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Circumcision activist arrested for illegal snip

Buffalo City Metro Traditional Circumcision Association chair Andile Siko, frequently outspoken about illegal surgeons giving the practice a bad name, has been arrested for ...

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Stutterheim Country Club destroyed by blaze

The Stutterheim Country Club was destroyed by a fire allegedly started by a chaos caused by Eskom’s load-shedding on Wednesday night.

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No load-shedding until mid-Jan, promises Ramaphosa, as ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged that load-shedding would come to an end on Tuesday - and that it will not be a dark Christmas.

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Gift of speech for little Qiqa thanks to implant

A year ago little Qiqa Njiva, who was born profoundly deaf, became the recipient of the first-ever cochlear transplant at Mthatha’s Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital. Today, the cute four-year-old says “mama” and “hello” wherever she goes. ...

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Police check cellphones after Cogta official shot ...

The police investigation into the fatal shooting of co-operative governance & traditional affairs official and father Mnyamezeli Lolo in central East London on Tuesday has included checking the cellphones of his wife, Funeka. Police were unable ...

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Stages 6 to 8 load-shedding: What it means and how it affects you

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Calling all matrics: claim your fame and you could win R10,000

You’ve done the hard work – now it’s time to claim your matric fame. Register now to receive your results in January

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Nonkonyana duped out of R40,000

Sending money via a supermarket and instant money transfer did not set off alarm bells for the Eastern Cape’s most ...

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Prepare for total blackout, BCM warns

“Prepare for the blackout.” That is the word from Buffalo City Municipality to metro residents as the country takes ...

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Uzalo star cancels tavern gig, fails to repay R18,000 'appearance fee'

Popular SABC1 actor Masoja Msiza, better known as Nkunzi on the channel’s soapie Uzalo, has left managers of ...

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Mabuyane: Let’s raise boys who will be better men

SA will be doomed if boys are not raised to be better men in the future, Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane warned on ...

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Qumza Highway reopened to delight of residents

There were joyous scenes in Mdantsane on Tuesday when a section of the upgraded Qumza Highway was reopened to the ...

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EL father gunned down while fetching kids from play date

Bhisho official Mnyamezeli Lolo, 42, was shot dead before being robbed of his cellphone and wallet outside Premier ...

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WATCH | Beacon Bay business engulfed by fire

A fire that destroyed the Guest Resource Services (GRS) training centre at The Hub in Beacon Bay on Tuesday could ...

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SA plunged into stage 6 load-shedding

Eskom has announced unprecedented stage 6 load-shedding from 6pm on Monday.

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EL beachfront funfair is no more

When the festive season was officially kicked off by Buffalo City mayor Xola Pakati at the Esplanade last week, the ...

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WATCH | Eastern Cape's Zozi crowned Miss Universe

Tsolo-born Zozibini Tunzi is the new Miss Universe. She walked away with the crown in Atlanta in the US in the early ...

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Day zero looms for thirsty BCM

Most of Buffalo City Metro will have no water during the day on Thursday, possibly extending into Friday, as the city ...

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Misleading notices flag need for greater transparency

Thou shalt not mislead your customers. Even a little bit. That should be the first rule of marketing.

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A backward law on the land

Signing the Traditional & Khoi-San Leadership Bill into law grabs the land rights of 18-million people who live in communal areas, particularly in the former ...

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Broke municipality’s fat salaries absurd

The CCMA has ruled as unfair the reduction in pay of King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (KSDM) employee Noluvuyo Mqolo from more than R500,000 a year as the ...

Fire at The Hub

A Beacon Bay business at The Hub shopping centre was engulfed by fire on the morning of 10 December 2019.

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Mayor asks residents to help him clean up ...

The KSD municipality would only win its battle to clean up the filthy streets of Mthatha if residents and businesses ...

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Qumza Highway reopened to delight of ...

There were joyous scenes in Mdantsane on Tuesday when a section of the upgraded Qumza Highway was reopened to the ...

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Ceramicist gives back through art

Using arts to keep children off the streets and away from social ills, a King William’s Town ceramicist has been doing ...

