shown by East London matriculants who received their results…

January 6, 2016 · 4 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Huge cracks in ground at homes

Residents of Nompumelelo township claim their homes are in danger of collapsing due to construction work at Beacon Bay Crossing.

January 5, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

Residents fight off ‘rats the size of cats’

Residents are fed-up over huge rats, vagrants and smelly rubbish plaguing a street in East London’s Southernwood after a property…

December 23, 2015 · 0 Comments · News24Wire

King Dalindyebo will spend Christmas at home – family

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo and his family were in high spirits last night, hours before he was scheduled to present…

December 23, 2015 · 0 Comments · LULAMILE FENI and ABONGILE MGAQELWA

King Dalindyebo’s Great Place deserted

Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s Bumbane Great Place, about 50km from Mthatha, was deserted yesterday.

December 15, 2015 · 0 Comments · SILUSAPHO NYANDA

VIDEO: EL speaks out about finance

East London residents have aired their views on the finance ministry debacle.

December 12, 2015 · 1 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI, ASANDA NINI AND BARBARA HOLLANDS

VIDEO: Top wedding

ANC bigwigs and high-profile celebs donned their glad rags and rolled up in style to East London’s society wedding of…

December 11, 2015 · 2 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Tough laws needed for illegal circumcision

Deputy Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Obed Bapela called for the strengthening of laws to punish those illegally…

December 9, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Mysterious Christmas tree ‘a ray of light’

A mysterious Christmas tree has cropped up on Nahoon Reef Drive, bringing a quirky festive spirit to motorists driving to…

December 8, 2015 · 0 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

City deputy’s stepson held for burglary

The stepson of Buffalo City Metro’s deputy mayor Xola Pakati was arrested early on Saturday morning with two others in…

December 8, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Video feature to enhance news

Now that the Daily Dispatch has settled into its modern new Beacon Bay building, it is appropriate to offer readers…

December 2, 2015 · 3 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

New hostel of death victim

Another Eastern Cape man was murdered at Umlazi’s notorious Glebelands hostel yesterday morning.

November 28, 2015 · 1 Comments · ARETHA LINDEN

VIDEO: Shoppers in ‘Black Friday’ frenzy

Shopping centres in East London were crowded yesterday as shoppers took advantage of “Black Friday” bargains.

November 27, 2015 · 0 Comments · ARETHA LINDEN

VIDEO: Four inmates hurt in prison bakkie crash

Four prison inmates were seriously injured when the bakkie in which they were travelling veered off the road and crashed…

November 26, 2015 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

OUR LOCAL HEROES: Samaritans’ turn to be pampered

THE Daily Dispatch, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, honoured 12 local heroes at a gala dinner at The Venue@Hemingways…

November 21, 2015 · 2 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Video: E Cape’s grisly toll in KZN hostel killings

Dozens of men with Eastern Cape roots have been slain in the ongoing hostel violence in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) which has…

November 19, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Centre a vibey hub for foodies

Beacon Bay Crossing is fast becoming a culinary hub in the city with two restaurants having opened in the last…

November 12, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Zahara thanks Dispatch after latest album success

Afropop sensation Zahara yesterday presented an award to the Daily Dispatch to show appreciation for the media coverage of her…

November 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

VIDEO: Dlakavu reaching for the stars

Afikile Dlakavu from East London is one of six unsigned artists from around South Africa who has made it to…

November 9, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Residents of Gonubie fight crime together

Community minded Gonubie residents are tackling crime head-on with a new late-night neighbourhood watch called Gonubie Protect.

November 2, 2015 · 2 Comments · SAM MKOKELI

Video: Motlanthe says alliance is dead

The Tripartite Alliance is dead and whoever believes otherwise is delusional, former president Kgalema Motlanthe said this weekend.

October 27, 2015 · 17 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

DISGRACEFUL: Rampaging Fort Hare students go on looting spree

The #FeesMustFall student protest took an angry turn at the University of Fort Hare when hundreds of students broke into…

October 22, 2015 · 7 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA, ZINE GEORGE and ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

1976 RELOADED

Violent protests erupted in East London yesterday, bringing the CBD to a standstill as students blockaded city streets.

October 21, 2015 · 1 Comments · JAN-JAN JOUBERT, DAVID MACGREGOR, ADRIENNE CARLISLE, MIKE LOEWE and SIPHE MACANDA

Big standoff in fees row

All eyes will be on Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene today to see where he will find the money to pay…

October 19, 2015 · 1 Comments · ADRIENNE CARLISLE

VIDEO: Students close down Rhodes University

There has been a total academic shutdown at Rhodes as students protest.

October 13, 2015 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Four-day search ends in joy

An 18-year-old mentally disturbed teen from Gonubie who also suffers from epilepsy was yesterday found safe by police after having…

October 2, 2015 · 1 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

VIDEO: DA to press charges against UFH’s Somniso

The DA will press criminal charges against University of Fort Hare registrar Professor Mike Somniso for allegedly inciting violence against…

September 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

VIDEO: Kohler reaches out to needy

A bible study meeting 17 years ago was the starting point of Bless a Child, an initiative that collects clothes…

September 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · ARETHA LINDEN

VIDEO: ECDC workers want more

Operations at the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) were brought to a standstill yesterday morning as workers downed tools to…

September 10, 2015 · 1 Comments · JAN-JAN JOUBERT

VIDEO: Defiant Juju thrown out of parliament

EFF leader Julius Malema was last night forcibly ejected from parliament by 16 bouncers after he refused to retract calling…

September 8, 2015 · 1 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

VIDEO: Things moving nicely along for Nete – thanks to readers

Daily Dispatch readers have rallied to the aid of a Cambridge township woman suffering from a blood circulation disorder, Ischaemia.

September 3, 2015 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

VIDEO: Woman in desperate need of help

Four years ago, Zanele Nete, 29, supported herself as a fruit picker in the Western Cape, but a debilitating disease…

September 2, 2015 · 1 Comments · DAVID MACGREGOR

VIDEO: Tensions mount at Rhodes

Tension is mounting between the Black Student Movement (BSM) and Rhodes University over allegations that transformation was not happening fast…

September 1, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

VIDEO: Starstruck Binx in awe after pre-US Open gig

Being mobbed for her photograph is the stuff of dreams for East London singer/songwriter Binx Buys, who performed at a…

September 1, 2015 · 0 Comments · RDM News Wire

VIDEO: Ticket to fame for Joburg metro cop

A Johannesburg driver’s video of a cheeky exchange between himself and a metro cop quickly went viral on Facebook.

