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Eastern Cape floods claim 86 lives, death toll may rise

Police minister Senzo Mchunu has described the Eastern Cape floods as a national tragedy, with 86 fatalities reported, 60 of which were from Mthatha alone. Mchunu, ...

Sport

SA beat Australia by five wickets to win World Test Championship

SA won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat Australia by five wickets as they successfully chased ...

News

Turning the page — A deep dive into the state of reading in ...

Local Heroes

It’s time to nominate your Local Hero

The time of the year has arrived again to celebrate and recognise community developers, philanthropists and other amazing people who live among us and give back to our communities without expecting anything in return. Local changemakers are given ...
News

OR Tambo mayor rejects claims that it worsened ...

The OR Tambo district municipality has denied allegations that it recklessly opened the sluice gates of the Mthatha Dam, causing flooding and deaths along the Mthatha River.  The claims, circulating on social media, suggested that the ...
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Eastern Cape man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing ex-girlfriend

The Willowvale regional court has sentenced Pumezo Voyi, 41, to life imprisonment for the murder of his former ...

News

Ramaphosa expresses heartbreak during Mthatha visit but satisfaction with disaster ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the number of people killed by floods in the Eastern Cape, ...

News

Bergview College principal lays criminal charges over rape accusations

Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse has filed a criminal case against ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, EFF ...

Politics

Delay in SANDF soldiers' return from DRC yet another example of poor planning: DA

The DA has expressed dismay at the chaotic scenes in Bloemfontein on Friday where 249 South African soldiers returning ...

News

WATCH | Ramaphosa visits Mthatha as flood death toll rises

President Cyril Ramaphosa is in flood-ravaged Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Friday.

News

Group of SANDF troops due to arrive home from DRC

They will land at Bloemspruit air force base in Bloemfontein.

News

Sassa to provide food, cash vouchers, blankets and essential supplies to EC families ...

South African Social Security Agency CEO Themba Matlou has pledged to help families affected by the floods in the ...

News

Will Fish River Resort rise again?

A consortium of SA and international investors plans to upgrade the former Fish River Sun resort outside Port ...

News

Ramaphosa to visit Mthatha as flood toll rises to 78

President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit flood-ravaged Mthatha on Friday, co-operative governance and traditional affairs ...

Politics

Chris Hani region all set for elective conference

It is all systems go for the ANC’s Chris Hani region as it hosts its much-anticipated ninth elective conference in ...

News

Community anger at dire state of Hamburg arts project

Hamburg’s Emthonjeni arts project, launched with high hopes for the community more than a decade ago, is today a ...

News

Two teens charged with threatening grade 7 pupils with a gun

Two boys, aged 13 and 15, will appear in the Qonce magistrate’s court on Friday after they allegedly pointed a ...

Local Heroes

Round Table gives back to community with meaningful events

A group of dedicated East London men, members of Round Table East London No 1, spend their year turning compassion ...

Sport

Bulldogs aiming to skin Leopards in Currie Cup opener

Border Bulldogs assistant coach Lungisa Kama says they have put what happened in the SA Cup earlier in the season ...

News

UPDATE | Eastern Cape flood death toll hits 71

The death toll due to floods in the Eastern Cape has now risen to 71, with more than 1,000 people displaced. Of that ...

NATASHA MARRIAN: ANC voters ‘adrift’ in historic shift after polls

Could a national dialogue open eyes of the ANC after even its failing electoral fortunes failed to do so?

Bohlale Buzani | The Mental Diet of an Entrepreneur

The world applauds the entrepreneurial dreamer — the risk-taker with a vision, the one who builds from nothing, who sacrifices sleep and security for the ...

Storm disaster an acid test for Bhisho

This week thousands of people, particularly in the impoverished rural areas of this province, will be trying to clean up after their lives were devastated by ...

Multimedia

Israel says it struck Iran's nuclear facilities, missile factories | REUTERS

Israel launched a barrage of strikes across Iran on Friday, saying it had attacked nuclear facilities and missile factories and killed a swathe of military commanders in what could be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran building an ...

Daily Dispatch Podcasts

LISTEN | Repurposing the ECRDA to drive ...

