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Mpumzi Mshweshwe

Mpumzi Mshweshwe is passionate about shedding light on the problems faced by people who would otherwise not have been seen or heard. He grew up in Braelyn, a community that engraved in him the sense of ubuntu.

The Results Operations Centre in KuGompo City.

ANC on course to lose Buffalo City majority

The ANC is poised to lose its outright majority in Buffalo City Metro for the first time, setting up high-stakes coalition talks following the local government elections. With vote counting nearing completion, the governing party's…

First-time voter Avuziwe Vono.
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First-time voters make their mark for a better future

Thousands of first-time voters across the Eastern Cape turned out to cast their ballots in the local government elections, voicing hopes for employment, improved infrastructure, and reliable basic services.

Mlindelwa 'Man B' Tyekana and his two co-accused, former police officer Siyasanga Mashologu and Daluxolo Willie, a security guard employed by Tyekana.

Boy allegedly shot by music mogul loses school year as case drags on

The attempted murder case against music and business mogul Mlindelwa “Man B” Tyekana and two co-accused was postponed to January 26 in the magistrate’s court in KuGompo City on Tuesday for further investigations. The case relates to the…

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Sensitive documents left behind at abandoned police office

Sensitive police files, including rape dockets linked to a Mdantsane serial rapist, witness affidavits, and detectives' personal records, have been compromised after being abandoned in a deserted police cluster facility. The R25.5m…

Community members gather together a police forensics come on the scene of the fatal shark attack that claimed the life of swimmer Janine Lochrenberg, on Tuesday morning at Orient Beach in KuGompo City.
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SHARK ATTACK: Horrified onlookers describe Orient Beach shark attack

A 65-year-old retired nuclear physicist, Janine Lochrenberg, has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming with a group off Orient Beach.

UFH Mboneli Vesele murder case
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Ex-restaurant manager gets two-year jail sentence for fraud

Former KuGompo City restaurant manager Carol Gower was on Wednesday sentenced to two years in prison at the East London magistrate’s court.

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Court hands taxi drivers life sentences for ‘brutal’ femicide

Two KuGompo City taxi drivers were sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping, assaulting, and murdering 24-year-old Ayabonga Capu over a missing cellphone, with their accomplice receiving 20 years.

Steve Biko statue outside East London City Hall. Picture: Sino Majangaza
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Many Eastern Cape heritage sites in tatters

Many heritage sites in the Eastern Cape, particularly in Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay, are suffering from neglect, vandalism, and insufficient community involvement, threatening the preservation of the region’s rich history. W

Artistic render of the Cogta report
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Municipalities losing battle against theft and vandalism

Eastern Cape municipalities are facing escalating theft and vandalism of infrastructure, threatening vital services like water, electricity, and sanitation despite millions spent on repairs and security.

Newly signed member of UDM at the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Mr Zolisa Ishmael Ndzondo
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UDM appoints Ndzondo as new member of provincial legislature

The UDM has appointed Zolisa Ishmael Ndzondo as the new member of the Eastern Cape provincial legislature following the death of MPL Mluleki Mcotsho.

The multimillion-rand Waterworld development was the subject of a Carte Blanche investigation.
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SIU to probe stalled ‘money pool’, Water World projects

A number of controversial and costly Buffalo City Metro projects, including the stalled Mdantsane NU2 swimming pool complex and Water World, are to come under the scrutiny of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

Rachel Kolisi with her deeply personal memoir, Falling Forward. Picture Werner Hills
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Rachel Kolisi brings Falling Forward to KuGompo

Rachel Kolisi is bringing her Falling Forward roadshow to the Eastern Cape, hosting events in KuGompo City and Gqeberha that focus on empowering women and fostering conversations about gender-based violence and femicide.

Nqabayomzi Kwankwa
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UDM heads to court over Buffalo City candidate list snub

UDM deputy president and Buffalo City Metro mayoral candidate Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says the party has not abandoned its ward candidates after he emerged as its only candidate on the metro’s certified list for the November 4 local government…

Guardians of Hope founder Elaine Brenkman
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Heartbreak over spate of abandoned babies

Childcare organisations in the Eastern Cape are struggling to cope with a rise in abandoned babies, with many cases linked to poverty, unemployment, gender-based violence, and social pressures.

A KuGompo City businesswoman has been reported to be stranded in Nepal after she become unreachable to her family, and has been listed amongst the South Africans who have been affected by the Nepal floods which have left many people displaced and over 500 reported as deceased. Picture SUPPLIED
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Family spends sleepless nights waiting for news on businesswoman missing in Nepal

The family of KuGompo City businesswoman Bavika Ramjee endures sleepless nights as she remains missing after being swept away in Nepal's catastrophic flash floods, with authorities still searching for thousands.