August 27, 2015 · 3 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

VIDEO: BCM orders work to cease at hotel, mall project

Work at the Beacon Bay Crossing hotel and mall has been ordered to stop because there are has no Buffalo…

August 25, 2015 · 1 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

VIDEO: Racism fight at SA varsities intensifies

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) said it was looking at establishing committees to “fight racism” across South…

August 21, 2015 · 3 Comments · ZINE GEORGE

Video: ‘Stop the rot’ say ANC cadres

East London’s city centre came to a standstill at midday yesterday when close to 1000 angry Buffalo City Metro ANC members…

August 20, 2015 · 0 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

VIDEO: Holomisa warns protests may lead to a revolt

United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has warned the state to avoid dismissing the implications of the current service…

August 18, 2015 · 1 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

Does SA need electoral reform?

Brigalia Bam, Bantu Holomisa, Nompumelelo Runji and William Gumede were in conversation as to weather South Africa is in need…

July 31, 2015 · 0 Comments · DDR

VIDEO: Bringing the gift of sight

Wife’s illness alerts man to car guard’s plight

July 28, 2015 · 0 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

Video: Pothole nightmare causes havoc for cars after rains

Cars are slamming into new potholes in East London’s suburbs. The metro was pelted with 80mm of rain over the weekend,…

July 23, 2015 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

LOCAL HEROES: Couple gives back to community

A compassionate couple who adopted a community at a dumpsite as their family in Stoney Drift near Amalinda have been…

July 23, 2015 · 0 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

VIDEO- Jonas: SA needs to encourage business

Mcebisi Jonas returned to the Eastern Cape this week to blame inefficiency for holding back the South African economy.

July 20, 2015 · 0 Comments · DAVID MACGREGOR

VIDEO: Shark attacks surfer at J-Bay contest

Thousands of spectators watched in horror yesterday when Australian world surfing champion Mick Fanning was attacked by a large shark…

July 17, 2015 · 0 Comments · ANDREW STONE

Video: Blazing Wild Coast trails in comfort

Some vehicles are more suited to adventure motoring than others. Take modern day SUVs for example.

July 16, 2015 · 0 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

VIDEO- Audience told: tripartite alliance has lost its way

The tripartite alliance has lost its way – the ANC is unlikely to change its current course, a split in…

July 14, 2015 · 0 Comments · DDR

VIDEO: Race, Class and Power

Mazibuko Jara was in conversation with Steven Friedman about his new book, Race, Class and Power: Harold Wolpe and the…

July 8, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

Play on Mandela childhood fills writer’s lifelong dream

It was a life-long dream to produce a play about South Africa’s rich history that motivated producer Jenine Collocott to…

July 7, 2015 · 0 Comments · DDR

‘Battle of the Sexes’ in pictures

Producer Aubrey Silinyana has done a live recording of The Battle of the Sexes – a play on the battle…

July 6, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Bringing the 1860s back to life on video

Filmmaker Aubrey Silinyana will be recording his latest project at the Guild Theatre on Monday.

July 2, 2015 · 8 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Watch villagers brutally assault a man accused of stock theft

A video showing a vicious assault on an Eastern Cape man who died as a result of his injuries has…

July 1, 2015 · 1 Comments · DDR

Daily Dispatch reporters win top national awards

Daily Dispatch reporters scooped two top awards for investigative journalism at the prestigious Standard Bank Sikuvile awards.

June 24, 2015 · 2 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Health hazard as rubbish piles up

Residents of Nompumelelo township near East London’s pristine suburb of Beacon Bay are fuming over uncollected rubbish which they claim…

June 24, 2015 · 3 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

Video: Cops block streets in pay demand

Buffalo City’s law enforcement officers took to the streets yesterday demanding allowances they say they are due.

June 23, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Video: Mother over moon to win new Peugeot

Champagne corks flew yesterday as the Daily Dispatch Win-a-Car competition winner Pamela Jacobs received the keys of her gleaming new…

June 23, 2015 · 1 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Mother over moon to win new Peugeot

Champagne corks flew yesterday as the Daily Dispatch Win-a-Car competition winner Pamela Jacobs received the keys of her gleaming new…

June 22, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Limpopo father in search of happiness dies in Scenery Park

An Afrikaner who led his wife and two children on a trek from Limpopo to East London in pursuit of…

June 17, 2015 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA

VIDEO: EL girl adds her voice to Africa’s kids

Eastern Cape children’s ambassador Asisipho Peter was among hundreds of pupils from across Africa invited to highlight the plight of…

June 11, 2015 · 1 Comments · DDR

Video: Youth month – meaningful or an empty gesture?

To make youth month truly meaningful Afrika Mhlophe says the country needs to visibly move away from sentimentalism and shift…

June 11, 2015 · 1 Comments · Ross Roche

VIDEO: Watch hockey player slap umpire

Former South Africa hockey player Reece Basson, who hit an umpire during match in East London two weeks ago, will…

June 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

PHOTO GALLERY: Horses helping to heal children

Once terrified of horses, a group of children with special needs will be in their first riding show on Saturday.

June 6, 2015 · 3 Comments · ZINE GEORGE, SIPHE MACANDA and ASANDA NINI

VIDEO: Day of the long knives at BCM

The Buffalo City Metro (BCM) executive underwent the first round of a major overhaul with the new leaders only learning…

June 5, 2015 · 0 Comments · SIYA BOYA

Caregiver accused of assaulting old lady back in court next month

Ncediswa Mkenkcele‚ the 40-year-old frail care nurse accused of assaulting an elderly woman at an East London old age home…

June 5, 2015 · 0 Comments · MAWANDE MVUMVU

Video: Club suspends player for striking umpire

United Hockey club player Reece Basson has been suspended for five games by his club, with an additional penalty of community…

May 28, 2015 · 3 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

Video: Fani wins the fifth round

Andile Fani, Buffalo City Metro’s municipal manager, has won the fifth round in his battle to avoid suspension by mayor Zukiswa…

May 21, 2015 · 0 Comments · sino

Video: Two killed in head-on train crash

A passenger train and goods train collided head-on just outside King William’s Town yesterday, killing two people and injuring dozens.

