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BCM cancels Omotoso's crusade amid acquittal backlash

The Buffalo City Metro has blocked Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso's plans to host a crusade in East London amid outrage over his acquittal on human trafficking and ...

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WATCH | Premier Oscar Mabuyane sets out vision for Eastern Cape ...

In an exclusive interview premiering at 8am on April 15, Daily Dispatch editor Cheri-Ann James talks to Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane, as he ...

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Court orders Vat hike suspended

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Vat hike suspended - until Parliament passes legislation making Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to reverse the VAT hike an act of Parliament.
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Five killed in car accident in Durban while ...

Five people, believed to be family members, were killed in a car accident on Sunday morning while transporting another family member who had been assaulted and stabbed to hospital.
Politics

WATCH | Acting president Gwede Mantashe delivers keynote Freedom Day address

Acting president Gwede Mantashe will on Sunday deliver the keynote address at the national Human Rights Day ...

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Mother of slain student vows son's blood will cleanse WSU

Grieving mother Sindiswa Mbolekwa, whose son Sisonke was shot dead during a protest at the Walter Sisulu University's ...

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Police need assistance finding three missing Free State cops

Police have asked the public to be on the lookout for three police constables who have been missing since Wednesday.

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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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WATCH | Funeral service for Pope Francis

The funeral of Pope Francis is under way in Rome on Saturday.

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Gqeberha's R75 road claims two more lives

Police have opened a culpable homicide case after two people died in a head-on collision in Gqeberha.

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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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WATCH | Desperate search for missing person in Gonubie River after drowning reported

A search and rescue operation is under way in the Gonubie River after a person reportedly went missing on ...

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SIU unhappy with lack of co-operation as it probes Road Accident Fund

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has experienced a lack of co-operation from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) ...

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Mchunu apologises to principal implicated as suspect in rape of child

Police minister Senzo Mchunu has written a letter to Gerrie Nel of AfriForum’s private prosecution unit to apologise to ...

Politics

Enoch Godongwana says he won’t resign after VAT U-turn

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday he will not resign after the government's U-turn on a planned value ...

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WATCH LIVE | RAF investigations presented to parliament

Parliament's standing committee on public accounts is on Friday hearing a briefing by the Special Investigating Unit ...

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Ramaphosa declares special funeral for late ambassador Zolani Mtshotshisa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special funeral category 2 for the late SA ambassador to Ivory Coast, Zolani ...

OPINION | Drunk driving toll still unacceptably high

Exactly five years ago, during an Easter weekend, research was produced suggesting that one of the few benefits of the alcohol ban during the height of ...

OPINION | Teachers guilty of abuse must face full might of law

When a mother from Matatiele in the Eastern Cape shared the story of how her seven-year-old daughter, known as Cwecwe, had allegedly been raped at school, it ...

OPINION | The buck starts and stops with leadership

On March 21, Human Rights Day in SA, we gathered in East London to bid farewell to Sabelo Tywabi — a day meant to honour dignity and equality. Yet, what we ...

Daily Dispatch Podcasts

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.

LISTEN | NSPCA has serious concerns over ...

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

Business

Kieswetter advises on what vendors should ...

VAT transactions which were charged at 15.5% must be reported in field 12 (for output tax) and field 18 (for input tax) ...

Absa falls foul of Financial Intelligence ...

The bank has been fined R10m, in part for not doing due diligence on politically exposed individuals

MultiChoice and NBC invested almost R6bn ...

Last month, MultiChoice announced price increases for DStv and Showmax, which came into effect in April

Clientele amends funding structure for ...

Shareholders will be asked to approve the changes

Young investors care about people, ...

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

Investors welcome Musk’s renewed Tesla ...

Tesla investors breathed a sigh of relief after CEO Elon Musk said he would refocus his attention on the electric ...

Capitec CEO’s pay tops R100m as profit ...

The bank says only its interns and graduates earn less than R180,000 a year

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

SVI unveils B4+ armoured Jeep Grand ...

SVI Engineering has partnered with Stellantis South Africa to create a special, discreetly armoured version of the ...

Understanding lobola in Xhosa culture: ...

"In African culture a groom never really concludes lobola," says family spokesperson and friend Sizwe Dhlomo.

Amanda Black, Lira and Thandiswa to rock ...

"We are acknowledging the extraordinary women who have shaped our cultural landscape and continue to inspire future ...

Art, religion are in her blood

An abiding love of the nature which surrounds her Cannon Rocks home, as well as a deeply embedded spirituality, ...

IN THE GARDEN | Marvellous mint an easy ...

Easter has come and gone. For some there is a happy memory of a traditional family gathering around a meal of roast ...

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

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

World

SpaceX set to launch billionaire’s ...

An attempt to launch last month was postponed hours before liftoff.

James Earl Jones, renowned actor and ...

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

WATCH | Canadian fashion mogul Peter ...

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

WATCH | WHO chief says the world needs to ...

The chief of the World Health Organization said he was shocked by the world's insufficient action to stop the crisis in ...

WATCH | Fisherman says migrant’s phone ...

A fisherman who rushed to a capsized boat carrying migrants attempting to reach the UK says he and others were ...

Man, 50 others go on trial in France for ...

A 71-year-old man is on trial in France accused of drugging his wife and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her in ...

Sport

Boxing Mecca

Tyirha chasing return to world rating

Former world-rated contender Nhlanhla Tyirha will be on a quest to regain his world rankings when he faces Zimbabwean ...

Mixed reactions to Hem’s world youth ...

There were mixed opinions on whether Duncan Village rising star Siyabulela Hem had deserved the unanimous decision win ...

Hem to test international credentials in ...

  The tournament at the Christian Centre in East London on Friday will give young boxers a platform to stake their ...

Tyirha allays concerns over fighting ...

Nhlanhla Tyirha’s camp has allayed fears that he is gambling by taking two fights in the space of two weeks, starting ...

Boxing fireworks expected at church venue

If the bold predictions made by boxers ahead of their bouts at the unusual Christian Centre in Abbotsford venue are ...