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'We've messed up,' says former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Former deputy president Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has called on those elected in the upcoming local government elections to lead with humility.

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'There is nothing much I can say, I am a prisoner': Zuma after ...

Just days before the high court is expected to deliver judgment on his special plea to remove advocate Billy Downer, former president Jacob Zuma laid ...

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Rhodes University’s council this week approved a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination rule for the resumption of face-to-face university activities next ...

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Tete turns down Lamati world title fight

The pair were slated to clash after Lamati won the IBO junior featherweight crown with a gutsy display over Mexican Jose Martin Estrada Garcia in June.

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Equal Education protesters denounce ANC at Ramaphosa's Khayelitsha rally

Members of lobby group Equal Education on Thursday infiltrated an ANC election rally in Khayelitsha at the Cape Flats, ...

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Fidentia fraudster J Arthur Brown a 'free man' out on parole

Disgraced Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown has been released on parole.

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Daily Dispatch Podcasts with Daron Mann

Seasoned radio personality Daron Mann is back on the airwaves with Daily Dispatch.

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LISTEN | Oscar must go - opposition leaders tighten screws on beleaguered EC premier

Eastern Cape opposition leaders have called for premier Oscar Mabuyane to be removed from office.

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Zuma to lay criminal charges against Billy Downer for ‘leaking’ his medical records: Manyi

Mzwanele Manyi, spokesperson for the JG Zuma Foundation told TimesLIVE Zuma will lay the charges at the ...

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Eastern Cape taximen accused of forcing nurses, teachers out of private cars

Taxi operators in Ntlaza near Libode have been accused of harassing motorists on the R61 through the area and forcing ...

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BREAKING | Train crashes into truck at East London railway crossing

A passenger train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in Wilsonia, East London, on Thursday morning. While ...

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Opposition parties turn up the heat on EC premier Oscar Mabuyane

The net is tightening about corruption-accused Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane, with opposition parties closing ...

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Dark nights ahead as BCM pulls plug on street light contract

Buffalo City Metro residents will have to get used to dark streets and long turnaround times. Many BCM streets have ...

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Mourners remember leading light Mthetheleli Ngumbela

Commitment to the development of sport in the rural Eastern Cape must not end with the death of sports lover and ...

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FARMERS UNDER SIEGE | Dispatch documentary exposing EC stock theft horrors now live

‘Farmers Under Siege’ highlights the murderous battle over livestock in the hills of the Eastern Cape.

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Joyful reunion after assault case against AbaThembu King dropped

A case of assault opened against AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo by his son Prince Azenathi ...

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BREAKING | Eastern Cape father, 80, jailed for raping his daughter more than 40 years ago

An elderly Mthatha man was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in prison for raping his daughter more than 40 years ago.

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Unemployment and poverty are no excuse for rape: Julius Malema

“How do you get it up when you are jobless? You better use that energy to look for employment instead of raping women,” ...

Charlotte Maxeke’s history can’t be written in same vein as that of Mandela

In the process of rewriting our history, as we may witness in the new basic education curriculum, we must avoid distortion and defects of the ...

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Oscar must go - opposition leaders tighten screws on beleaguered EC premier

The DA's provincial deputy Bobby Stevenson, UDM MPL Lulama Mahlathi discuss call for a vote of no confidence in the premier other political and legal actions they are considering pursuing. ANC spokesperson Loyiso Magqashela speaks about ...

Oscar must go - opposition leaders tighten screws on beleaguered EC premier

We can win mayoral race — Twizza boss says independent candidates have the ...

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Polluters face rising competition from ...

“Dirty money” used to apply to the capital raised through crime. Today it is used to label money generated by ...

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J&J misses quarterly revenue forecasts as ...

Company maintains full-year revenue outlook even though it will need to more than triple volumes in the fourth quarter

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LISTEN | We can win mayoral race — Twizza ...

Twizza founder and CEO Ken Clark tells Daily Dispatch he has partnered with 20 independent council candidates and ...

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Oil prices hits highest levels in years ...

Brent crude oil futures rise to 2018 levels as US West Texas Intermediate crude futures revisit 2014 peaks

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Pulling out a loyalty card at the checkout has become a way of life for shoppers, according to an annual report on the ...

