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A bomb scare at King Phalo Airport involving a FlySafair flight delayed Julius Malema's election campaign in Buffalo City by three hours, leaving supporters waiting before he promised improved service delivery.
Hemingways Casino staff are still frozen in a retrenchment limbo as the casino awaits word on whether its licence has been extended. By Thursday October 1 the Eastern Cape Gambling Board had neither announced a final decision nor issued a…
Former crime intelligence analyst Pilasande Dotyeni’s perjury claims against Presidential Protective Unit head Major-General Wally Rhoode are set to be tested in parliament this week.
Children in Mdantsane are swimming in unsafe, dirty dams due to a lack of proper facilities, risking their lives as several drownings have occurred in these waters over the years.
Sassa's intensified anti-fraud efforts have led to an alleged assassination plot against Eastern Cape regional manager Bandile Maqetuka, amid ongoing investigations into R10 million in stolen funds and widespread corruption within the…
A new political party is set to contest for power in the Ndlambe municipality, promising to put service delivery and community interests at the centre of local governance.
Fed-up Kidd’s Beach residents have demanded urgent intervention from Sanral over the stalled R75m upgrade of the R72/MR501 intersection
Hemingways Casino in KuGompo City may close if its operating licence is not extended or renewed before September 25, threatening the jobs of 277 employees. Even if the licence is secured, Tsogo Sun Gaming plans to cut 74 positions.
Major-General Wally Rhoode faces renewed scrutiny after former Crime Intelligence analyst Pilasande Dotyeni laid a perjury complaint, alleging Rhoode lied under oath about informing the late Lt-Gen Sindile Mfazi regarding the Phala Phala…
A desperate search is under way for a 16-year-old Gauteng girl who vanished from her home and is suspected to be in KuGompo City after allegedly communicating with an older man on social media.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has rejected demands by the EFF for answers over allegations that the ANC missed candidate nomination deadlines in several Eastern Cape municipalities.
Newly reinstated Border Rugby Union (BRU) acting president Asanda Simoyi says the union will return to the drawing board and ensure all future processes comply with its constitution.
The East London High Court has granted an interim interdict preventing the newly elected Border Rugby Union (BRU) executive from exercising its powers and restoring the previous leadership until a challenge to the union’s August elections…
The Ngqushwa municipality has gone to court to stop what it describes as an organised attempt to seize municipal land in Peddie and carve it up into about 500 residential plots.
A street named after slain boxing champion Zolani “Last-Born” Tete in NU12, a monument commemorating his achievements or an annual boxing tournament in his honour are among the legacy projects being considered to preserve the memory of…
