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Hawks chase new Inge Lotz murder lead

An Eastern Cape man’s stunning new claims about the killing of Stellenbosch student Inge Lotz are being investigated by the Hawks in the Western Cape.

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Blowing the lid off the Rhodes apartheid spies

An explosive new book has lifted the lid on activities of apartheid spies operating in the Eastern Cape, and how Rhodes University, in particular, ...

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Gogo finally gets a real home

Sindiswa Goniwe, 68, had given up hope that she would ever get a decent house, after her one-room flat was blown away by a storm in 2010.

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New museum honours Nzo

“Don’t burn it down.”With these words Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane opened a multimillion-rand cultural museum in honour of longest serving ANC secretary-general Alfred Nzo in EmaXesibeni on Friday.
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Avid animal rescuer and dog lover Michelle Henning recently opened an animal welfare charity shop, selling secondhand goods and books.
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Liverpool dispatch Arsenal for third straight win

Liverpool made it three wins out of three as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a convincing 3-1 victory over Arsenal on ...

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Sizzling action rocks the Reef

Another top day of quality surfing action was enjoyed during the 54th annual Mercedes-Benz South African Surfing ...

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Orlando Pirates crash out of Caf Champions League

Orlando Pirates were bundled out of the Caf Champions League in an embarrassing first round setback as they were held ...

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The Competition Daily Dispatch and KFC have joined forces in search of the Eastern Cape’s Local Heroes. We’re asking ...

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Samir Nurković scores a stupendous goal as Chiefs are held by SuperSport

Bradley Grobler stole Samir Nurković's thunder with a late equaliser, but had a late penalty saved by Nigerian ...

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Patrick van Aanholt gives Crystal Palace shock 2-1 win at Manchester United

A stoppage-time goal by defender Patrick van Aanholt gave Crystal Palace a memorable 2-1 win at Manchester United after ...

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Hot action on the cards in SA Surfing Champs finals

An exhilarating day of finals action is set to bring the curtain down on the 54th annual Mercedes–Benz South African ...

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Soldier found dead in car boot not part of Operation Lockdown: SANDF

A soldier whose charred body was found in the boot of a state-owned car in Cape Town last weekend was not part of ...

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'Media is biased, judges are fallible': public protector fires broadside at critics

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane flayed the media for being biased, took a swipe at political analysts and said ...

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Arson suspected after St Francis Bay blaze

Eastern Cape police are probing a case of suspected arson following a devastating fire that gutted at least 13 homes in ...

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TS Galaxy get taste of Confed tricks and mind games in Seychelles

Nedbank Cup champions TS Galaxy got to experience first-hand the harsh realities that come with playing continental ...

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Bok coach Rassie won’t spring Rugby World Cup squad surprises

Rassie Erasmus’s World Cup squad unveiling on Monday is likely to be the least surprising since Jake White named the ...

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WATCH | 'Taxi driver' pranks passengers, dumps them over R100 note

Almost every commuter knows that one way to get on a taxi driver's last nerve is to simply pay with a R100 or R200 ...

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Scopa to visit Eskom's costly, 'poor performing' new power stations

Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) plans to conduct oversight visits to Kusile and Medupi power ...

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Tell a South African that they are xenophobic and they will lash out at you in all manner of ways in defence of themselves and their fellow citizens.

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R47m Berlin site a dump

Buffalo City Metro ratepayers had to fork out at least R47m on the rehabilitation of the Roundhill waste landfill site ...

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Unfenced fields being misused

It is a free for all at an East London sports field with vagrants living in nearby bushes, while driving schools also ...

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Beacon Bay outcry over cell tower proposal

A proposal to erect two cellphone tower masts in Grace Crescent and Sandpiper Road in Beacon Bay has been put forward ...

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City’s power revenue drops by over R50m

Buffalo City Metro’s 2019/20 projected revenue for electricity sales has decreased by more than R50m, after the ...

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Massive raw sewage spill affects part of ...

Thousands of litres of raw sewage spewed into the Nahoon River on Tuesday, leaving a stinking, concentrated slick of ...

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Cameras fail to net crime

Different stories are being told why none of Buffalo City Metro’s CCTV cameras recorded a hit-and-run crime in which ...

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R500k needed for repairs as hall ...

The vandalised NU10 community hall in Mdantsane will cost Buffalo City Metro (BCM) up to R500,000 in repairs after the ...

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BCM has least murders but most sexual ...

Of all nine metros in South Africa, Buffalo City has shown the longest and most sustained decrease in its murder rate.

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No respect for city’s cemeteries

East Londoners are too scared to visit city cemeteries to pay respect to their loved ones’ graves. That’s the shocking ...

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Two more Bonza Bay beach knife muggings

Pristine Bonza Bay beach, one of East London’s mugging hot spots, claimed yet more victims this week when two women ...

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Site of beauty falling into shoddy state

Buffalo Pass should be one of the shining lights of East London, but continues to be a site of some of the city’s most ...

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Money-for-garbage a hit in EL

The first Eastern Cape-based Packa-Ching mobile buyback centre was launched at the Khaya Youth Community Development ...

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Liverpool dispatch Arsenal for third ...

Liverpool made it three wins out of three as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a convincing 3-1 victory over Arsenal on ...

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Liverpool dispatch Arsenal for third ...

Liverpool made it three wins out of three as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a convincing 3-1 victory over Arsenal on ...

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Orlando Pirates crash out of Caf ...

Orlando Pirates were bundled out of the Caf Champions League in an embarrassing first round setback as they were held ...

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Samir Nurković scores a stupendous goal ...

Bradley Grobler stole Samir Nurković's thunder with a late equaliser, but had a late penalty saved by Nigerian ...

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Hot action on the cards in SA Surfing ...

An exhilarating day of finals action is set to bring the curtain down on the 54th annual Mercedes–Benz South African ...

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TS Galaxy get taste of Confed tricks and ...

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Bok coach Rassie won’t spring Rugby World ...

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Rugby’s most enduring rivalry is once again in rude health.

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Agressive new styling, cutting-edge technology and stonking performance merge to make the world's most-loved wagon even ...

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Local boxing film a winner

The raw and unapologetic story of an Mdantsane boxer came to life at the much-anticipated premiere of East London-based ...

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Waldo Swiegers discovers that you don't need a spaceship to feel like an astronaut, especially when you have this Audi ...

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Royal welcome for Miss South Africa

Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi, can now add farming to her curriculum vitae after AmaMampondomise Kingdom ...

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Sensory aid for better learning

Hudson Park Primary School’s foundation phase pupils have been using all their bottled-up energy on two new interactive ...

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Miss SA back home in EC

Tsolo-born Miss South Africa 2019, Zozibini Tunzi, was greeted by a large crowd of singing and dancing fans and friends ...

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At the moment, demand is so low Eskom is coping — but that could change if the economy takes a turn for the better

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Coega’s R2bn deals boost

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LOU BILLETT is the chairperson of African Angels. What do you value most in people? Honesty, truthfulness and ...

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BCM living up to its SMEs promise

Buffalo City Metro is living up to its promise of backing small and medium enterprises by sponsoring 20 East London ...

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Plan to offer Magwa Tea to wider market

The Eastern Cape government is working on a plan that could eventually see the governmentowned Magwa Tea distributed ...

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WATCH | EL to Asia undersea cable delayed

The much-anticipated undersea telecommunications cable that will link East London to Mauritius and India will be ...

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Cannabis set to be ‘saviour plant’

Some of the most inaccessible regions of Transkei will become SA’s most valuable agricultural land, and overseas ...

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