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Eastern Cape towns under air pollution ...

According to the World Health Organisation, more than seven million people die as a result of air pollution each ...

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Former mayor steps in to give boardwalk ...

Large parts of the Gonubie boardwalk have been out of commission for months, but this week a former mayor of the small ...

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Cabbage-raiding cattle were lawfully ...

Three Committees Drift farmers failed in their high court bid this week to get back 16 cattle that were impounded after ...

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Brace for load-shedding again

Eskom announced on Thursday that it would implement stage 2 load-shedding from 4pm until 11pm.

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Mthatha hardware stores hammered by ...

Hardware stores in Mthatha are being blamed for rising congestion in the CBD. The Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents ...

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BCM's main water supply contaminated

There are strong indications that the main dam supplying water to East London and Mdantsane is badly ...

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Centre plays key role in uplifting ...

The Khanya Youth Community Development Centre is fighting to combat social ills in Buffalo Flats. Education and ...

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20 traffic cops' cars vandalised — twice ...

Vandalism of 20 vehicles at the Buffalo City Metro traffic department in Braelyn at the weekend has sharpened concerns ...

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Welcome to festive season lights delight

Sunday night is switch-on time for an event that lifts the spirits of East Londoners and visitors — the festive season ...

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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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Outrage as foul leaks slowly kill Buffalo ...

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

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Blitzboks skipper in confident mood

Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe "Shakes" Soyizwapi is hoping to see his side maintain their consistency and continue ...

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Blitzboks skipper in confident mood

Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe "Shakes" Soyizwapi is hoping to see his side maintain their consistency and continue ...

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Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith ...

Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith was finally confirmed as Cricket South Africa's director of cricket on Wednesday ...

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Stellenbosch suffer blow ahead of ...

Stellenbosch FC have had the guts ripped out of their midfield by injury ahead of Wednesday’s catch-up fixture at ...

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U15 Week wraps up on a high

ROSS ROCHE The national U15 cricket week drew to a close on Monday with a closing function at the Osner hotel in East ...

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Who is Pirates new coach? Lack of ...

A conspicuous lack of trophies will be the first talking point for sceptical South African football fans when ...

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Orlando Pirates announce German Josef ...

In a shock announcement made out of the blue‚ Orlando Pirates have appointed a new head coach‚ 49-year-old German Josef ...

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SPORT STAR | Young Andrew blows U10 ...

Multitalented Andrew Wessels has been named the Daily Dispatch SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month for ...

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Mlindo the Vocalist discharged from ...

Mlindo the Vocalist is grateful to be alive after being involved in a car crash in Durban at the weekend.

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Gospel singer Neyi Zimu laid to rest

The House of Treasures Ministries near Alberton, south of Johannesburg, proved to be too small to handle the magnitude ...

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EL DJ spins her magic in Jozi

An Eastern Cape DJ and businesswoman is making waves in Johannesburg where her smooth mixing skills have landed her in ...

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How to spend your bonus wisely

The more fortunate among you may have just been informed by your employer that you will get a generous end-of-year ...

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January ruling expected in Rakhimov ...

After a veil of secrecy over the status of Duncan Village boxer Azinga Fuzile’s appeal, it has been revealed the ...

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How I lost to Casimero — Tete

Boxing fans are still in disbelief over East London hero Zolani Tete’s knockout defeat to Filipino Johnriel Casimero ...

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Tete risks lone EC world title in UK

Eastern Cape’s lone world boxing champion Zolani Tete will risk his WBO bantamweight crown against Filipino Johnriel ...

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Nqothole banks on homecoming bout for ...

Although Sikho Nqothole’s homecoming bout in Mthatha on Saturday may have been overshadowed by the weight scandal of ...

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D-Day for Fuzile boxing protest

The Eastern Cape boxing fraternity is holding its collective breath and praying that a hearing at the IBF headquarters ...

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Circumcision activist arrested for illegal snip

Stutterheim Country Club destroyed by blaze

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Gift of speech for little Qiqa thanks to implant

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