In a province where nearly half the population lives below the poverty line, where unemployment continues to devastate ...

LISTEN | Chilling kidnapping of girl, 9, ...

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

LISTEN | Short film set in Eastern Cape ...

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

LISTEN | Extortion concerns taken ...

Deputy defence minister Bantu Holomisa does not believe intervention by soldiers is the answer to solving a “protection ...

LISTEN | Foundation calls for individual ...

Government should not interfere with people's lives.That is a view of Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara.

Business

Middle East tension pushes gold to ...

Traders pile into safe-haven assets after Israel’s strike on Iran heightens tension

Bohlale Buzani | The Mental Diet of an ...

The world applauds the entrepreneurial dreamer — the risk-taker with a vision, the one who builds from nothing, who ...

SA’s mineral output falls further in April

PGM production cuts continue to weigh on the sector

Stats SA stands by jobless data as calls ...

Capitec and Primaresearch spark debate by suggesting employment in informal sector may be understated

Young investors care about people, ...

SPONSORED | Gen Z and millennials’ desire for financial products that align with their values could see ESG investing ...

Tau backs Capitec CEO’s call for new ...

The minister of trade, industry and competition, Parks Tau, has told parliament that the CEO of Capitec was on to ...

Capitec CEO argues SA’s jobless rate as ...

Growing number of township entrepreneurs should be encouraged, says Gerrie Fourie

Africa

WATCH | About 30 dead in Kinshasa ...

About 30 people have died in flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, the provincial health ...

US open to minerals-for-security deal ...

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

More than 40 al Shabaab members killed by ...

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

Namibia's top court dismisses opposition ...

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

Eastern and Southern African blocs weigh ...

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

Lifestyle

Kenton Wellness Festival offers five days ...

The coastal town of Kenton-on-Sea will welcome wellness enthusiasts from near and far for the first-ever Kenton ...

WATCH | Innovate Africa: Introducing ...

With many people’s credit records damaged by Covid-19, FlexClub offers a responsible and flexible way to get behind the ...

WATCH | Xiaomi SU7 Ultra smashes ...

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra has stolen the Nürburgring Nordschleife production EV lap record from the Rimac Nevera after ...

Connie Ferguson speaks on how she is ...

"There was only one objective [with season 3], it was to outdo season one and season two."

AT THE BEACH | Iconic SA surfboard label, ...

I have said it before, that being an old geezer surfer I feel blessed to see young surfers get their game on.

‘I’m going to Scotland’: Harrison Ford ...

SPONSORED | ‘Unconventional’ campaign sees Hollywood icon star alongside distillery team

World

Ukraine brings home bodies of 1,212 ...

Ukraine has brought home the bodies of 1,212 soldiers killed in the war with Russia, the Kyiv officials responsible for ...

Greta Thunberg deported from Israel, ...

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, a day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a ...

Elon Musk says he regrets some posts ...

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regrets some posts he made last week about US President Donald Trump as they ...

WATCH | ‘Black Cloud’ artwork rises in ...

A huge black cloud stands in Kyiv's historic Sophia Square this week, emitting flashes of lightning and the rumble of ...

Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat ...

Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and ...

Israel orders military to stop Gaza-bound ...

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz told the military on Sunday to stop a charity boat carrying activists including ...

Sport

Boxing Mecca

Tsholofelo Lejaka appointed CEO at Boxing ...

Boxing South Africa (BSA) has appointed Tsholofelo Lejaka as CEO, the regulator said in a statement on Friday.

BSA yet to resolve government-funded show ...

Boxing SA is yet to resolve the fiasco surrounding the downgrading of the government-funded tournament in March amid ...

Kevin Lerena heads to London's Wembley ...

WBC bridgerweight champion Kevin Lerena returns to the heavyweight class next month on a massive card at the Wembley ...

Ngxeke out to break Japan’s grip on ...

Landile Ngxeke will go into next Friday’s double regional title clash against Eric Gamboa with a mission to break the ...

Cafu dedicates unification clash to ...

Duncan Village’s Phumelela Cafu has dedicated his July 19 world unification clash against Jesse Rodriguez to his ...