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Spike of damage claims after cuts

The latest round of load-shedding is having a devastating impact on communities in the Eastern Cape as the province’s residents scramble to keep their businesses open and ...

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Crazed knifeman stabs two, then kills officer

An Eastern Cape policeman died at the hands of a crazed robbery suspect, only metres from where hundreds of members of the community were meeting to ...

Politics

Airport debacle irks Masualle

In what could be seen as a reportback of his term in office, in his State of the Province address Premier Phumulo Masualle counted gains and ...

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Woman beats up teen after daughter’s spat

A 16-year-old Maria Louw High School pupil is still in shock after she was attacked by her friend’s mother on her way to school last week.
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Ex SA ambassador to Iran arrested for bribery ...

Former SA ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Saloojee, has been charged with foreign bribery, the Hawks announced on Friday.
Motoring

Love at first sight for Sainz as McLaren shows off its new MCL34 F1 car

Spanish driver Carlos Sainz got into the Valentine's Day spirit by declaring 'love at first sight' on Thursday as ...

Sport

Proteas ahead against Sri Lanka after burst of wickets

South Africa took three Sri Lankan wickets in three overs to finish in a strong position on the third day of the first ...

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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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Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat

Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or its workers, the social ...

News

Farmland ‘deals’ cause ire

Some villagers living in the Kwelerha area feel SA’s land redistribution process is being betrayed by “elements” within ...

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OPINION | Journey through our past is key to our present

It’s been over 10 years (I think) since I had a face-to-face encounter with Mkhuseli Khusta Jack – we first met when he ...

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Health on brink of collapse ‘due to fraud’

Massive medico-legal claims and unsettled legal bills have brought the health department to the brink of collapse.

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Angry crowd strips, beats man at ATM

Public frustration with ATM fraudsters boiled over in Butterworth CBD when a man people believed to be a scammer was ...

News

East London policeman killed on duty, suspect shot by colleagues

The body of a slain Cambridge police sergeant was  lying on the street on a Cambridge location by mid-afternoon on ...

Sport

Chippa are confident ahead of last-16 clash

Chippa United will throw everything at National First Division side Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in order to progress ...

Lifestyle

Getting all that jazz flourishing again

Once known as the “Little Jazz Town”, a Komani-born internationally acclaimed jazz bassist is on a mission to revive ...

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Cops clash with students at University of Fort Hare

A protest at Fort Hare University's Alice campus turned violent on Friday afternoon as police clashed with ...

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Tenants terrified of ‘disturbed’ squatter

Four suburban families and two small children, living in fear in their flats, say a “mentally disturbed” vagrant has ...

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BREAKING | East London policeman killed on duty

A patrol policeman is believed to have been stabbed to death in East London.

Politics

WATCH | ANC national assembly member jumps ship, joins ATM

Member of the national assembly and senior ANC member Dr Zukile Luyenge has resigned to join the African Transformation ...

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OPINION | Journey through our past is key to our present

It’s been over 10 years (I think) since I had a face-to-face encounter with Mkhuseli Khusta Jack – we first met when he was leading the PE Youth Congress ...

Tom Eaton Columnist

OPINION | Throwing some light on load-shedding

So now we know. Stage 1 load-shedding means 1,000MW must be cut from the national grid.

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OPINION | Get basics right and investment will follow

When premier Phumulo Masualle tables what may well be his last state of the province address on Friday, after having served a full five-year term in office, he ...

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Zoo looks at improving life for the ...

The East London zoo first came under fire when news of the death of Chacma baboon, William, surfaced in 2017, and saw ...

City

Rare dolphin washes up on Nahoon beach

A rare striped dolphin was found washed up at Nahoon beach on Tuesday morning.

City

EFF councillor dies in crash

The Economic Freedom Fighters has lost one of their councillors, Sabelo Hoyo, who died on Friday in a fatal car ...

City

200 residents share one stinking public ...

About 200 residents in an East London township share a single communal toilet while live, naked electricity cables lie ...

City

Vandals strip children’s play park

An entertainment park in Mdantsane’s NU17 is under threat from brazen thieves who have stripped the park of its fence ...

City

BCM chair fears threats on her life are ...

Buffalo City Metro municipal public accounts committee chair Zameka Kodwa-Gajula fears for her life amid “threats” from ...

City

Constant cable theft ‘ignored’

Fed-up with rampant electricity cable theft in his neighbourhood, an East London man has drawn a line in the sand and ...

City

BCM’s cleanup gathers steam

The Buffalo City Metro cleaning initiative that has kept the East London Settlers Way and and the beachfront clean, has ...

City

Blaze at ‘illegal’ tip sparks fury

Arson is believed to be behind two massive fires on the controversial and allegedly illegal municipal refuse tip in ...

City

"Illegal" BCM tip erupts into a blaze

The illegal BCM tip in Beacon Bay went up in flames on Monday. Flames leapt metres into the sky and a pall of grey and ...

City

Burning tip: threat to homes

Fish Eagle Crescent residents fear for their safety as a fire continues to smoulder at a municipal refuse site, a ...

City

Meter theft sees tons of water lost

Thousands of litres of municipal drinking water – enough to fill five swimming pools – flooded Selborne in East London ...

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Proteas ahead against Sri Lanka after ...

South Africa took three Sri Lankan wickets in three overs to finish in a strong position on the third day of the first ...

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Proteas ahead against Sri Lanka after ...

South Africa took three Sri Lankan wickets in three overs to finish in a strong position on the third day of the first ...

Sport

Chippa are confident ahead of last-16 ...

Chippa United will throw everything at National First Division side Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in order to progress ...

Sport

No pressure and no excuses for Fleck and ...

Stormers coach Robbie Fleck had a little smile on his face when he stated that he was under no pressure this season – ...

Sport

Day has dawned for battle for Vides glory

Water polo action kicks into high gear on Friday as the 43rd annual Vides tournament gets under way at Selborne College ...

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Dale Steyn grabs advantage for South ...

Dale Steyn and his fellow fast bowlers enabled South Africa to gain an advantage over Sri Lanka on the second day of ...

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SA government fully backs Caster Semenya ...

The South African government is standing firm behind Caster Semenya after a news report claimed that International ...

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Vishwa Fernando shines as Sri Lanka defy ...

Vishwa Fernando took four wickets as underdogs Sri Lanka heeded new captain Dimuth Karunaratne's call to "compete in ...

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Getting all that jazz flourishing again

Once known as the “Little Jazz Town”, a Komani-born internationally acclaimed jazz bassist is on a mission to revive ...

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Love at first sight for Sainz as McLaren ...

Spanish driver Carlos Sainz got into the Valentine's Day spirit by declaring 'love at first sight' on Thursday as ...

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SPONSORED | With all the the heat around KFC's latest offering - starring the Colonel himself with his sweet new flame, ...

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You can be Ultimate Performer

Dancers, singers, show-stoppers and stunt-performers will once again have a chance to give the performance of their ...

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Picnics and flowers: Here's how these ...

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Woolies CEO will be in for a really rough ...

Are shareholders really comfortable with Ian Moir running Woolworths remotely from Australia?

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Brace yourself for stage 3: Load-shedding ...

Eskom will continue with load-shedding on Tuesday with stage 3 load-shedding from 8am to 11pm.

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