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I apologise to the coloured community: Ex-SABC employee Nobuntu Mkhize on racist remarks and ...

“I would like to apologise to the coloured community. That's not who I am, I wasn't raised that way. I don't believe in what I said. I sincerely apologise for whatever was ...

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Pharmacist and mother of twins dies tragically in heavy rainfall

A Hillcrest pharmacist and mother of twins, Vanitha Jeawon, died tragically when her car was swept into the Umbilo river during heavy rains on ...

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Scattered showers and disruptive rain expected over the weekend ...

Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected on Saturday over the central and eastern parts of the country, the South African Weather Service ...

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Police appeal to public for information on ...

Police are seeking the public’s help to find a 38-year-old man who went missing on March 3. Thulani Ngqongqo was last seen leaving his home in Tsholomnqa, outside East London, on March 2 at about 8pm. Police spokesperson Captain Hazel Mqala ...
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Home of diamond Ponzi scheme accused to be preserved

Badenhorst couple owning Hartbeespoort house is standing trial with alleged mastermind Louis Liebenberg.

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Finance minister Enoch Godongwana didn’t take kindly to being called “rogue” in parliament after defending his decision ...

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Sassa workers arrested for R260m 'fraud scheme'

Three South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant administrators were arrested in Johannesburg on Friday for ...

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Private labs, universities a solution to backlog at police forensic lab: AfriForum

AfriForum has requested the parliamentary portfolio committee on police to investigate the viability of using private ...

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The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

Ongoing coverage of the impact of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, where 21 Eastern Cape children died.

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'I sold my child to a sangoma': witness drops bombshell in Joshlin trial

A day before Joshlin Smith went missing her mother confided in a friend that she had sold her daughter to a sangoma for ...

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Father gunned down outside Cillié High

A Gqeberha father was shot dead outside Cillié High School on Friday morning.

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Metro bosses called to explain ‘billions spent irregularly’

Buffalo City Metro’s political and administrative bosses were on Thursday hauled before the institution’s watchdog ...

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Body camera surveillance project delayed by ‘logistical issues’

The Buffalo City Metro has been forced to delay its pilot project to install body surveillance cameras for its ...

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Traditional leader tried to claim funeral money after murdering brother, court told

Nkosi Sinikiwe Bakhokhele Ndamase, a former Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders senior member, was arrested ...

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UDM wants KSD mayor relieved of his duties

The UDM in the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality wants Nyaniso Nelani removed as mayor, after it was reported ...

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Eastern Cape women have voices heard at UN conference

Two powerful voices from the Eastern Cape are making waves on the global stage. Bukhobenkosi Sibonda and Yvonne ...

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Award-winning radio personality Amaza Ntshanga celebrates 20-year milestone

A giant of Eastern Cape radio this year celebrates 20 years as an Umhlobo Wenene FM presenter. Amaza Ntshanga has ...

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Business owners and residents in the Buffalo City Metro are on high alert amid a resurgence in abductions.

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A short film set in the Amakhala Game Reserve has made waves across the globe as the second chapter to another film ...

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Coal producer Exxaro Resources has named former Lonmin CEO Ben Magara as its new CEO.

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The Eastern Cape is home to a wind farm that can power about 35 malls or four mines. When the R4.9bn 140MW Ishwati ...

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The US is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Democratic Republic of Congo, the state department said ...

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More than 40 members of the Islamist al Shabaab armed group were eliminated in an operation by the Somali National Army ...

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Swapo's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be sworn in as Namibia's first female president on March 21.

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Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...

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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seized two towns on their march towards a ...

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American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a ...

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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of four counts of ...

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Manchester City could only muster a 2-2 Premier League draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, dropping points in ...

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Man City held to 2-2 home draw by Brighton

Manchester City could only muster a 2-2 Premier League draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, dropping points in ...

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The World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS), Stop No4 of the WSL Africa regional season, the SA Open of Surfing, ...

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Stella Jessie Esbend clubs compete for ...

The Stella Jessie Esbend Local Football Association season kicked off this weekend as the official season opener for ...

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The Eastern Cape lightweight title saga finally exploded when Hlumelo Gingxana withdrew from his scheduled bout ...

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Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso questions ...

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has questioned why their crunch Betway Premiership clash against Orlando Pirates ...

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Coach reveals he had a long meeting with Percy Tau in November, and the player is still hungry for national team success

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Many running stories have been developed on the mighty hills of the Border-Kei region, told with great enthusiasm and ...

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Eastern Cape title saga explodes as ...

The Eastern Cape lightweight title saga finally exploded when Hlumelo Gingxana withdrew from his scheduled bout ...

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Visa blow floors SA women boxing team’s ...

After being stuck in Johannesburg for a few days on their way to the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia, ...

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The camp of Duncan Village star Siyabulela Hem could finally breathe a sigh of relief after securing him an opponent ...