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Villagers grieve as the road deaths mount

The Masameni administrative area in Libode was under a dark cloud of bereavement after 11 people died during the weekend. Six family members, including children, died when ...

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She's coming Home! : Teen freed from China jail

Tristan-Lee Niemand, the Eastern Cape teenager detained in a Chinese jail for a month because of issues around her work permit, will be home for ...

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OPINION | Learn how things work, create own future

As South Africa winds down for the end of year holidays, we take stock of all the ups and downs of the year. But even more than this, we must look ...

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DispatchLIVE launches paywall: all the details

You can now subscribe digitally to DispatchLIVE. Here's how much it costs and what you get for your money
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Retired nurse reaches 100

A 100-year-old woman in Healdtown, Fort Beaufort, thanked God for her long life as she celebrated the rare milestone on Tuesday. Ntombizodwa Betrice Nyati marked her birthday with family and friends in a centenary celebration held at her home. The ...
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Big boost for Wild Coast

At the Wild Coast Special Economic Zone (SEZ) strategic roundtable held in Mthatha on Tuesday the MEC for finance, ...

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WATCH | Eastern Cape 5-day weather forecast

Here is your detailed five day weather forecast for some cities in the Eastern Cape. 

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Border waste no time to fire up in Cape fight

Border bounced back from their poor start to the 2018 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week with a morale-boosting win over ...

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Business boom as visitors flock to BCM and Wild Coast

The festive season is upon us, and it is all systems go. Thousands of holidaymakers flocking to Wild Coast beaches and ...

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WATCH | 'Extremely irresponsible' Intercape bus driver suspended

Intercape has suspended one of its bus drivers after a video of him driving recklessly went viral.

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Donations halted for Alexandra fire victims after goods 'stolen'

The Gauteng provincial government has stopped accepting and distributing donations to victims of a disastrous fire that ...

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Runaway fire guts homes in St Francis Bay

Residents and holidaymakers were urged to urgently evacuate as a runaway fire tore through a part of St Francis Bay on ...

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R185m SABC security tender was 'irregular' - SIU report

A preliminary Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe has found that a R185m SABC security tender was irregularly ...

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Rewritten history curriculum on the cards for grades 4-12

Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has approved the re-appointment of a  ministerial task team to amend the ...

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The gripping sounds of a man on the rise

Just mention the name Nkunz’emdaka to anyone in the traditional music industry and they’ll know you’re talking about ...

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OPINION | Court ruling on mining huge win for villagers

A South African High Court has passed an important judgment putting a stop to the pervasive practice by companies to ...

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Cops favour the well-off, court rules

Equality Court says allocation of police resources discriminates against black and poor people in Cape townships

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WATCH | Woman killed after taxi ploughs into car outside KZN mall

Dramatic CCTV footage captured the moment when a minibus taxi ploughed into a car in central Ballito, north of Durban, ...

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You could be driving into a Christmas nightmare

A labour dispute affecting driver's licences means 90,000 motorists are headed for a nasty surprise at a roadblock

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OPINION | ANC stymies Ramaphosa in so many ways

Even his detractors would concede that Cyril Ramaphosa has greatly improved the political atmosphere in South Africa ...

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Designers showcase at Buyel'Ekhaya Fashion Show

Up-coming designers show-cased in the presence in big names in the fashion industry like Gert-Johan Coetzee, Linda `Sithole and Sonwabile Ndamase.

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Patchy cleanup of strike rubbish annoys ...

Despite the end to the violent and expensive three-week Samwu strike last week Friday, some residents still face mounds ...

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Electronic waste recycling grows in East ...

While getting the actual garbage collected from homes and suburbs has been uppermost in most Buffalo City Metro ...

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Libraries closed for Christmas

Bookworms can cross “going to the library” off their holiday to-do list as Buffalo City Metro began to close the ...

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Suspended official objects to BCM report

In a desperate move to clear his name, a former Buffalo City Metro senior official has instructed his lawyers to take ...

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All BCM departments to help clean metro

Municipal workers from all departments will help their colleagues in the community services department clean up Buffalo ...

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WATCH | Residents clean up East London ...

From glass bottles and polystyrene packaging to plastic cups and containers, over 50 people joined forces on Thursday ...

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BCM offer R10,000 to striking workers

Buffalo City Metro has offered to pay R10,000 to more than 5,000 of its employees as compensation after failing to ...

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WATCH | Citizens join in to clean up ...

Over 50 people joined forces on Thursday morning to clean up East London’s Eastern Beach, after weeks of rubbish piling ...

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Strikers issue ultimatum on offer by BCM

Striking Buffalo City Metro workers have threatened to intensify their action on Friday should the metro bosses not ...

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WATCH | Buffalo City Metro workers ...

Hundreds of Buffalo City Metro workers tried to break into the East London City Hall on Tuesday morning in a desperate ...

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Know when the power’s going off

Confused residents of Buffalo City have found themselves caught between Eskom loadshedding and an erratic BCM power ...

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WATCH | City filth: private firms accused ...

Buffalo City Metro has roped in private companies to clean its filthy streets, but some East London residents have been ...

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Border waste no time to fire up in Cape ...

Border bounced back from their poor start to the 2018 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week with a morale-boosting win over ...

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Border waste no time to fire up in Cape ...

Border bounced back from their poor start to the 2018 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week with a morale-boosting win over ...

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Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho

Manchester United have sacked manager Jose Mourinho after a dreadful series of results, the Premier League club ...

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High-fives as tournament makes fantastic ...

The Carrick Wealth Management SA Schools’ Water polo tournament held at the Joan Harrison Complex and various schools ...

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Race winners set for bigger things

Mamorallo Tjoka from Lesotho and Bonginkosi Zwane from Newcastle drove away with their new cars after winning the 18th ...

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Jozi Stars crowned Mzansi Super League ...

The Jozi Stars were crowned inaugural Mzansi Super League (MSL) champions after a comprehensive eight wickets win over ...

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Liverpool back on top as Shaqiri sinks ...

Liverpool powered back to the top of the Premier League as Xherdan Shaqiri inspired a 3-1 win over bitter rivals ...

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How teams fared during the water polo ...

The South African Schools’ Water polo Nationals continued during the weekend at the Joan Harrison Complex and various ...

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Retired nurse reaches 100

A 100-year-old woman in Healdtown, Fort Beaufort, thanked God for her long life as she celebrated the rare milestone ...

Daily Life

The gripping sounds of a man on the rise

Just mention the name Nkunz’emdaka to anyone in the traditional music industry and they’ll know you’re talking about ...

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Auditions for inspiring musical ...

Aspiring singers and actors will be given a chance to showcase their talent at auditions for the musical production, ...

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Rasta sketches Slikour and it may be his ...

It's no secret that artist Rasta gets major shade when he attempts to immortalise people in death through his sketches. ...

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Christmas choices revealed

Dear Santa, please don't bring sweets, toys, alcohol or cards for Christmas this year. Instead, South Africans would ...

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Ferrari honours Schumacher's 50th ...

Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher will be honoured by Ferrari with a special exhibition to mark his 50th birthday on ...

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Time for carmakers to look to local ...

Economic development MEC Oscar Mabuyane is on a mission to grow the automotive industry in the Eastern Cape by getting ...

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ANC wants VBS mayors gone, but the ...

Mayors who were fired last week over illegally investing municipal money with VBS refuse to step down

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