May 20, 2015 · 1 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: Homeboy gospel rapper up for first award

Local Christian rapper Incense has been nominated in the best hip hop/R&B category for the inaugural Mzansi Gospel Awards (MGA).

May 18, 2015 · 0 Comments · DDR

VIDEO: Caregiver assaults 84-year-old EL granny

Two weeks ago, we published a story about a caregiver caught beating 84-year-old Hope Shepherd, a chronically ill pensioner at…

May 12, 2015 · 2 Comments · KEITH GOTTSCHALK

Jury still out on Maimane’s potential for greatness

Helen Zille’s strategy was to stay on as the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s largest opposition party,…

May 11, 2015 · 1 Comments · ZINE GEORGE and SIPHE MACANDA

Video: Maimane new DA leader

A black cashier’s son from Soweto and a white farmer from Bedford in the Eastern Cape have been elected as…

May 1, 2015 · 4 Comments · DDR

Video :Chaos at May Day rally

Proceedings of the May Day celebrations continued under police guard at Mdantsane’s Sisa Dukashe this afternoon. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqoAGmGus5w&w=530&h=350] It was…

April 29, 2015 · 2 Comments · ARETHA LINDEN

Video: On his feet for first time

A human miracle involving the goodwill of churchgoers and German medical expertise freely given has given a Duncan Village teen…

April 29, 2015 · 0 Comments · MBALI TANANA and BONGAN FUZILE

VIDEO: Africans walk united in city march

Hundreds of people from all walks of life yesterday joined the “say no to xenophobia” march in East London.

April 25, 2015 · 0 Comments · RAY HARTLE

VIDEO: Professor seeks to challenge us

Artist, academic, linguist, poet, sculptor, social commentator, writer. Perusing Professor Pitika Ntuli’s biography is a breathless undertaking. He spent 32…

April 23, 2015 · 1 Comments · ZINE GEORGE

VIDEO: Collapsed toilets to be replaced

Amathole district municipality (ADM) mayor Nomasikizi Khonza has admitted its multimillion-rand toilet project has had a shaky start, but said…

April 22, 2015 · 0 Comments · SIYA MITI

VIDEO: Frustration fuels protest and violence

Xenophobic attacks and the call to remove colonial statues signify frustration linked to economic exclusion, speakers at the 100th University…

April 15, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: Rapper Ifani’s solid gold plan for second release

From rapping about making a milli to winning a South African Music Award (Sama), rapper Ifani is now aiming for…

April 14, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: DJ brings the house down with hit single

East London DJ Mobi Dixon’s hit single City Rains has become the biggest house song in the country.

April 9, 2015 · 1 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

Anger as officials’ funds frozen

Bhisho has frozen funds meant for hundreds of Eastern Cape education officials amid allegations of a “missing” R13-million.

April 8, 2015 · 9 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE and SIPHE MACANDA

R631m tender toilets collapse

Only one Siyenza toilet out of 83 in Hoyi Village outside Peddie is still relatively upright.

April 2, 2015 · 4 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

Kings delighted over new luxury cars

The department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs yesterday handed over two luxury SUVs to Eastern Cape traditional leaders.

April 1, 2015 · 1 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

DA slams Siyenza ‘smash-and-grab’

While the Amathole District Municipality mayor celebrated new toilets with one community near Ngqamakhwe a week ago, a farmer in…

March 28, 2015 · 1 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Top jazz artist in EL for live recording, workshop

Renowned jazz pianist Andile Yenana arrived in East London yesterday for a live recording, as well as to share some…

March 27, 2015 · 0 Comments · Gugu Phandle

VIDEO: BCM comes under fire over water leakage

The Buffalo City Metro (BCM) has been accused of wasting huge amounts of water by failing to fix a hydrant,…

March 20, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Legendary Rebecca may call it a day

Formidable journalist and former Sunday Times editor, Ken Owen, 80, has died of cancer. Tributes from journalists flowed in yesterday.

March 19, 2015 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

VIDEO: Unpacking EC’s rural strategy

Rural Development and Agrarian Reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane was discussing his policy speech with Daily Dispatch editor Bongani Siqoko.

March 18, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Top honours for six brave officers

The courage of six Eastern Cape police officers who rescued eight children trapped by raging floodwaters has been recognised by…

March 17, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: World stage for SA duo

Electronic rap duo PHFAT, who recently returned from their second Australian tour, will be bringing their music to East London…

March 17, 2015 · 0 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

Traumatised victims speak out

Two traumatised Mdantsane men caught on the frontline of gangsterism in Mdantsane have spoken about the aftermath of a Saturday…

March 16, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

SPECIAL REPORT: Drug money at heart of DV gang culture

The life of a Duncan Village gangster has one of only four endings: commit crime and “win”, go to jail,…

March 16, 2015 · 1 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

PHOTO GALLERY: GANGLAND TERROR RAGES

Two-year-old Singalakha Ndamane from Duncan Village survived a bullet in a volley sprayed into the community by drug-fuelled gangsters fighting…

March 14, 2015 · 1 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

Residents tell different story

ANC MP Jackson Mthembu told parliament this week that so far more than 7000 toilets had been built by the…

March 14, 2015 · 5 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

VIDEO: Lid blown off toilet company

Siyenza Group, the politically-connected “company” that was awarded a R631-million contract to build thousands of toilets for villages of a…

March 11, 2015 · 2 Comments · SAPA

VIDEO: No arrests in SABC mugging

No arrests have been made yet following the mugging of SABC journalists outside Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on…

March 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · MESULI ZIFO

Tete bout on cards for UFH centenary celebrations

Zolani Tete’s next fight could be held at the University of Fort Hare to celebrate the institution’s centenary.

March 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · MESULI ZIFO

VIDEO: Hero’s welcome for Tete

Traffic came to a standstill in East London as throngs of people welcomed world boxing champion Zolani Tete back from his…

March 4, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: Cellist to enthrall local pupils

A marriage of words and sounds will come to life this Friday when “The Ha!man” comes to East London.

