Daily Dispatch

News

Woman in court for kidnapping of two infants from Eastern Cape hospital

An Eastern Cape woman, Sinovuyo Rabula, appeared in the New Brighton magistrate's court on Friday to face two counts of kidnapping after two newborn babies were allegedly ...

Politics

Minister Malatsi issues ICT directives relaxing BEE laws

The move is in favour of equity equivalents that will allow foreign investors to enter the ICT sector by scoring BEE points by activities like ...

News

Win Big with Daily Dispatch and Ronnies Motors

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 ...

Politics

LISTEN | Trump’s Malema obsession could trigger ...

Human rights expert Yasmin Sooka has warned about potential US sanctions that could target EFF leader Julius Malema.
News

CRIME STATS | 5,727 murders in first three months ...

Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape contributed the bulk of murders nationally.
Politics

Top five cringey moments from Ramaphosa's meeting with Trump

The meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday had several ...

News

Ford issues recall for Ranger bakkie in South Africa

Ford has issued a recall for certain Ford Ranger models built between October and November 2024 at its Silverton ...

News

Don’t pay kidnappers, Hawks warn

The Hawks in the Eastern Cape have warned families of kidnap victims not to pay ransom money to kidnappers, saying ...

News

Daily Dispatch Podcasts

Catch all the latest Daily Dispatch Podcasts here.

News

The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

Ongoing coverage of the impact of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, where 21 Eastern Cape children died.

News

Public protector probes land claims payout delays, maladministration

The Office of the Public Protector is investigating the provincial land claims commission over maladministration ...

News

The Olympic golden girl who touched so many hearts

The simple act of East London Olypmpian Joan Harrison shaking a little girl’s hand in assembly led to a life of ...

Lifestyle /

‘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

News

Mhlontlo manager axed over matric certificate loses in court

A former manager in the Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality whose contract was terminated after he allegedly failed ...

News

Cyclists invade Morgan Bay for challenging Wild Coast trek

The seaside community of Morgan Bay, just outside East London, has welcomed more than 300 mountain bikers in May as ...

Boxing Mecca

Spotlight on Batyi bout after boardroom battle

After boardroom shenanigans threatened to floor Sunday’s tournament marking the reopening of the Orient Theatre, the ...

News

Task team again fails to have case against taxi bosses enrolled

For the sixth time in the last seven months, the national intervention unit (NIU) has again failed to nail down ...

News

King Dalindyebo parts ways with another top official

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has sacked another high-ranking member of his office in just over a year. This ...

Politics

'Group of older men gossip about me': Malema on White House video clip

EFF leader Julius Malema has responded to a clip of him singing the controversial “kill the Boer” chant after it was ...

SA soccer must capitalise on Amajita achievement

With the ink hardly dry after plaudits were showered on SA team heroics at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China, the country celebrated another ...

Children must not be the victims in school kitchens problem

The Eastern Cape department of education again finds itself in the line of fire — this time over school kitchens which do not have food safety certification.

OPINION | Ramaphosa and Trump meeting calls for reflection on the SA we want to build

On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington. The official goal is to reset the strategic ...

Multimedia

Trump's Golden Dome program represents 'a sea change,' says analyst | REUTERS

US President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defence concept revives a controversial, decades-old initiative whose ambitious construction could upend norms in outer space and reshape relations between the world's top space powers.

Daily Dispatch Podcasts

LISTEN | Repurposing the ECRDA to drive ...

In a province where nearly half the population lives below the poverty line, where unemployment continues to devastate ...

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.

Business

Eastern Cape leads growth in residential ...

Home loan approvals rise on improved property affordability and easier access to bonds

MTN files appeal with Constitutional ...

‘MTN maintains that … the allegations raised by Turkcell should be adjudicated in the courts of Iran’

Pick n Pay extends CEO’s contract and ...

Sean Summers will stay on as CEO until May 2028, while Formby will succeed Gareth Ackerman as chair in August

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 ...

Young investors care about people, ...

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

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 ...

Inflation accelerates slightly in April

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

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

Jamie Bartlett's ex-wife actress Camilla ...

"We remember you, as a son, a brother, a father, a partner, a cousin, a friend, an actor."

WATCH | Ignition TV speaks to WesBank CEO ...

Join Ignition TV as they chat to WesBank CEO Ghana Msibi about South Africa’s strong new vehicle sales growth in early ...

IN THE GARDEN | Defining areas of use in ...

Creating a view and outlook onto your garden is a way to enjoy it. There is more to it, though. Behind the planning ...

IN PICS | Fan shows Big Zulu love with ...

"I don't know what to say, this is another type of love."

BCM GIG GUIDE | What’s on the fun menu

FRIDAY 23 Join an electrifying trio: Rob Thompson (guitar and vocals), Kerry Hiles (bass) and Kristo Zondagh (drums) ...

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

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

World

Ukrainian becomes third man charged with ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

Eighteen separatists killed in Papua ...

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

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 ...

Sport

Boxing Mecca

Spotlight on Batyi bout after boardroom ...

After boardroom shenanigans threatened to floor Sunday’s tournament marking the reopening of the Orient Theatre, the ...

East London show to proceed despite ...

Aphiwe Mboyiya has decided to withdraw from Sunday’s clash at East London’s Orient Theatre against Sipho Mahlangu ...

WBC warns Kuse of risking world ...

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

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 ...

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 ...