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Politics

ANC heavyweights face music over ‘ill-discipline’

The regional ANC’s two most senior party officials, Buffalo City mayor Princess Faku and regional secretary Antonio Carels, are among those who face being hauled before the ...

News

Family await DNA results after body found

DNA analysis is expected to determine whether a decomposed body found between Peddie and Dikeni is that of Thulani Ngqongqo, truck driver and a ...

News

Missing statement delays trial of health spokesperson Kupelo

A police statement from the main witness in the fraud trial of a health department employee which was allegedly missing from the documents given to ...

News

Vandalism taking heavy toll on OR Tambo water ...

The OR Tambo District Municipality has spent R200m in just two years on repairing damaged water schemes and municipal bosses are worried the situation could drain the local authority’s financial resources if it is not addressed urgently. This ...
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Entertainment

Buffalo City Big Band to make a beautiful noise on International Jazz Day

The Buffalo City Big Band and East London jazz community are set to gather at East London’s Guild Theatre in ...

Opinion

TRIBUTE | Activist and former MEC Dennis Neer was a bastion of fairness and justice

I have never seen such a humble, kind and caring individual as Dennis Neer, who died on Friday after a long ...

Boxing Mecca

Arena, NBC team up to launch groundbreaking SA boxing league

As the boxing world braces for the start of the WBC Grand Prix league in Saudi Arabia, the sport in SA will be ...

News

Ex-SAA board member arrested over taxi violence, extortion, pointing of firearm

Former member of the SAA board Yakhe Kwinana has been arrested for allegedly unleashing a reign of terror on ...

News

The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

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

News

Seven arrested after Eastern Cape shop owner set alight, assistant gang-raped

Seven suspects, aged between 24 and 36, were arrested for allegedly tying up and setting alight a shop owner and ...

News

'How many times a day': Use of drugs by state witness probed in Joshlin trial

Lourentia Lombaard, a former co-accused who turned state witness, previously testified that Racquel “Kelly” Smith ...

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

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South Africa's new cannabis ban: what you need to know

The recent blanket ban on cannabis and hemp products in foodstuffs has sparked controversy among cannabis experts and ...

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'Not all is lost': Pretoria focused on resuscitating relationship with Washington, says ...

Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa is now focused on resetting the relationship ...

News

Letter purportedly written by toddler prince presented in father’s trial for brother’s ...

In a strange twist of events, the Mthatha high court has heard of how a three-year-old prince became part of a bitter ...

News

NSRI Gqeberha crew rush to rescue Russian seaman

A 60-year-old Russian seaman was rushed to a Gqeberha hospital on Monday morning after falling seriously ill aboard a ...

News

Marina Glen upgrade costs soar to R70m

The budget for upgrades to popular East London beachfront entertainment area Marina Glen, also known as Ebuhlanti, ...

News

Residents call for action as house robberies increase

Residential robberies, also known as home invasions, are on the rise in the Buffalo City Metro. This is according to ...

TRIBUTE | Activist and former MEC Dennis Neer was a bastion of fairness and justice

I have never seen such a humble, kind and caring individual as Dennis Neer, who died on Friday after a long illness. Born in 1948, “Bra Dan” as he was ...

OPINION | Time to address role of alcohol, drugs in violent crime

The Eastern Cape has long been plagued by high crime rates with some policing districts earning the infamous tag of being the either the country’s rape or ...

OPINION | The role of credible media in the age of influencers

As a media and communications graduate, I find it hilarious to see the toll of influencers flooding the industry. Is there a need to pursue studies in media ...

Multimedia

Astronaut describes the physical experience of returning to Earth | REUTERS

Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday, with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on ...

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

Patrice Motsepe’s investment firm ditches ...

African Rainbow Capital Investments shareholders are being offered R9.75 cash for their shares

Old Mutual benefits from focus on ...

The group says that disciplined capital allocation in new growth engines and investments in operational efficiencies ...

Farmers unshaken as agribusiness optimism ...

AgBiz's agribusiness confidence index shows SA farmers were unmoved by geopolitical tension and the potential ...

MTN Rwanda reports loss as revenue falls ...

Recent developments on the regulatory front should help to accelerate the recovery of the business, CEO says

Young investors care about people, ...

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

Exxaro names Ben Magara as CEO designate

Coal producer Exxaro Resources has named former Lonmin CEO Ben Magara as its new CEO.

R5bn Eastern Cape wind farm can power 35 ...

The Eastern Cape is home to a wind farm that can power about 35 malls or four mines. When the R4.9bn 140MW Ishwati ...

Africa

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 ...

M23 rebels seize two more DRC towns as ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seized two towns on their march towards a ...

Lifestyle

Buffalo City Big Band to make a beautiful ...

The Buffalo City Big Band and East London jazz community are set to gather at East London’s Guild Theatre in ...

South African used car sales remain ...

Used car sales in South Africa have shown a positive trend early in 2025, according to the latest data from AutoTrader. ...

IN PICS | Zoe Brown and her husband ...

"Thank you for all the well wishes! We are all healthy and finding our feet."

Move to immortalise champion of ...

The Eastern Cape government is looking at immortalising Saba Mbixane, a multiple-award-winning radio presenter who ...

WATCH | 'I am just grateful to be alive': ...

'It's been a tough journey, anyone who lives with a chronic illness will know how difficult it is.'

‘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

Arena, NBC team up to launch ...

As the boxing world braces for the start of the WBC Grand Prix league in Saudi Arabia, the sport in SA will be ...

Organisers not concerned by Fuzile's ...

Azinga Fuzile may have pulled out of the March 30 tournament at East London’s Orient Theatre, but the organisers are ...

BSA to review government-funded show ...

Boxing SA will review the fiasco surrounding the Isizwe Boxing Promotions tournament which devolved into a minor ...

Eastern Cape title saga explodes as ...

The Eastern Cape lightweight title saga finally exploded when Hlumelo Gingxana withdrew from his scheduled bout ...

Visa blow floors SA women boxing team’s ...

After being stuck in Johannesburg for a few days on their way to the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia, ...