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Debt owed to metro for rates and services balloons to R11bn

Banyana Banyana celebrates its partnership with Stayfree at  Kenvue in KuGompo City and donates 10,000 packs of pads to Hope school.

Every Banyana Banyana goal scores 1,000 packs of pads for Eastern Cape girls

Banyana Banyana and Stayfree have launched the Goals 4 Pads campaign, donating 1,000 packs of sanitary pads to disadvantaged schools for every goal…

Young people led by non-profit organisation Equal Education gather ahead of a march to the Office of the Premier in Bhisho to hand over a petition calling on premier Oscar Mabuyane to facilitate greater youth employment.
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Jobless youth take vote warning to Mabuyane's door

Frustrated unemployed young people and Equal Education members have marched on Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's Bhisho office, warning that…

Pupils from Embekweni Primary School walk to school after transport operators cancelled scholar transport services over non payment.
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Province taken to court over scholar transport failures

The South African Human Rights Commission is dragging the Eastern Cape government back to court over its ongoing failure to fund scholar transport…

Premier Oscar Mabuyane and health MEC Ntandokazi Capa unveiled a state-of-the-art R416m Dr Laura Mpahlwa Oncology Unit at the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha on Thursday.
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World-class R416m cancer unit opened in Mthatha

Saki Macozoma.

Saki Macozoma appointed next WSU chancellor

Prominent business leader Sakumzi “Saki” Macozoma has been appointed the next chancellor of Walter Sisulu University, becoming the first male…

LUVUKO NKWENKWE | Hope, promises is not enough — voters want delivery

As South Africa approaches another round of local government elections, a familiar sense of cautious optimism is returning to communities…

Zolani Xego in court.
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Convicted Xego seeks council seat as jail term remains unserved

A former ANC politician sentenced to eight years for faking his death in an insurance fraud scheme has yet to serve his sentence and is now running…

South Africa’s political parties are gearing up for the 2021 local government elections.

JACOB MTHEMBU | A silent majority decides nothing

The outcome of South Africa's 2026 local government elections will not hinge on rally crowds, opinion polls, or social-media sentiment, but on the…

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More management ructions at BCM's under-fire development agency

Leadership turbulence continues at the Buffalo City Metro Development Agency as acting CEO Sabelo Mavundla steps down to return to his CFO post,…

Distraught father Ellen Siyavuma speak to the media after his son, Somila Soso, and three of his friends were gunned down  in NU1 Mdantsane on Sunday. With him is Somila’s great-grandmother, Ntombintombi Siyavuma.
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Life sentences for Mdantsane gunman who murdered three teens

A Mdantsane teenager who survived a brutal gun attack by pretending to be dead has welcomed the life sentence handed down to Siphelele Jako for…

Transport minister   Barbara Creecy was in KuGompo City on Tuesday for the unveiling of seven refurbished railway stations.
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Refurbished railway stations must be protected and maintained

A screenshot from the viral video post.

No, you cannot apply to be a 'nton-nton manager' at Buffalo City Metro

Buffalo City Metro has dismissed fears of a cyberattack after a bizarre job advert seeking a 'nton-nton manager' went viral, clarifying that the…

Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha officially opened the R380 million, 39-kilometre road linking the N2 in KwaBhaca to Sipetu Hospital.
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New tar road brings dignity and vital hospital access to rural KwaBhaca communities

A newly opened R1bn tar road linking the N2 to Sipetu Hospital has brought life-changing relief and restored dignity to rural KwaBhaca residents,…

Ntabankulu residents told to boil water despite safety clearance

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality has advised Ntabankulu residents to boil their tap water as a precaution, despite recent lab tests confirming…

Vehicles trapped on the road at Mqanduli.
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One dead, two children injured as floods batter OR Tambo district

Heavy rains have battered the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape, resulting in one death, two injuries, and severe damage to roads, bridges, and…

The Buffalo City Film Festival will honour the late filmmaker Ben Nomoyi, pictured here, with the premiere of Derrick Makaula's documentary, 'Ben Nomoyi: Portrait of a Legend'.

Remembering Ben Nomoyi, the Eastern Cape storytelling pioneer whose legacy transformed SA cinema

There are filmmakers who make pictures, and there are filmmakers who make it possible for others to imagine themselves inside the picture. Ben…

An artist’s impression of the much-anticipated development of the ‘Sleeper Site’ in East London’s city centre.
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New hotel anchors R995m investment plan which could revitalise beachfront

East London's beachfront is poised for a major transformation with two proposed developments valued at a combined R995m, including a 191-room…

Students at Rhode have been provided with bottled water after a recent gastrointestinal outbreak left more than 100 students ill.
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Rhodes stomach bug a mystery after food and water contamination ruled out

Transport minister Barbara Creecy was in KuGompo City on Tuesday for the unveiling of several refurbished railway stations.
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Ten Eastern Cape stations refurbished but vandalism remains a threat

Prasa has spent R115m upgrading 10 train stations in the Eastern Cape, though rail officials warn that persistent vandalism and cable theft remain…