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Education MEC Fundile Gade.
EDUCATION

Matric pass rate target under pressure

  • Sivenathi Gosa
Sonwabile Gingqile's business was recently announced as best PR agency at the international Prestige Awards in the UK

From garage attendant to global award winner

Sonwabile Gingqishe — a former KwaMaqoma petrol attendant — has reached another milestone after his company was recently crowned…

  • Siphosethu Ngcangisa
Audit outcomes
EASTERN CAPE
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Clean audits mean little without services, opposition warns

Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved audit outcomes, warning that…

  • ASANDA NINI
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Eastern Cape to showcase new energy vehicle strategy at SA Auto Week

  • Daily Dispatch Contributor

After saving lives abroad, doctor turns to spiritual healing

Supporting women through life

Balshaw makes family firms his business

Andile Lungisa
ANC
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Fresh twists in Lungisa saga

The ANC has been ordered to reinstate Andile Lungisa on its Nelson Mandela Bay proportional representation candidate list after the Johannesburg…

  • Msindisi Fengu

Daily Dispatch enters new digital chapter with new website and subscription platform

The Daily Dispatch is entering an exciting new chapter with the launch of a brand new website and subscription platform, bringing readers a…

Lonki Witbooi with boxers at the All Winners Boxing Club before a training session following its reopening.
BOXING

Tete’s reopened former club to be named after him

Following its temporary closure after the tragic shooting of former world champion Zolani Tete, Mdantsane's All Winners Boxing Club has reopened…

  • Mesuli Zifo
EC Iinyathi's Sithembile Langa celebrates the wicket of Bryce Parsons from Hollywood Bets Dolphins during their T20 match at Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium
CRICKET

Dream date at the Bullring for upset-hunting Iinyathi

The Eastern Cape Iinyathi return to the Wanderers Stadium for the first time since 2014, aiming to cause an upset against the top-flight Lions in…

  • Anathi Wulushe
Madibaz hockey player Caden Skinnette has been chosen for the SA U21 men’s squad.
FIELD HOCKEY

Madibaz hockey duo off to Junior World Cup in 2027

Mandela University hockey stars Caden Skinnette and Kian Cambier have been selected for the South African U21 squad ahead of the 2027 FIH Junior…

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Andile Lungisa
ANC
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Fresh twists in Lungisa saga

The ANC has been ordered to reinstate Andile Lungisa on its Nelson Mandela Bay proportional…

  • Msindisi Fengu
Audit outcomes
EASTERN CAPE
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Clean audits mean little without services, opposition warns

Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved…

  • ASANDA NINI
Andile Lungisa
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

BREAKING: ANC to appeal court ruling ordering Lungisa's reinstatement to candidate list

The ANC is appealing a Gauteng High Court ruling that ordered the party to reinstate Andile…

  • Ziyanda Zweni
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SOUTH AFRICA
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Winning power, keeping power: report maps coalition risks

South African municipal coalitions that exclude the party with the most council seats are…

  • Daily Dispatch Correspondent
EFF King Sabata Dalindyebo mayoral candidate Ncedo Kolanisi.
SERVICE DELIVERY

EFF creates app to facilitate reporting of complaints in KSD municipality

Residents in the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality are reporting service delivery problems…

  • Ziyanda Zweni
ELECTIONS

Parties, independent candidates promise to observe electoral code of conduct

Political parties and independent candidates in the Eastern Cape have pledged peaceful and…

  • Sivenathi Gosa
Eastern Cape DA provincial leader Andrew Whitfield
ELECTIONS

DA announces four more mayoral candidates for Eastern Cape

The Democratic Alliance has announced four new mayoral candidates across Eastern Cape…

  • Sivenathi Gosa
Cogta MEC Zolile Williams.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Opposition welcomes decision to second Matiwane to troubled Mhlontlo municipality

Cogta MEC Zolile Williams has seconded former Matatiele municipal manager Lizo Matiwane to…

  • Sikho Ntshobane
Premier Oscar Mabuyane.

ANC and SACP must not burn bridges in election contest — Mabuyane

SA Communist Party (SACP) members holding public office on the ticket of their alliance…

  • ASANDA NINI
Eastern Cape DA provincial leader Andrew Whitfield has released the names of several mayoral candidates from the party

DA releases names of mayoral candidates as it seeks to make impact in Eastern Cape

The in the Eastern Cape is banking on 10 mayoral candidates to make further inroads into the…

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Sonwabile Gingqile's business was recently announced as best PR agency at the international Prestige Awards in the UK

From garage attendant to global award winner

  • Siphosethu Ngcangisa
Veteran athletes Michele Whittington (73) and Helen Nell (74) proudly display their top-category podium honors following the BCMM road event at Orient Beach.
RUNNING

Seventies and still setting the pace

  • Mfundo Piliso
Perdeberg Cellar Chenin Blanc
WINE

A VINE TIME | From sundowners to fine dining, Chenin Blanc suits every occasion

  • Sam Venter
Fuchsias, celebrated as the ‘ballerinas’ of shade gardens, produce distinctive, pendulous blossoms in vibrant single and double colour combinations from spring into late autumn. Pictures: GETTY IMAGES
GARDENING

