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Big sporting weekend for Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape faces a big sporting weekend, with Bafana Bafana involved in a crucial African Cup of Nations soccer qualifier against Congo at the Nelson Mandela Bay ...

News

BREAKING | East London brothers convicted of killing neighbour ...

Two East London brothers convicted of killing their neighbour for R100 have been sentenced to 10 and 15 years respectively. Lubabalo Dayimani, ...

Sport

Brutten Top Ten semis back on track after postponement

The semifinals of the Brutten Border Rugby Union Top Ten, supported by Tekkie Town, will finally take centre stage at the Sisa Dukushe Stadium in ...

News

School defrauder Randell loses attempt to be ...

Discredited former attorney and seasoned education litigator Mike Randell has failed in his bid to be readmitted to practice as an attorney. Once celebrated for his class action litigation which in 2010 resulted in the Eastern Cape education ...

News

Teacher at top school suspended over ...

A male teacher has been suspended and the provincial education department has sent a team to investigate allegations of “inappropriate conduct and advances” at a prominent Eastern Cape girls’ high school. On Thursday afternoon, the school ...

Entertainment

Mdantsane’s Unathi Platyi nominated for top Africa film award

Mdantsane-born Unathi Platyi has been nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for his role in ...

Sport

PSL scouts in search of talent at Kings of Glory tournament

After seeing the success of the Kings of Glory provincial sports tournament in changing the complexion of Eastern ...

News

Two youths accused of double killing rescued from ‘community justice’

Two youths believed to be behind the fatal stabbing of an elderly woman and wounding of her son, as well as burning ...

Politics

ANC regains wards in by-election, but EFF makes inroads

While the ANC in Buffalo City Metro managed to retain two of its wards after Wednesday’s by-elections, it was the ...

News

My son’s life cannot be worth R100, mom tells court

“His life cannot be worth R100.” These were the words of Ntombizanele Fatuse as she testified in the East London ...

News

Family wants to repatriate body of former Qonce man killed in New Zealand

As his family struggles to accept his death, preparations are under way to repatriate the body of Luke Smith, 21, ...

School News

Cambridge headmaster bows out after 40 years

Cambridge High School’s headmaster, who moved to East London from Cape Town, will hang up his boots after 40 years ...

News

Alleged sexual assault by teacher at top school probed

The Eastern Cape education department has sent a team to conduct a preliminary investigation into allegations of ...

School News

Stirling pupil proves engineering field’s also for girls

Stirling High School is celebrating the achievement of 17-year-old Marissa Rademan, who beat stiff competition in the ...

Opinion

OPINION | Violence tearing rural communities apart

The rural areas of SA, long considered safe havens from the chaos and criminality associated with urban centres, ...