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Ronnies Motors wins Best Overall ...

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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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22,000 Edcon employees get retrenchment ...

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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Honorary doctorate for iconic isiXhosa ...

Iconic isiXhosa newsreader Noxolo Grootboom is to receive an honorary doctor of letters (D Litt) (Honoris causa) ...

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Donald unveils US star Jussie Smollett as ...

Donald features 'Empire' actor and singer on his upcoming album.

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Boity Thulo shares an update of her ...

Boity Thulo thanks friends and fans for their unwavering support.

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New 2022 Range Rover leaked ahead of ...

On Wednesday TimesLIVE Motoring uploaded a teaser image of the next-generation Range Rover that's set to be unveiled on ...

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A Mercedes that carved corners like a bike

The F400 Carving research vehicle had a tilting suspension that wowed crowds at the Tokyo motor show 20 years ago

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Up to 17 US missionaries and family ...

As many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by ...

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FIFA says it helped evacuate 100 players, ...

World soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday it had worked with the Qatari government to evacuate almost 100 ...

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Doctor will plead not guilty to murders ...

The Pretoria doctor accused of murdering her three young daughters soon after moving to New Zealand intends to plead ...

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Merck seeks first US authorisation for ...

Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it has applied for US emergency use authorisation for its drug to treat mild-to-moderate ...

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Coughing Putin says he’s fine, tests for ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen coughing during a televised government meeting, reassured officials on Monday ...

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Major donors urge WHO’s Tedros to act ...

The head of the World Health Organisation came under US-led pressure from donors on Friday to act quickly on a damning ...

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Konkco, of Mthatha but based in Johannesburg, has not fought since losing to Thai boxer Chayaphon Moonsri in a WBC ...

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Konkco, of Mthatha but based in Johannesburg, has not fought since losing to Thai boxer Chayaphon Moonsri in a WBC ...

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Nompumelelo township laments lack of ...

When you drive past Christian Centre Abbotsford between 4 and 5pm you're bound to see young boys having a training ...

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Ailing Brazilian soccer great Pele says ...

Former Brazilian soccer player Pele, not long out of the hospital after surgery to remove a tumour, told fans on ...

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Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi full of ...

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi was full of praise for his charges after their hard-fought 1-0 win over rested ...

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Former apprentice Tembo hoping to outwit ...

It will be a classic case of the apprentice against the former master when Kaitano Tembo comes face to face with Stuart ...

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Darryn Binder signs with Yamaha for 2022 ...

Yamaha on Thursday announced the signing of Moto3 talent Darryn Binder. He will be joining Yamaha‘s rebranded RNF ...

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Safa responds to Sundowns coach Mokwena: ...

SA African Football Association (Safa) chief medical doctor Thulani Ngwenya has fired back at Rulani Mokwena after the ...

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Dispatch reporters scoop national award

Daily Dispatch journalists Bongani Fuzile and Sino Majangaza have been recognised for the work they did while ...

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Cholera outbreak lurks in province’s ...

Parts of the Eastern Cape may be on the brink of a cholera outbreak as a result of local government’s abuse of the ...

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WATCH | EXCLUSIVE: How the Eastern Cape’s ...

Eastern Cape rivers are becoming deadly sewers.A Daily Dispatch team investigated three vital rivers in the province ...

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A number of Buffalo City Metro’s rivers have been exposed to raw sewage and are contaminated – something that fills ...

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'We've messed up,' says former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

'There is nothing much I can say, I am a prisoner': Zuma after ...

Rhodes University to enforce mandatory Covid-19 vaccination from ...

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Tete turns down Lamati world title fight

Equal Education protesters denounce ANC at Ramaphosa's Khayelitsha rally

Fidentia fraudster J Arthur Brown a 'free man' out on parole

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Zuma to lay criminal charges against Billy Downer for ‘leaking’ his medical records: Manyi

Eastern Cape taximen accused of forcing nurses, teachers out of private cars

BREAKING | Train crashes into truck at East London railway crossing

Opposition parties turn up the heat on EC premier Oscar Mabuyane

Dark nights ahead as BCM pulls plug on street light contract

Mourners remember leading light Mthetheleli Ngumbela

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Joyful reunion after assault case against AbaThembu King dropped

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