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'We'll still vote for him': Murdered ANC candidate retains support

Despite the murder of ANC ward candidate Ngawonke Bulala, voters in Kumkani Mhlontlo say they will still vote for him, prompting plans for a future by-election.

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Anxious moments as bomb hoax causes delays at King Phalo Airport

Eastern Cape police are tracking down an anonymous caller after a hoax bomb threat targeting a FlySafair flight from Johannesburg triggered emergency security protocols at King Phalo Airport.

AIRPORT BOMB SCARE UPDATE: Police search FlySafair jet, luggage at King Phalo

A FlySafair flight carrying over 180 passengers triggered a major emergency response at East London's King Phalo Airport following an anonymous bomb threat, prompting tarmac searches of the aircraft and luggage.

Twelve suspects killed in Eastern Cape police gunfights since August

Eastern Cape police have shot dead at least 12 suspects in gun battles since August following the tragic line-of-duty killings of three officers in Mqanduli and Libode.

The UMkhonto we Sizwe Party senior leader, former ANC Buffalo City Metro councillor Nozizwe Otola.
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ANC accused of underhanded tactics ahead of election

Opposition parties in Buffalo City Metro have accused the ANC of employing underhanded election tactics, including defacing campaign posters and running an alleged 'jobs-for-votes' scheme through the EPWP.

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Social worker repeatedly stabbed 'over removal of child'

An Eastern Cape social worker is in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times at her Mthatha workstation by a mother whose child was removed by social services, sparking urgent concerns over public office security.

Thembani Tom at the Victoria Sports Grounds in Qonce.
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Sports administrator 'receives death threats' over opposition to mall plan

A Qonce sports administrator says he fears for his life after receiving death threats linked to his opposition to the proposed R500m shopping mall on the historic Victoria Sports Grounds.

A generic South African police crime scene. The image does not depict the Willowvale shooting or any of those involved. Police in the Eastern Cape have launched a massive manhunt after five young men were shot dead and a sixth was injured during a violent attack at a Willowvale informal settlement on Tuesday night.

Five young men shot dead in brutal Willowvale mass shooting

Five young men have been killed and a sixth injured after gunmen stormed a flat in a Willowvale informal settlement, prompting Eastern Cape police to launch a major manhunt.

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