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What residents will be paying for municipal services

With just over a month to go before the start of the new financial year, Buffalo City Metro has revealed how  residents and ratepayers can expect to pay on average ...

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Court told of chilling effect of rape trauma on teen

A victim-impact report read out in the East London high court on Wednesday painted a grim picture of how a 14-year-old girl who was raped and ...

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From 14 April to 6 June 2025, stand a chance to drive away in a brand-new Suzuki Fronx GLX M/T – bold, dynamic, and ready to turn heads! How to ...

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Floods eat away at Eastern Cape food parcel ...

Flooding across the province forced the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development to divert a significant portion of its food parcel funding to support those left destitute by the disasters. As a result, only nine food parcels were ...
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Crewe Primary appointment a homecoming for new ...

Former Selborne College deputy headmaster Neill Erasmus has been appointed as the new principal of Crewe Primary School. With a teaching career spanning more than 36 years, the 58-year-old began his journey in 1989 at East London’s Alphendale ...
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Multipurpose hall in honour of former principal to benefit generations of Clarendon girls

Clarendon High and Primary schools have unveiled the Mary Laurie Memorial Hall, named in honour of former principal ...

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AT THE BEACH | Ditch the mountains, embrace the Eastern Cape coast

On Saturday, I had the blessing of visiting the Mpekweni Beach Resort.  It was also my birthday. I could not have ...

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WBC warns Kuse of risking world eliminator with non-title bout

The decision by Mdantsane boxer Siyakholwa Kuse to proceed with his non-title bout against dangerous Filipino Samuel ...

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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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Trump blindsides Ramaphosa with clips of Malema singing ‘Kill the Boer’

US president Donald Trump blindsided his counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting in the White ...

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Urgent call for police action as NGOs are hit by hijackers in Eastern Cape

Non-profit organisations (NGOs) serving last-mile communities in the Eastern Cape are demanding urgent police ...

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‘I’m going to Scotland’: Harrison Ford becomes the face of Glenmorangie Single Malt Whisky

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

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East London taxi bosses remain in custody, with bail hearing on Thursday

East London taxi bosses Simphiwe “Gabs” Mtshala and Lwamkelo Sokatsi, who are facing a murder charge, will spend ...

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WATCH | President Cyril Ramaphosa's White House visit

President Cyril Ramaphosa met President Donald Trump on Wednesday at 11.30am EDT (5.30pm SAST) at the White House in ...

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Family powerless as brain-dead pregnant woman is kept alive

A 30-year-old woman declared brain-dead in Georgia is being kept on life support against her family’s wishes because ...

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Body of missing Eastern Cape man found at Gauteng mortuary

The body of a missing Eastern Cape man who disappeared in Gauteng after being hijacked has been found with the help ...

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'You're not alone': South Africans send well wishes to Ramaphosa before meeting with Trump

As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, South Africans ...

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Sars allocated R4bn to boost its capacity to collect tax revenue

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated an additional R4bn to Sars to help it strengthen its capacity to ...

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

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

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Amid the heated discussion over the export of South African livestock, Wednesday was a bustling day at the harbor in ...

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East London Mitsubishi dealership comes ...

East London Mitshubishi has not only won the company's dealership of the year award for the second consecutive year but ...

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Boost in wings for EC’s budding film ...

The Eastern Cape's budding film industry is in for huge boost as the takeover of MultiChoice by French media giant ...

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Inflation accelerates slightly in April

Slowing inflationary pressures keep price increases comfortably below the Reserve Bank’s target range

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Its growth thesis is supported by data that Africa’s youth population is projected to grow 51% to 940-million people by ...

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Platinum prices are expected to rise only 1% this year after falling 9.5% last year and 8% in 2023

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WATCH | About 30 dead in Kinshasa ...

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Namibia's top court dismisses opposition ...

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 blocs weigh ...

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

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FIRST DRIVE | New BMW 1 Series and 2 ...

This week the Bavarian marque introduced the fourth-generation 1 Series to South Africa, which wears the internal ...

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AT THE BEACH | Ditch the mountains, ...

On Saturday, I had the blessing of visiting the Mpekweni Beach Resort.  It was also my birthday. I could not have ...

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Actress Tebogo Thobejane says she's ...

Television actress and influencer Tebogo Thobejane is living in fear after an alleged hit on her life

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Phelo Bala celebrates completing ...

Reality TV star Phelo Bala gets real with his fans.

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WATCH | Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT sets SUV ...

Behind the wheel was racing driver Ramez Azzam, who guided the performance SUV to a blistering lap time of 2:14.046 on ...

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British police on Wednesday charged a third man, a Ukrainian national, with arson offences over fires at properties and ...

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Indian, Romanian climbers die on Lhotse ...

An Indian climber and another from Romania died on Nepal's Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth tallest peak, hiking ...

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Tens of thousands protest in The Hague ...

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through The Hague on Sunday demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch ...

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‘Criminal’: Elton John condemns UK’s AI ...

Creative industries globally are grappling with the legal and ethical implications of AI models that can produce their ...

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Eighteen separatists killed in Papua ...

Indonesia's military has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an ...

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Peru says suspect in miner killings ...

Peru's interior ministry said on Thursday a suspect in the killing of 13 miners in the northern district of Pataz has ...

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Tashreeq Matthews comfortable to play ...

It's been open to interpretation since Tashreeq Matthews arrived at Mamelodi Sundowns last season and he doesn’t have a ...

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Tashreeq Matthews comfortable to play ...

It's been open to interpretation since Tashreeq Matthews arrived at Mamelodi Sundowns last season and he doesn’t have a ...

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WBC warns Kuse of risking world ...

The decision by Mdantsane boxer Siyakholwa Kuse to proceed with his non-title bout against dangerous Filipino Samuel ...

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BAL president hopes to feel SA’s love in ...

Basketball Africa League president Amadou Gallo Fall regards SA as a key market in their grand scheme of things and is ...

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Pirates fan dedicates honours degree to ...

Mafikeng-born Khumoetsile Kgobokoe has dedicated her recently completed honours degree in inclusive education to former ...

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Vincent has flashbacks of legendary Larry ...

Made By Ball (MBB) head coach Sam Vincent said he saw glimpses of his former Boston Celtics teammate and Hall of ...

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Winning the Europa League won’t salvage ...

Victory in the Europa League final would not be enough to redeem Manchester United's disappointing season, manager ...

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DDC credited for preparing players for ...

The DStv Diski Challenge has been given credit for preparing SA players who went on to win the Under-20 Africa Cup of ...

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WBC warns Kuse of risking world ...

The decision by Mdantsane boxer Siyakholwa Kuse to proceed with his non-title bout against dangerous Filipino Samuel ...

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Nxayiphi throws last dice in boxing title ...

Every boxer goes to a title fight with endless promises of righting the wrongs, and Mdantsane’s Theo Nxayiphi is no ...

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Nqothole looking for redemption in ring ...

Sikho Nqothole has had his fair share of boxing heartache, but the Mthatha boxer is not about to throw in the towel in ...

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Red tape threatens to floor Mboyiya’s SA ...

Bureaucratic red tape is threatening to derail the vacant SA junior-welterweight title clash scheduled for East ...

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East London prodigy Sogcwayi chases ...

Having waited for almost a year before finally making his professional debut, rising Mdantsane star Sanele Sogcwayi ...