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Matric pass rate target under pressure

Sivenathi Gosa

Sonwabile Gingqile's business was recently announced as best PR agency at the international Prestige Awards in the UK

From garage attendant to global award winner

Sonwabile Gingqishe — a former KwaMaqoma petrol attendant — has reached another milestone after his company was recently crowned…

Siphosethu Ngcangisa

EASTERN CAPE

Clean audits mean little without services, opposition warns

Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved audit outcomes, warning that…

ASANDA NINI

Eastern Cape to showcase new energy vehicle strategy at SA Auto Week

Daily Dispatch Contributor

Fresh twists in Lungisa saga

The ANC has been ordered to reinstate Andile Lungisa on its Nelson Mandela Bay proportional representation candidate list after the Johannesburg…

Msindisi Fengu

30 SEP 2026

Daily Dispatch enters new digital chapter with new website and subscription platform

The Daily Dispatch is entering an exciting new chapter with the launch of a brand new website and subscription platform, bringing readers a…

Family disappointed as plumber gets 28 years for girlfriend's murder

A 41-year-old plumber who beat his 19-year-old girlfriend to death with an iron rod and dumped her body under a bridge has been sentenced to 28…

Lulamile Feni

South Africa's batting coach Ashwell Prince believes the bowling attack, will be key to curbing Australia on day four of the first Test match between South Africa and Australia at the Kingsmead stadium in Durban.

Wickets key to curbing Australia

South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince urges the Proteas to focus on taking wickets and controlling the run rate to stop Australia from building…

Amir Chetty

Manchester City's Iliman Ndiaye vies with Liverpool's Bradley Barcola during the Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool on Sunday

City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool

Manchester City shrugged off the threat of swingeing sanctions to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday in their first game since being found guilty…

Politics

ANC

Fresh twists in Lungisa saga

The ANC has been ordered to reinstate Andile Lungisa on its Nelson Mandela Bay proportional…

Msindisi Fengu

EASTERN CAPE

Clean audits mean little without services, opposition warns

Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved…

ASANDA NINI

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

BREAKING: ANC to appeal court ruling ordering Lungisa's reinstatement to candidate list

The ANC is appealing a Gauteng High Court ruling that ordered the party to reinstate Andile…

Ziyanda Zweni

SOUTH AFRICA

8 OCT 2026

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

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

6 OCT 2026

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

1 OCT 2026

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

Lifestyle

01/10

From garage attendant to global award winner

Siphosethu Ngcangisa

Veteran athletes Michele Whittington (73) and Helen Nell (74) proudly display their top-category podium honors following the BCMM road event at Orient Beach.

RUNNING

Seventies and still setting the pace

Mfundo Piliso

WINE

A VINE TIME | From sundowners to fine dining, Chenin Blanc suits every occasion

Sam Venter

Fuchsias, celebrated as the ‘ballerinas’ of shade gardens, produce distinctive, pendulous blossoms in vibrant single and double colour combinations from spring into late autumn. Pictures: GETTY IMAGES

GARDENING

10 OCT 2026

Growing fuchsias: How to plant and care for the fairytale ‘Ballerina Flower’

Julia Smith

CEO of Hyundai Automotive South Africa Stanley Anderson. Picture: Mukovhe Mulidzwi

Hyundai named a finalist in Future of HR Awards

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

6 OCT 2026

Cutting through the dirty tech-bro smog to find our homemade bliss molecule

Deloris Koan

6 OCT 2026

From ‘insider’ to people saver

Mike Loewe

Drag to explore

Sport

Wickets key to curbing Australia

South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince urges the Proteas to focus on taking wickets and…

Amir Chetty

City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool

Manchester City shrugged off the threat of swingeing sanctions to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0…

RUNNING

Seventies and still setting the pace

Septuagenarians Michele Whittington and Helen Nel defied age and tough hills to claim podium…

Mfundo Piliso

SA's David Bedingham plays a shot on day three of the first Test against Australia at Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday

Australia assume firm control in Durban

Pat Cummins and Australia's pace attack bowled South Africa out for 284 on day three in…

Amir Chetty

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on October 11, 2026.

MOTOGP

Verstappen wins Singapore Grand Prix for first time

Max Verstappen completed a flawless weekend under the lights to capture his first-ever…

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso, right, Tashreeq Matthews, left, and Brayan Leon Muniz celebrate after winning the MTN 8 final against Orlando Pirates at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday

SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL

Cardoso credits international pedigree after Sundowns topple Pirates

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso highlighted his team's international experience as the…

Conrad Abrahams

NEW START: Ludumo Lamati celebrates Sinovuyo Mthintelwa's arrival in Johannesburg.

BOXING

Mthintelwa's promoter ditches him after his relocation to Johannesburg

Promoter KayB Promotions has severed ties with rising Mthatha flyweight Sinovuyo Mthintelwa…

Mesuli Zifo

Iinyathi's 'Swiss Knife' Gqamane proves age is just a number

At 37, veteran all-rounder Ayabulela Gqamane proves he still has plenty to offer, smashing an…

Anathi Wulushe

RUGBY

Stormers on fire in compelling win over Sharks, says Dobson

Boosted by returning Springbok stars, the Stormers scored six tries in front of more than…

George Byron

Subrayen using Pro20 Cup to try impress Proteas coach

Dolphins captain and off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen is targeting the top wicket-taker spot in…

Anathi Wulushe

Opinion

THANDUXOLO ZIMBA | Male victims missing from GBV debate

The debate around gender-based violence in SA has, quite rightly, placed enormous attention on violence against women and children. The statistics…

ByBongiwe Mafani

INSIGHT | BONGIWE MAFANI | Covid-19 may be gone but the lessons learnt are still relevant

Covid-19 may increasingly feel like yesterday’s crisis. The masks have disappeared, lockdown regulations are history, and businesses have long since…

BySiyanda Kate

INSIGHT | SIYANDA KATE | Oil, gas, and the governance test facing SA

The debate over oil and gas has never been limited to the politics of energy sovereignty. However, it is also about power, sovereignty, national…

Pupils deserve action to fix classrooms, not empty promises

Schools should be sanctuaries of learning, not casualties of failing infrastructure. They are meant to be places where young people should be…

ByEditorial Comment

Early days still, but Bafana showing plenty of promise

The good start of Bafana Bafana under coach Pitso Mosimane bodes well for SA's football future, with hopes of qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup…

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…

8 OCT 2026