February 27, 2015 · 24 Comments · LOYISO MPALANTSHANE

Saba dies from injuries

Popular radio DJ Saba Mbixane’s grief stricken family said they had accepted “God’s will” following his death yesterday.

February 26, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

Parents, pupils protest over scholar transport

Boulders and tree stumps blockaded the busy R72 yesterday morning as parents and pupils from Tsholomnqa High School protested over…

February 23, 2015 · 1 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

Video: Going to school a risky ride

In a desperate bid to get to school, thousands of Eastern Cape pupils are risking their lives travelling in overloaded and…

February 17, 2015 · 0 Comments · ANDILE NDLOVU

VIDEO: So see how you like it!

What happens when a trio of young, black, and tjatjarag photographers flip the script and go around Cape Town’’s Camps…

February 10, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

VIDEO: African music maestro to play solo

An indigenous instrument player from East London who has toured the world with the Sibikwa Africa Indigenous Orchestra is set…

February 7, 2015 · 0 Comments · MESULI ZIFO

Video: ‘Nomeva’goes from rags to riches

What started as just another day in a makeshift boxing gymnasium while his passion was consumed by rugby has now…

February 5, 2015 · 0 Comments · BONGANI MAGASELA

DV fighter pockets PBL prize

Winning the Premier Boxing League is just an introduction to big-time boxing, says Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni, who was crowned the…

February 4, 2015 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Christian singers off to US for talent showcase

THE angelic voices of two Gonubie Christian High School pupils have landed them a spot to compete in an international…

February 3, 2015 · 5 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

VIDEO: Man fights off late night ATM robbers

A few days after being stabbed and robbed by two assailants as he was drawing money from an East London…

January 31, 2015 · 3 Comments · ARETHA LINDEN

Friesland shakes best in SA

When a young Kishore Cassiram from Durban bought Friesland Milk Bar in East London he never anticipated it would be…

January 30, 2015 · 0 Comments · SAPA

De Kock gets parole

One of the apartheid regime’s most notorious killers, former Vlakplaas commander Eugene De Kock, was granted parole.

January 29, 2015 · 4 Comments · ASANDA NINI

VIDEO: DG DENIED BAIL

Newly appointed Eastern Cape administration head, director-general (DG) Dr Loyiso Mbabane, could not hold his tears when the East London…

January 24, 2015 · 1 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

VIDEO: City on the rise

A four-star hotel that forms part of a R350-million city development is being built on a man-made hill with views…

January 22, 2015 · 0 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

The tale of two contrasting schools – Ready at one, chaos at other

Contrasting “back to school” scenes played themselves out yesterday at two East London schools just a few kilometres apart as…

January 15, 2015 · 0 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

VIDEO: Close-up film of great white

Rare footage of a 4m-plus long great white shark cruising inquisitively below and around divers, a ski-boat and three fishing…

January 9, 2015 · 1 Comments · SAPA

French police chase two suspects near Paris, hostage taking reported

French police are chasing two suspects some 40 kilometres north-east of Paris in the manhunt for the killers of 12…

January 8, 2015 · 3 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

VIDEO: Top EC pupil not deterred by hurdles

Tough rural conditions, limited study resources and sharing school grounds with goats did not deter St James Senior Secondary School…

January 7, 2015 · 3 Comments · VUVU VENA

Top matrics from opposite schooling systems

Two Eastern Cape matriculants from opposite ends of the schooling spectrum have been named South Africa’s top maths and science…

December 12, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Video: Concerts to promote and provide jobs for top artists

Music lovers are in for a treat when the Eastern Cape Music concert series kicks off on Sunday at the…

December 4, 2014 · 2 Comments · TimesLive

VIDEO: Soul singer Lulu Dikana dies, tributes pour in

Lulu Dikana was the only local musician who was chosen to accompany John Legend on his All of Me tour. Her label,…

November 22, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Video: Naima set to groove at party

LELILANGA hit-maker Naima Kay will perform some of her latest tracks from her new album Ngiyavuma when she performs today …

November 21, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: UK indie band brings their lively vibe to EL

UK band The Curious Incident is set to rock East London next week when they perform in the city as…

November 20, 2014 · 0 Comments · LULAMILE FENI

VIDEO: Eastern Cape mourns 12 killed in Nigeria

The funeral service for Ponko Masiba, the editor-in-chief of Let’s Praise Magazine and a former Daily Dispatch photographer who died…

November 18, 2014 · 3 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

Video: Pandemonium at EFF headquarters

Disgruntled members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) stormed the party’s Eastern Cape headquarters yesterday and announced a new leadership…

November 15, 2014 · 8 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

Video: Yengeni, find me a job

The man who tampered with police dockets to protect and shield ANC heavyweight Tony Yengeni from going to jail for…

November 14, 2014 · 0 Comments · sino

Yengeni, find me a job

THE MAN who tampered with police dockets to protect and shield ANC heavyweight Tony Yengeni from going to jail for…

November 14, 2014 · 0 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE and MAMELA GOWA

VIDEO: Tempest victims count the cost

EASTERN Cape residents have been left counting the cost of the violent storm that wreaked havoc and left hundreds of…

November 10, 2014 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

VIDEO: Dispatch scoops top awards

Daily Dispatch reporters scooped the top award for investigative journalism at the prestigious Vodacom Journalist of The Year national finals…

November 8, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Video: Still ‘all that jazz’ at age of 84

EIGHTY-FOUR years old and still a performer, Samuel Tshiyembe is passionate about jazz.

