Politics

ActionSA unable to submit petition over electricity hikes as BCM office closed

Dissatisfied ActionSA leaders were unable to submit a petition signed by more than 6,000 residents and ratepayers on Friday at Buffalo City Metro’s speaker’s office, as it ...

News

Nyandeni local municipality employees under investigation for ...

Nyandeni local municipality has opened a case of fraud and theft involving employees accused of abusing the local authority’s petrol ...

News

BBC series ‘The Apartheid Killer’ covers horrific crimes ...

The BBC documentary, The Apartheid Killer, will be aired at Vincent Methodist Church on Saturday at 3pm. The Daily Dispatch played a pivotal role ...

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Six killed in horror crash near Mthatha

Six people died in a horrific head-on collision involving two sedans on the N2 outside Mthatha in the early hours of Friday morning. Provincial transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose said the accident took place about 1.45am when a VW Polo and ...
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Defence Force steps in to bring social services ...

Thousands of residents from villages in Centane have benefited from an initiative led by the SA National Defence Force over the past nine days to commemorate Nelson Mandela Day on July 18.
Lifestyle

DELORIS KOAN | Women bikers take the front

Women motorcyclists in Buffalo City Metro are taking the front of the ride to celebrate the power and freedom of women ...

Opinion

Rich PSL must become continent’s breeding ground for talent

Once again, the Premier Soccer League has proven to be the strongest financial sports body in Africa after it announced ...

News

Only two parking bays for disabled Mthatha residents

Disabled Mthatha businessman Sibulele Siko always dreads having to drive to the CBD, where he struggles to find parking ...

News

Five on extortion charges as cops probe protection racket case at school for disabled

Five men have been arrested on charges of extortion in connection with an alleged protection racket in a disabled ...

News

Event organiser accused of not paying singer Langa Mavuso

Singer and songwriter Langa Mavuso has initiated legal proceedings against event organiser Lwando Njeza for allegedly ...

News

Bail bid of nurse in kidnapping case delayed

An Eastern Cape provincial health department nurse appeared briefly in the Ngcobo magistrate’s court on Thursday ...

News

Umzimvubu local municipality elects 27-year-old as speaker

The Umzimvubu local municipality has elected a new council speaker.

News

Retired brigadier swaps uniform for attorney’s robe

After wrapping up an illustrious nearly 40-year career as a police officer, retired Brigadier Mxolisi Mqotyana is now ...

Politics

Mqoqi-Mondi lands top BCM infrastructure job

Eight months after Buffalo City Metro infrastructure services head Nceba Ncunyana was shot dead by unknown gunmen ...

Politics

City overspends despite its plans to tighten belts

Buffalo City Metro's ambitious belt tightening plans have partly failed, with the city's cost containment measures ...