Growing fuchsias: How to plant and care for the fairytale ‘Ballerina Flower’

  • Julia Smith
CEO of Hyundai Automotive South Africa Stanley Anderson. Picture: Mukovhe Mulidzwi

Hyundai named a finalist in Future of HR Awards

Yondela Ngqokelela, who founded the EC Women Writers Association. Picture: SUPPLIED

Heritage on the menu: EC women turn treasured traditional recipes and indigenous knowledge into a lasting record

  • Sikho Ntshobane
Green one is isigwampa. The yellow dish is umqa
RECIPES

Heritage on a menu: Two traditional dishes

  • Sikho Ntshobane
MUSIC

It's all about pushing on in tough times, says Cap KillXR

  • Siphosethu Ngcangisa
You can pull over on Gonubie Main, take a few steps into The View coffee shop restaurant, guest house, and this is what you get, a spectacular scenario of the Gonubie estuary winding its way through wilderness.
LIFESTYLE

Cutting through the dirty tech-bro smog to find our homemade bliss molecule

  • Deloris Koan

From ‘insider’ to people saver

  • Mike Loewe
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Sport
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Lonki Witbooi with boxers at the All Winners Boxing Club before a training session following its reopening.
BOXING

Tete’s reopened former club to be named after him

Following its temporary closure after the tragic shooting of former world champion Zolani…

  • Mesuli Zifo
EC Iinyathi's Sithembile Langa celebrates the wicket of Bryce Parsons from Hollywood Bets Dolphins during their T20 match at Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium
CRICKET

Dream date at the Bullring for upset-hunting Iinyathi

The Eastern Cape Iinyathi return to the Wanderers Stadium for the first time since 2014,…

  • Anathi Wulushe
Errikie Errikie rocks Lonwabo Sizani with a big right during their WBC junior-lightweight title at the Guild Theatre.
BOXING

Mdantsane KO artist returns under Bungu guidance

Mdantsane knockout specialist Lonwabo Sizani makes his ring comeback on November 1 under the…

  • Mesuli Zifo
Sicelo Pongoma retained the Border Athletics presidency.
ATHLETICS

Pongoma retains Border Athletics presidency

Sicelo Pongoma has secured a second term as President of Border Athletics following a…

  • Bob Norris
Owethu Rula is chasing WBF glory.
BOXING

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Owethu Rula eyes WBF world title fight

Eastern Cape female flyweight champion Owethu Rula is preparing to step onto the…

  • Nceba Dladla
EP Elephants wing Owen Breda on attack against Griquas during the SA Rugby U21 Shield final at Otto du Plessis High School on Saturday
RUGBY
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EP's junior stars put hands up for senior selection

After clinching the SA Rugby U21 Shield title, EP U21 coach Shaun Oliver is set to meet…

  • George Byron
South Africa's batting coach Ashwell Prince believes the bowling attack, will be key to curbing Australia on day four of the first Test match between South Africa and Australia at the Kingsmead stadium in Durban.
CRICKET

Wickets key to curbing Australia

South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince urges the Proteas to focus on taking wickets and…

  • Amir Chetty
Madibaz hockey player Caden Skinnette has been chosen for the SA U21 men’s squad.
FIELD HOCKEY

Madibaz hockey duo off to Junior World Cup in 2027

Mandela University hockey stars Caden Skinnette and Kian Cambier have been selected for the…

Former EP rugby stars Giepie van Zyl, Howard Robertson, Francois Anker and Marius Ferreira are active bowlers these days.
RUGBY

From rugby heroes to bowls players

Former Eastern Province rugby stars from the iconic Boet Erasmus Stadium era have swapped the…

  • Herald Correspondent
George's Lloyd Bosman was in control from the outset to win the 2025 1City Marathon at Baywest Mall
ATHLETICS

1City Marathon organisers set sights on 4,500 entries for this year's event

Entries have opened for the 10th anniversary of the 1 City Marathon at Baywest Mall on…

  • Vuyokazi Nkanjeni
Opinion
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Opinion

THANDUXOLO ZIMBA | Male victims missing from GBV debate

The debate around gender-based violence in SA has, quite rightly, placed enormous attention on violence against women and children. The statistics…

ByBongiwe Mafani

INSIGHT | BONGIWE MAFANI | Covid-19 may be gone but the lessons learnt are still relevant

Covid-19 may increasingly feel like yesterday’s crisis. The masks have disappeared, lockdown regulations are history, and businesses have long since…

BySiyanda Kate

INSIGHT | SIYANDA KATE | Oil, gas, and the governance test facing SA

The debate over oil and gas has never been limited to the politics of energy sovereignty. However, it is also about power, sovereignty, national…

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Pupils deserve action to fix classrooms, not empty promises

Schools should be sanctuaries of learning, not casualties of failing infrastructure. They are meant to be places where young people should be…

ByEditorial Comment

Early days still, but Bafana showing plenty of promise

The good start of Bafana Bafana under coach Pitso Mosimane bodes well for SA's football future, with hopes of qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup…

ByNkosikhulule Nyembezi

INSIGHT | Consequences of ghost candidates, poor choices by voters

The coattail corollary in politics is the theory that a popular candidate at the top of the list benefits those in the same party down the list. In…