November 5, 2014 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

Running for a dream

Around 4000 enthusiastic runners and walkers of all ages, braved the cool and somewhat damp weather to take part in…

October 30, 2014 · 0 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

VIDEO: Storyteller selected to attend UK conference

Nompucuko Zakaza, a Xhosa folk storyteller, has been selected as one of five South Africans to attend a cultural management…

October 29, 2014 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Video: Local storyteller, poet takes Xhosa tales to UK

Nompucuko Zakaza, a local storyteller, poet and author who has been chosen as one six storytellers from around the country…

October 24, 2014 · 5 Comments · SAPA

VIDEO: Malema won’t apologise after altercation: EFF

EFF leader Julius Malema will not apologise for shoving and allegedly swearing at a man in a Limpopo fast-food outlet,…

October 23, 2014 · 0 Comments · SIBUSISO MRAJI

Video: Acclaimed reggae artist in EC to record album

INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed reggae artist Jahnet Tafari, real name Makhosandile Mphono, has returned to the province to record a new album,…

October 23, 2014 · 1 Comments · VUVU VENA

VIDEO: Frere Hospital ready for Ebola

Frere Hospital is ready for any Ebola threat that might come to the Eastern Cape, according to the hospital’s CEO,…

October 23, 2014 · 0 Comments · ASANDA NINI

VIDEO: Government ‘overlooks’ heritage

The South African government did not take issues of culture and heritage seriously and missed out on the economic benefits…

October 21, 2014 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

VIDEO: Is our heritage at risk?

It is time to face uncomfortable truths. Sonwabile Mancotywa, and ardent champion of heritage and author of Critical Conversations about…

October 20, 2014 · 3 Comments · SIYA BOYA

Video: EC hosts glittering Satma Awards

The final curtain came down for the Eastern Cape as hosts of the national traditional music awards ceremony at the…

October 16, 2014 · 0 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

Video: Top bursary for Selborne pupil

SELBORNE College’s Mbasa Soga, 18, danced, acted and sang his way to a R60000 bursary at the national Arts and…

October 15, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: School dance show cultural coup

An 1860s Xhosa traditional dance piece was brought to life yesterday at the Guild Theatre by Zanempucuku High School.

October 14, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: Chosen lives up to its name in awards

Buffalo Flats gospel group Chosen is in line to win three awards at this year’s Crown Gospel Awards. It is the…

October 14, 2014 · 0 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

VIDEO: Mdantsane girl elected ambassador

A 14-year-old wheelchair-bound girl from Mdantsane was named Eastern Cape’s children’s ambassador, at a children’s parliament sitting in Cape Town…

October 11, 2014 · 4 Comments · ABONGILE MGAQELWA

Ward councillor dismissal outrage

Qumbu villagers drank muti and taunted police officers during a march on Mhlontlo municipality offices in protest against the removal…

October 9, 2014 · 0 Comments · SIPHE MACANDA

Book claims unity just ‘fragile truce’

Author of the recently published book Raising the Bar: Hope and Renewal in South Africa, Songezo Zibi, has cast doubt…

October 8, 2014 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

VIDEO: Can there be peace in Israel/Palestine?

Dr Saeb Erekat is the chief negotiator and Minister of State in Palestine. He will this week be presented with…

October 7, 2014 · 1 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

VIDEO: Race, Politics, Leadership

Since democracy South Africans have come to believe our troubles will all be solved by state bureaucracy. But what really…

October 6, 2014 · 0 Comments · Mawande Mvumvu

VIDEO: April wins Legends 21km Half-Marathon

IT’S two out of two for Zimbabwe at the Legends Ultra Marathon as Marko Mambo yesterday won the second edition…

October 3, 2014 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Video: Garden beauty helps raise funds

By opening her impressive Beacon Bay garden to East London’s garden lovers, Carol Gregory is ensuring women who leave prison…

October 2, 2014 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

VIDEO: Fitness and fun with the Dispatch

MORE than 2300 people of all ages gathered at the Orient Beach swimming pool to take part in the annual…

October 1, 2014 · 1 Comments · ABONGILE MGAQELWA

VIDEO: Chaos reigns as residents attack council bosses

CHAIRS, bottles and stones flew inside the Qumbu town hall yesterday as angry residents warned Mhlontlo municipal leaders against removing…

October 1, 2014 · 0 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

SLIDE: SA Inter-Municipal Games in pictures

The Buffalo City Metro (BCM) hosted close to 10000 participants from various municipalities in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland…

September 30, 2014 · 0 Comments · ASANDA NINI

VIDEO: How spoon saved me from collapse

An Eastern Cape man who survived a church guesthouse collapse in Nigeria and was trapped under tons of rubble for…

September 20, 2014 · 1 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

VIDEO: INFERNO

TEN luxury thatched riverside mansions were destroyed by fire outside East London yesterday morning.

September 18, 2014 · 4 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

VIDEO: Pupils want pastor out

School is closed for renovations, but church uses it on Sundays. SINOVUYO High School pupils ran amok in the streets…

September 17, 2014 · 10 Comments · Sapa

VIDEO: Nigerian preacher under pressure over fatal church collapse

A popular Nigerian preacher and televangelist was under mounting pressure on Wednesday to co-operate with the authorities after a fatal…

September 17, 2014 · 1 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

VIDEO: WSU student to produce TV show

WALTER Sisulu University Information Technology student Hlumelo Nyaluza has been asked to produce a reality show about himself for Eastern…

September 9, 2014 · 1 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

VIDEO: Faku returns with latest album

Jazz legend to perform in EL. POPULAR jazz composer Feya Faku will perform in East London this weekend as he…

September 8, 2014 · 2 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

VIDEO: Mayor blames many for Inkwanca failure

EMBATTLED Inkwanca mayor Mthandazo Qamngwana blamed his staff, his party and the people for sabotaging the collapsed municipality.

September 8, 2014 · 0 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Debut video nets E Cape muso Satma nomination

AN EASTERN Cape musician’s journey to success is picking up speed with her debut music video up for a Satma…

September 5, 2014 · 1 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

VIDEO: BCM breakdancers make history

EAST London breakdancing group BC Breakers came second in this year’s African Hip Hop Indaba contest. Breakdancing, also known as…

September 5, 2014 · 4 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

VIDEO: Bhisho takeover on cards for Molteno

Community joins hands to show their displeasure. BHISHO is on track to place the Inkwanca municipality under administration, where Molteno…

August 28, 2014 · 1 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

DJ Fresh back on stage

IT’S that time of the week again, where we give you all there is to know about the hot and…

August 21, 2014 · 28 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

VIDEO: School kids hurt in head-on collision

SCHOOLCHILDREN were flung from an overloaded vehicle in Buffalo City yesterday when the driver veered across a lane and collided…

August 20, 2014 · 0 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

VIDEO: Zahara and her sisters inspire 100 TB patients at Fort Grey

EAST London’s award-winning musician Zahara was a beacon of hope yesterday when she visited more than 100 tuberculosis (TB) patients…

August 18, 2014 · 6 Comments · DDR

VIDEO: Is Israel an apartheid state?

