Schools help keep hope alive for struggling child care centre
Challenge under way to collect R5 per pupil for Guardians of Hope
By Siphosethu Ngcangisa
Border rugby mourns loss of mentor to many, Ludwe Booi
Tributes have poured in from across the rugby community following the sudden death of former Border Bulldogs player and coach Ludwe Booi, who passed away this week at the age of 38 after a short illness.
By Kazimla Mfikili
‘Hidden Identity’ puts spotlight on family secrets
East London audiences set to be intrigued by show created by performing arts students
By Siphosethu Ngcangisa
Former KSD employees score big legal victory
Top court denies Eastern Cape municipality leave to appeal against back pay ruling
By Sikho Ntshobane
Fatal stabbing of Eastern Cape pupil triggers crackdown at school
Authorities announce random police searches, other interventions after deadly altercation
By Mandilakhe Kwababana
Defence questions why magistrate did not take confession from massacre accused
Defence lawyers in the Lusikisiki massacre trial have questioned why a senior police officer arranged for a subordinate to take a confession from an accused instead of requesting a magistrate to do so, raising concerns about the legitimacy of the evidence
By Lulamile Feni
DNA links lead to 25-year jail term for EC rapist who targeted two women
An Eastern Cape man who raped two women in separate incidents has been handed 25 years in jail after DNA evidence linked him to the cases.
By Daily Dispatch Correspondent
Land Bank hackers demanded R5.4m in bitcoin, Godongwana tells MPs
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the Land Bank’s customer relationship management systems were not accessed and were not compromised by the breach.
By Khulekani Magubane
Government urges South Africans to leave Middle East as attacks likely to continue
Several airlines have resumed limited commercial flights out of the region
By Modiegi Mashamaite
‘Fight fire with fire’: O’Sullivan defends threatening tactics
Some committee members accuse private investigator of behaving like a ‘bully’
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
Health warning issued after condemned pet food stolen for resale
Contaminated pet food is being illegally sold across Gauteng, in particular in Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni and Alberton, according to RCL Foods.
By TimesLIVE
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith gets seven years for corruption
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith has been sentenced to seven years of direct imprisonment after reaching a plea and sentencing agreement with the state.
By Ernest Mabuza
Paul O’Sullivan apologises for abrupt parliamentary walkout
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has issued a formal apology to parliament for abruptly leaving the ad hoc committee proceedings last week.
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
Ukraine’s F-16 jets starved of US-made missiles for weeks: sources
Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets didn’t have enough missiles to shoot down Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks after supplies from Kyiv’s partners dried up just as Moscow was preparing a massive winter air campaign, three sources said.
By Reuters
Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel, US Republicans block measure to halt US air campaign
Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and hours after moves to halt the US air assault were blocked in Washington.
By Reuters
