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Man who killed his brother and girlfriend's father sentenced to life

A 32-year-old man who killed his brother in 2019 and then the father of his girlfriend in February 2021 has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the high court, sitting in ...

Boxing Mecca

More SA boxers get world title eliminators

More SA boxers are getting opportunities to realise their world title aspirations, with East London fighter Phumelela Cafu being approved to ...

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Food prices a mixed bag

The cost of food has been steadily increasing, with prices in Buffalo City a mixed bag, while nationally consumers are paying nearly R60 more for a ...

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AKA, Tibz murder accused to know outcome of bail ...

Senior state prosecutor Lawrence Gcaba has maintained that the alleged mastermind in the murder of rapper Kiernan "AKA” Forbes, Mziwethemba Gwabeni, has failed to show that the distribution of money paid into his bank account was legitimate.
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Councillor condemns Nompumelelo service delivery protests

Ward councillor Nwabisa Mcwabeni condemned protest action by residents of Nompumelelo in Beacon Bay on Friday, ...

Opinion

Local is lekker for East Cape media on Press Freedom Day

Journalism is here to stay — but regional newspapers must focus on making a difference locally, and forging an identity ...

School News

Abbotsford Christian School donates food for cancer patients

Abbotsford Christian School recently donated much-needed food supplies to the Ross Helping Hands Foundation for its ...

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‘Lights out and a smell of burning’: Bus left in ashes during morning commute

One of more than 60 commuters who escaped a fire that burnt a bus to ashes on Friday morning says if it wasn't for the ...

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Are you ready? Entries open for the 2024 Telkom Radio Awards

SPONSORED | SA industry celebrates its 100 years of radio

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UFH ranked among world's top 2,000 universities for 2024

SPONSORED | The University of Fort Hare showed a remarkable ascent in the latest URAP World Rankings measuring academic ...

Lifestyle

WEEKENDER | Gold star for author Kara Schultz

Publishing her first book in March 2024, East London-born former English teacher, academic and now author Kara ...

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Protesters block Beacon Bay with burning tyres; pensioner injured by rubber bullet

Protesting Nompumelelo residents placed four flaming barricades across the road in front of Beacon Bay crossing at ...

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LISTEN | Shot 14 times, man tells how he fought hitman as two friends killed in cold blood

A survivor who was shot 14 times in a hit that left two of his friends dead, put up a brave fight against a hitman to ...

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Cops trace hijack victims forced into car boots within hours of abduction

Mpumalanga police have rescued two people hijacked and kidnapped by assailants near Hazyview.

Politics

Komani Protest Action to contest provincial election in fight to end service delivery ...

Civic organisation Komani Protest Action (KPA), which has been critical of the Enoch Mgijima local municipality’s ...

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Outgoing Dale College headmaster gears up for epic fundraiser

  Outgoing Dale College headmaster Garth Shaw is set to do one last fundraiser for his school before leaving for ...

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Teen, gran slain in frenzied attack

A 17-year-old girl and her 70-year-old grandmother were killed in a vicious knife attack which also left the girl's ...

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State mortuaries in shocking state, with bodies piled up on storage room floors, staff ...

Forensic pathology officers based at the state morgue in Mthatha, who sometimes have to fetch dead bodies from crime ...

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Mthatha motorists to pay hefty R15/h for parking

A new system that will force motorists to pay at least R15 an hour to park their vehicles in the Mthatha CBD could ...