SA-Israeli journalist Benjamin Pogrund says it is wrong to call Israel an apartheid state. Palestinian scholar Dr Irene Calis says…

August 15, 2014 · 10 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

VIDEO: ‘It’s like scenes from Marikana’

Violent protest sparked by electricity blackout. EAST London police clashed with residents in Duncan Village CSection during a violent service…

August 14, 2014 · 0 Comments · SIYA BOYA

VIDEO: Marchers against women, child abuse

MORE than 100 people marching through the streets of Parkside commemorated Women’s Day by calling on women to break their…

August 14, 2014 · 2 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

VIDEO: Holiday dream home goes up in flames

Upmarket property reduced to ashes THE landmark Chintsa East building that once housed the upmarket Michaela’s Restaurant was reduced…

August 11, 2014 · 0 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Woman’s generosity displays true ubuntu

Couple helps homeless family. AN EAST London woman who ekes out a living braaing food at a popular beachfront leisure…

August 6, 2014 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

EL schools beat own rhythm

Pupils star in international marimba fest. EAST London schools firmly placed the city on the country’s marimba map following outstanding…

August 4, 2014 · 9 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Kid, 10, cares for paralysed gran in two-room shack

No time to play for Abongile. FROM the outside Abongile Ganati seems like any 10year-old boy on the dusty streets…

July 30, 2014 · 1 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE

Roadblock held to fight human, drug trafficking

RIGHTS activists have joined forces with the provincial government and police in their fight against human trafficking in the province.

July 29, 2014 · 3 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

Marchers target city officials

They want big guns to step down after arrests. HUNDREDS of Buffalo City Metro (BCM) employees intensified their calls for…

July 26, 2014 · 4 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

VIDEO: Long walk to education ‘no joke’

GRADE 10 pupil Thabisa Rolinyathi wakes up at 5am every morning to prepare for school. After hurriedly getting dressed, the…

July 25, 2014 · 3 Comments · ARETHA LINDEN

VIDEO: Homes not up to scratch

Residents insist RDP structures are too small A WAR of words erupted on the streets of Egoli between residents and…

July 25, 2014 · 2 Comments · DANIEL GRINKER and ARETHA LINDEN

East Bank residents protest over service delivery

A VIOLENT service delivery protest erupted yesterday in the East Bank informal settlement when residents barricaded the Mdantsane Access Road…

July 15, 2014 · 3 Comments · ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

Runaway trailer kills cop, injures more

An Eastern Cape police officer died in a freak accident this afternoon on the R72 near the East London airport…

July 11, 2014 · 0 Comments · DDR

Joey the War Horse at National Arts Festival

Joey the War Horse – a handmade, life-sized puppet built by the Handspring Puppet Company, visited Grahamstown this week and…

July 11, 2014 · 3 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

VIDEO: Livestock U-turn as high seas prevent carrier from docking

HUNDREDS of cattle carted to the East London port early yesterday morning had to be trucked back to their farm…

July 9, 2014 · 0 Comments · CUE Online

VIDEO: Doctor with a funny bone

Cape Town based Doctor Scott Allen, has decided to showcase his first comedy show at the National Arts Festival.

July 9, 2014 · 1 Comments · CUE Online

VIDEO: Musical democracy

The National Arts Festival showcases a variety of performances which celebrate the cultural and musical diversity of many nations.

July 9, 2014 · 0 Comments · MSINDISI FENGU

Vavi wants ousted members recalled

Cosatu bigwig asks for end to factionalism. COSATU secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi has called on all those suspended or fired from…

July 8, 2014 · 0 Comments · EMMALY WIEDERHOLT

VIDEO: Go for the dance, not the story

Review: Le Songe d’une nuit d’été / A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Add together lovers, a donkey and a bit of…

July 3, 2014 · 2 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

Swoop on drug dealers and illegal immigrants

A POLICE crackdown in Mdantsane brought the Highway central business district to a standstill yesterday morning.

July 3, 2014 · 1 Comments · ZIPHO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Battle to put out EL tip fire

Amalinda residents again plagued by smoke [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U35kf-oa2xA] A THICK pall of smoke hanging over East London yesterday was caused…

July 1, 2014 · 3 Comments · SINO MAJANGAZA

Eastern Cape Numsa marches on labour department

About 2000 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) marched from the North End stadium in East London today…

July 1, 2014 · 0 Comments · BARBARA HOLLANDS

Family history goes up in smoke

THE devastated owners of a Cambridge house gutted by fire on Saturday afternoon said there was little left of the…

June 27, 2014 · 0 Comments · MAMELA GOWA

Indian boy to become man in initiation

Friends to spend three weeks in bush. AN EAST London boy from a conservative Indian family has broken all stereotypes…

June 26, 2014 · 11 Comments · MPHUMZI ZUZILE and RAY HARTLE

BCM’s top brass snub ANC’s call

Senior leaders not stepping aside after arrest. THE top echelon of the Buffalo City Metro, charged for their role in…

June 25, 2014 · 1 Comments · STEPHANIE LLOYD and MIKE LOEWE

Fire tanker breakdown delays response

A RUNAWAY bushfire lit hundreds of barrier tyres at Grand Prix race track after a Buffalo City Metro fire tanker…

June 25, 2014 · 7 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE and MPHUMZI ZUZILE

ANC asks top BCM deployees to ‘step aside’

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDJNrbx8y8] SENIOR Buffalo City councillors including the mayor, her deputy and council speaker, have been asked “to step aside”…

June 23, 2014 · 12 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE and MPHUMZI ZUZILE

VIDEO: Mayor, deputy hand themselves in over Mandela scandal

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAK0oXbmbCQ&w=425&h=350] FIVE senior Buffalo City Metro officials, including mayor Zukiswa Ncitha and her deputy Temba Tinta, were ordered to…

