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Glass and Padel construction equipment offloaded by East London Golf Club staff on Friday still surrounded by warning tape.
WORKPLACE SAFETY
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Labour department to conduct own investigation into East London Golf Club tragedy

  • Mpumzi Mshweshwe
  • Banathi Gungqisa
JUDICIARY

Eastern Cape Judge Bloem's proposed elevation to Supreme Court widely welcomed

Legal bodies have welcomed the JSC’s recommendation to appoint Eastern Cape judge Gerald Bloem to the Supreme Court of Appeal,…

  • Ziyanda Zweni
Electronic screens display the vote count results at the Independent Electoral Commission national results centre in Pretoria in 2019.
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Election pledge must go beyond words

The right to vote in SA did not come cheap. It took many years of the struggle, and some people paid the ultimate price for it.…

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Winning power, keeping power: report maps coalition risks

  • Daily Dispatch Correspondent

Five young men shot dead in brutal Willowvale mass shooting

  • Lulamile Feni
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Daily Dispatch E-edition - 8 October 2026

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Aya Gqamane throws in a ball during a practice session at Buffalo Park this week.

Iinyathi two-year home record on the line against Dolphins

It has been exactly 730 days since the Eastern Cape Iinyathi suffered a T20 defeat at Buffalo Park, with that result coming on October 9 2024 at the…

  • Anathi Wulushe
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen steers his car during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang on October 4, 2026.
FORMULA 1

Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore

Fresh off a chaotic victory at Sepang, Max Verstappen faces a major challenge at the Singapore Grand Prix, tackling extreme heat, potential rain,…

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American Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk
GOLF

Furyk vows US will 'do more' to end Ryder Cup losing streak

US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk is demanding unprecedented preparation from his team as they aim to end a decades-long losing run on European soil at…

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Banyana Banyana players at a training session in Bloemfontein this week.
SOCCER

Desiree Ellis sets sights on Olympic return as Banyana prepare for Madagascar clashes

Banyana Banyana have settled in Bloemfontein to prepare for their upcoming Olympic qualifiers against Madagascar, aiming to secure a long-awaited…

  • Vuyokazi Nkanjeni
New Zealand's lock Scott Barrett and flyhalf brother Beauden Barrett
RUGBY UNION

Brothers Scott and Beauden Barrett named to start for All Blacks

Scott and Beauden Barrett return to the All Blacks starting lineup as coach Dave Rennie reshuffles an injury-depleted squad ahead of the Bledisloe…

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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…

  • Herald Reporter
ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane

Mabuyane takes Malema defamation battle to SCA

Eastern Cape premier and ANC provincial chairperson Oscar Mabuyane is taking his defamation…

  • Asanda Nini
  • Ziyanda Zweni
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane
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ANC throws lifeline to mayoral candidates left off final list released by IEC

The ANC national leadership has offered a lifeline to senior provincial politicians whose…

  • Asanda Nini
Secretary-General of the ANC Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane

Mbalula refuses to retract claims in ANC candidate-list row

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has refused to retract or apologise for statements…

  • Asanda Nini
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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
Dr Shiksha Gallow and husband Wayne of Gonubie celebrate her third and toughest doctorate.
MEDICAL CANNABIS

EC’s medical cannabis prostate cancer research knocks on global doors

  • Mike Loewe
Abongile Nyondo
GOSPEL MUSIC
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Abongile Nyondo celebrates first national award

  • Siphosethu Ngcangisa
'Chasing Waves' author Melissa Volker. Picture: SUPPLIED
SURFING
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New book spotlights South Africa's forgotten women surfers

  • Barbara Hollands
The Morgan Bay hotel which is 80 years old this year. Picture: SUPPLIED
HOSPITALITY

Morgan Bay Hotel marks 80 years with major expansion and upgrades

  • Rosa-Karoo Loewe
Cows on the beach at Double Mouth apparently licking salt off the rocks
HIKING

Ancient Strandloper trail still embodies spirit of walking in rhythm with the ocean

  • Kevin Cole
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Sport
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Landile Ngxeke beat Filipino Michael Mendoza to win one of his many regional titles.
BOXING

Ngxeke vows to be Malajika family party pooper in IBO title clash

Landile Ngxeke is ready to spoil the Malajika family celebration as he gears up to clash with…

  • Mesuli Zifo
South Africa's Anrich Nortje celebrates dismissing Australia’s David Warner at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 4, 2023.
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Rabada absence puts focus on Nortje

Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the opening Test against Australia at Kingsmead, paving…

  • Amir Chetty
Sundowns' Tashreeq Matthews is under pressure to deliver in the MTN8 deliver.
SOCCER

No love lost between Pirates and Sundowns in MTN8 final

Mamelodi Sundowns and defending champions Orlando Pirates clash in a sold-out MTN8 final at…

  • Sports Reporter
Aya Gqamane throws in a ball during a practice session at Buffalo Park this week.

Iinyathi two-year home record on the line against Dolphins

It has been exactly 730 days since the Eastern Cape Iinyathi suffered a T20 defeat at Buffalo…

  • Anathi Wulushe
Relatives Captain (No.21) Mandilakhe Soji crossed one into the box against Seven Stars at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane on Saturday.
SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL

Eastern Cape ABC Motsepe league teams begin quest for Nedbank Cup spot

Eastern Cape ABC Motsepe League clubs kick off their preliminary campaign across the province…

  • Anathi Wulushe
Banyana Banyana players at a training session in Bloemfontein this week.
SOCCER

Desiree Ellis sets sights on Olympic return as Banyana prepare for Madagascar clashes

Banyana Banyana have settled in Bloemfontein to prepare for their upcoming Olympic qualifiers…

  • Vuyokazi Nkanjeni
Versatile forward Deon Fourie during a Stormers training session at his team's High Performance Centre in Cape Town
RUGBY

It will be trench warfare from get-go in derby, says Fourie

Stormers forward Deon Fourie anticipates an intense, physical showdown in front of 55,000…

  • George Byron
A bus of men from Khulani, Old Selbornian and Haven Hills Athletic Clubs at the 2025 ELMM 10km in Bunkers Hill.
ATHLETICS

Running in footsteps of SA's greatest athletes

As athletes tackle the BCMM Athletic Club's 10km race along East London's scenic beachfront,…

  • Bob Norris
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen steers his car during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang on October 4, 2026.
FORMULA 1

Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore

Fresh off a chaotic victory at Sepang, Max Verstappen faces a major challenge at the…

  • AFP
American Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk
GOLF

Furyk vows US will 'do more' to end Ryder Cup losing streak

US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk is demanding unprecedented preparation from his team as they…

  • AFP
Opinion
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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…

Opinion

READER LETTER | What happened to the promised slipway at the Chalumna River?

I am a resident of Kayser's Beach and quite a while ago I had a good, frank and cordial conversion with an official of the department of economic…

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Election pledge must go beyond words

The right to vote in SA did not come cheap. It took many years of the struggle, and some people paid the ultimate price for it. It is therefore…

ByNandiswa Mpolweni

NADISWA MPOLWENI | Accountability starts after the votes are counted

As local government elections approach, politicians flood communities with promises. However, the true test of leadership begins after the votes are…

Opinion

READER LETTER | Results, not speeches, needed in fight against GBV

South Africans need real results, not more speeches and slogans, to combat gender-based violence and rampant crime. True safety demands professional…

Opinion

INSIGHT | ZINZISWA RABE | ANC's biggest crisis is failure to fix itself

As the ANC heads toward the 2026 local government elections, former Eastern Cape MPL Zinziswa Rabe examines the party's deep-rooted organizational…