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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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WATCH | Ramaphosa visits Mthatha as flood death toll rises

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

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Group of SANDF troops due to arrive home from DRC

They will land at Bloemspruit air force base in Bloemfontein.

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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 ...

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Will Fish River Resort rise again?

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat ...

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

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Markram shows good form as Proteas make ...

The Proteas lost two wickets in pursuit of a target of 282 during the middle session of the third day of the World Test ...

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Bulldogs aiming to skin Leopards in ...

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

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