June 6, 2014 · 4 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

VIDEO: Outrage over winter closure of metro pool

“PLEASE keep the public pools open throughout the year” is the passionate appeal made on YouTube by the local aquatic…

May 13, 2014 · 2 Comments · Sapa

Us ‘combing’ new Nigerian schoolgirls video for clues

US experts assisting the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are closely examining a new video for clues to their…

May 7, 2014 · 0 Comments · Daily Dispatch

Mdyolo on EC voting flaws

PAC councillor Jerome Mdyolo, Jerome Mdyolo comments about leaflets and other election flaws. #Elections2014 #ddvote14

May 2, 2014 · 2 Comments · Sapa

DA challenges SABC censorship of Ayisafani 2

“We have made the decision to flight it and it will be flighted at a later stage,” SABC spokesman Kaizer…

April 22, 2014 · 0 Comments · Sapa

VIDEO- SABC illegally banned AD: Malema

The SABC has banned an Economic FreedomFighters election advert, party leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday.”The SABC wrongly and illegally…

April 11, 2014 · 4 Comments · ZINE GEORGE, MILA KAKAZA and MATTHEW FIELD

VIDEO: …while Malema is cheered in East London

JULIUS Malema has called on East London’s informal settlement residents to stop voting for the ANC if they want to…

March 7, 2014 · 1 Comments · Daily Dispatch

Measuring our democracy

The 4th Eastern Cape Annual Economic Symposium- opened by Premier Noxolo Kiviet, chaired by Justice Malala and featuring Finance Minister…

February 28, 2014 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

‘7de Laan’ star in drive to teach pupils life choices

VETERAN actor Zane Meas, known as Jack van Olsen in the South African soapie Isidingo, and more recently as newspaper…

February 24, 2014 · 8 Comments · VUVU VENA

Fears over raw meat sold on BCM streets

Expert says it’s a health hazard, calls for public education. SELLING raw meat on streets is an environmental health problem on…

February 22, 2014 · 3 Comments · VUVU VENA

Smell from bones awful – neighbours

THE foul smell of rotting meat from a Cove Rock man’s boat has invaded the homes of his neighbours.

February 17, 2014 · 1 Comments · Daily Dispatch

VIDEO: The Fall of the ANC

With corruption, factionalism and patronage rife, and governance collapsing, is the ANC taking us beyond the point of no return?

February 13, 2014 · 19 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

‘Samwu members’ assault DA for cleaning up the city

EIGHT Democratic Alliance members were attacked with bags filled with trash during a cleanup in upper Oxford Street yesterday.

February 1, 2014 · 12 Comments · BONGANI FUZILE and ASANDA NINI

Video: CITY HALL UNDER SIEGE

JUST moments before the Buffalo City Metro council was set to discuss the R6-million taxi scandal yesterday, members of South…

January 13, 2014 · 0 Comments · LULAMILE FENI

BaSotho and AmaHlubi initiates

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December 12, 2013 · 0 Comments · MICHELLE SOLOMON

VIDEO: Outrage over fake interpreter

NELSON Mandela’s Johannesburg memorial was plagued with problems, but none causing as much of an outcry as the government’s…

December 10, 2013 · 0 Comments · Daily Dispatch

Prayers sent from Mvezo small but ‘so powerful’

VILLAGERS from Mvezo joined former President Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson Mayibuye Mandela for a simple prayer service at Mvezo Great Place,…

November 28, 2013 · 1 Comments · MIKE LOEWE

SA heading for mass revolt says professor

WEALTH accumulation among South Africa’s political and economic elites is spiralling out of control and pushing the country to the…

November 22, 2013 · 2 Comments · VUVU VENA & MPHUMZI ZUZILE

Video: More problems than solutions at health Dialogue

Follow Link to view the broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/daily-dispatch THE Eastern Cape health department resolved to open up lines of communication between its…

November 20, 2013 · 0 Comments · SIYA BOYA

It’s business as usual for Buffs despite fire damage

Club up and running from bar

November 12, 2013 · 1 Comments · DAILY DISPATCH

EL rappers represent on Etv’s breakfast show

Nandoz’s Majika music video featuring Number landed them an opportunity to perform live on Etv’s breakfast show yesterday (Tuesday) together…

November 12, 2013 · 8 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Dumza returns home for his music tour

EC-born singer’s one-man show at Miriam Makeba Centre. EASTERN Cape afro-soul musician Dumisani Maswana, who is now based in Johannesburg,…

November 7, 2013 · 4 Comments · RAY HARTLE & ZWANGA MUKHUTHU

A family’s relief after suspects appearance

Eight women to hear their bail outcome today following death of wrongfully accused matriculant. HORRIFIED community members and swift action…

November 5, 2013 · 0 Comments · Daily Dispatch

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Dispatch Dialouges

Vusi Pikoli, the man who pursued charges against President Jacob Zuma and Jackie Selebi, will review the state of the…

November 1, 2013 · 1 Comments · Daily Dispatch

VIDEO: Angry mob destroys vehicle

An angry crowd in Terminus Street, East London destroyed the car of a suspected kidnapper. Read more on this story…

October 31, 2013 · 1 Comments · Daily Dispatch

EXCLUSIVE: Zahara & Ntando warm up for EL Gig

Pair belt out Phendula for their fans. MULTI award-winning musician Zahara will be performing at the Orient Theatre tomorrow as…

October 30, 2013 · 45 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE & SIKHO NTSHOBANE

Outrage over teacher abuse

Video clip from Transkei school goes viral on Youtube. AN EASTERN Cape teacher has been caught on video dishing out…

October 15, 2013 · 1 Comments · Daily Dispatch

Video Available: Dispatch Dialogues – Lessons from Mandela

To view the livestream broadcast vist: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/daily-dispatch What is the message from Nelson Mandela’s remarkable life, what are the personal…

September 14, 2013 · 8 Comments · Daily Dispatch

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Dispatch Dialogues

Former education MEC Mkhangeli Matomela recently caused a stir when he labelled the ANC as part of the “anti-Christ” and…

September 6, 2013 · 2 Comments · Sapa

Pinetown Accident: Death toll 22, says Radebe – (Video)

An accident in Pinetown on Thursday claimed 22 lives, acting president Jeff Radebe said in Durban today.

July 27, 2013 · 2 Comments · SHANAAZ PRINCE

‘Most wanted’ dies in police shootout – with video

Suspects hid in DV shacks TWO male suspects, one known as “Duncan Village’s most wanted criminal,” died yesterday morning during…

July 20, 2013 · 1 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Youtube proposal gets an ‘I do’ – with video

Former city girl all smiles after boyfriend ropes in Hollywood star AWEDDING proposal video in which Hollywood actor Zach Braff…

July 16, 2013 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

Dollywood to debut in days

Disabled youth make movies THERE is Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood – and now a group of disabled youths are making their…

July 4, 2013 · 0 Comments · Daily Dispatch

Mandla Mandela addresses the media

Let us take this opportunity to thank everyone gathered here from particularly the different media houses that are gathered…

June 12, 2013 · 3 Comments · APHIWE DEKLERK

Leon urges government and DA to be ‘civilised’

FORMER Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Tony Leon has called for disagreements and engagements between the ruling ANC and his former…

May 22, 2013 · 9 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

Teacher’s assault caught on video (Video Available)

AN EASTERN Cape teacher has been caught on video beating a Grade 10 pupil.

May 8, 2013 · 2 Comments · SIYA MITI

Thuli seeks fairness for all citizens

PUBLIC protector advocate Thuli Madonsela’s reputation for hard hitting, no-nonsense investigations into state corruption and maladministration is earning her fanatical…

March 27, 2013 · 0 Comments · GCINA NTSALUBA

Call to restore Noni Jabavu legacy

The family of esteemed writer, activist appeals for assistance in honouring South Africa’s grand lady of journalism, writes Gcina Ntsaluba

January 1, 2013 · 1 Comments · GUGU PHANDLE

Dynamic Mbothwe recaptures dignity

A DYNAMIC theatre-maker and community gatherer, Mandla Mbothwe began his quest in the drama department at the University of Cape…

December 19, 2012 · 1 Comments · Video by DispatchOnline

Christmas carols with Dispatch

From our family to yours, we wish you a wonderful festive season and 2013!

December 18, 2012 · 0 Comments · Gcina Ntsaluba. Video by Nokuthula Wathi

Salif Keita ‘thrilled’ to play in East London

WORLD-renowned afro-pop singer and songwriter, Salif Keita, rocked East London for the first time on Saturday night with his distinct…

December 14, 2012 · 1 Comments · Princess Nkabane. Video by Nokuthula Wathi

1980s rock takes Centrestage

Audience comes alive to the beats of a great rock era, writes Princess Nkabane. Pictures by Mark Andrews

December 13, 2012 · 0 Comments · Mamela Gowa and Nolihle Gulwa. Video by Stephanie Lloyd

Residents fed up with slack police

MORE than 100 residents from Mdantsane marched to the Inyibiba police station in Zone 14 yesterday to complain about the…

December 12, 2012 · 0 Comments · Shanaaz Prince. Video by Nokuthula Wathi

The Parlotones wow EL fans in final EC show

SOUTH African pop-rock group The Parlotones bid farewell to East London on Monday night following their final Eastern Cape show…

Entertainment

April 6, 2016

Connie Ferguson: ‘Yes‚ I’m leaving Generations’
April 5, 2016

It’s official – Bonang’s MCM is AKA
April 5, 2016

Phelisa flies the Mt Fletcher flag

World

April 7, 2016

Cruz, Sanders take Wisconsin
April 6, 2016

Panama papers probes under way
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Trouble in paradise for the BBC

Opinion

April 7, 2016

Music takes Cape Flats youngsters off streets
April 6, 2016

Panama leak exposes a downpour of dishonesty
April 5, 2016

Zuma quite safe – he owns anyone who can recall him

Sport

April 7, 2016

Twin-power duo to add fire for Kings
April 7, 2016

Chippa want Matsatsantsa’s scalp – Dan
April 7, 2016

Netball SA will not back off its push for transformation

Highlights

April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · DAVID MACGREGOR

Rhodes four make final of top contest

Four Rhodes University final-year law students have won entry into a prestigious international trade law debating competition in Switzerland after beating…
April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · SIMTHANDILE FORD

Hunger drives student protest

Hundreds of Buffalo City College students have to try to sleep on empty stomachs after the college management outsourced payment of…

News

April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · AFP

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma touted as possible president
April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

ANC members on justice committee say there’s no need to apologise to Madonsela
April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

EL writer’s script wins Muse Award
April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · POLISWA PLAATJIE

New vistas open for Christian EL rapper
April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Keeping up with chill factor
April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · Karishma Thakurdin

Zwai Bala “not offended” by backlash over Malema comments

Metro

April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZISANDA NKONKOBE

EL SPCA receives a touch of love

Larger kennels, a more visitor-friendly facility and picturesque gardens with wheelchair ramps are just some of the renovations recently undertaken…

Politics

April 6, 2016 · 0 Comments · TMG Digital

More struggle stalwarts call for Zuma to step down

A former Constitutional Court judge Zak Yacoob‚ trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi‚ former head of the ANC Youth League Ronald Lamola…

Daily Life

April 7, 2016 · 0 Comments · ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI

Keeping up with chill factor

Summer is officially over. Here is a list of activities to help you and your loved ones ease into the…

Business

April 7, 2016

Bold plan to revitalise town
April 6, 2016

Radiologists sue minister
April 1, 2016

SA expects 29% drop in maize crop

Leisure

April 7, 2016

EL writer’s script wins Muse Award
April 6, 2016

’Sugar daddy’ novel explores social issues
April 5, 2016

Popular radio DJ takes on a royal role in drama series

Metro

April 7, 2016

EL SPCA receives a touch of love
April 5, 2016

Fort Hare tutors boost future prospects of DV pupils
April 2, 2016

Reduced rates to help ease burden

World

April 7, 2016

Cruz, Sanders take Wisconsin
April 6, 2016

Panama papers probes under way
April 5, 2016

Trouble in paradise for the BBC

	Today 04/07 50% Chance of Rain Cloudy with showers. High 21C. Winds ENE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
	Tomorrow 04/08 0% Clear A mainly sunny sky. High 23C. Winds ENE at 15 to 30 km/h.
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