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Feb 22

House arrest for municipal employee who defrauded RDP housing seekers out of R130,000

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Feb 07

25-year wait for RDP house proved too long for Port St Johns villager: One of Cwebeni village’s most senior citizens, 92-year-old Maswelekile Petshana ...

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Jan 17

Eleven arrested in Port St Johns as taxi groups lay deadly siege to town: The public has been warned to stay clear of Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape ...

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Jan 22

‘I have never seen gratitude like this’ — readers’ donations bring cheer to hungry Eastern Cape families

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Jan 07

Eastern Cape woman arrested after her baby's body found in bushes: A 27-year-old woman was assaulted by members of the community and hospitalised after the ...

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Jan 01

Six killed in Eastern Cape head-on collision on New Year’s Eve: According to the provincial transport department, the crash occurred on the N2 between Dutywa and ...

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Feb 01

MEC reveals Eastern Cape’s dire food insecurity statistics: More than one in four people in the province is food insecure. This was one of the harrowing figures ...

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Dec 05 23

EDITORIAL | Sadly Madiba’s legacy has been a hit and miss affair in SA: A visit to Robben Island museum was a dreary affair, while the Mthatha museum struggles ...

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Mandela fought apartheid, became president, did not achieve economic freedom.

Lonzi emphasizes Mandela's compromises during negotiations with white-minority government.

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Dec 07 23

Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and businessman husband are to divorce: Cabinet minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and her businessman husband Thato Abrahams are splitting ...

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Dec 07 23

Woman, 82, arrested for allegedly spending relative's RAF payout: A pensioner has appeared in court on a charge of fraud after allegedly spending a R255 ...

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Dec 19 23

Retired judge Chris Jafta’s name being used by impersonator: OCJ: The public is being cautioned not to fall for an impersonator using the name of retired ...

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Nov 14 23

After 24 years, almost 1,000 RDP houses in Mthatha are still not finished: In 1999, shack dwellers in Mthatha were moved into 969 RDP homes, only to find the ...

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Nov 23 23

Two Eastern Cape children drown in abandoned quarries in less than a year: Two children are dead and the lives of others are at risk as they use abandoned stone ...

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Nov 16 23

ANC stumbles to victory in Eastern Cape despite UDM’s best poll showing of 2023: The ANC retained its seat in Ward 23 in Mhlontlo, Eastern Cape after fending off ...

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Nov 16 23

Repairs to flood-damaged road near Port St Johns halted amid fiery jobs dispute: Flood damage repairs near Port St Johns were disrupted when residents of a ...

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Nov 10 23

South Africa: Parents in Tears Over Terrible Conditions At School for Disabled Children

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Oct 04 23

‘It’s surreal when I get change in shops’, says designer of new R2 coin: “After my family noticed I could make money from my artwork, they supported me ...

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Quick Glance: Designer of New R2 Coin: 'The Surreal Experience of Receiving Change in Shops'

Themba Mkhangeli from Mthatha ensures his work is unique and endearing

Mthatha-born creative Themba Mkhangeli has left his mark in South African history as the designer of the new R2 coin

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Sep 21 23

Poisoning survivor, 11, tells how mom and siblings died: Girl escaped Port St Johns family tragedy by pretending to be dead

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Oct 04 23

Postbank insists Mthatha social grant payments went smoothly, despite pensioners’ complaints of delays

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Oct 04 23

Post Office branches in Eastern Cape and KZN run low on cash for Sassa grants: Anxious pensioners at post offices in Mthatha and Ngqeleni were told that there ...

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Oct 16 23

Port St Johns residents on high alert after heavy downpours stoke fresh fears of severe flooding

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Oct 05 23

South Africa: Without Ma Rosey, These Children Would Have Nothing All Day but Sugar Water

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Sep 08 23

Hawks officers bust for corruption in sting operation to appear in EC court: Two Hawks officers will appear in an Eastern Cape court on Friday after they were ...

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Aug 30 23

Mandela’s farmhouse stripped bare: While Nelson Mandela’s homesteads in Qunu and Mvezo are well maintained, his farmhouse near Mthatha Airport has been stripped ...

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Sep 21 23

South Africa: Mother's Quick Call On Social Media Saves Child From Kidnapper: A Mthatha mother's quick response when her five-year-old daughter disappeared ...

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Jul 28 23

A 39-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man who attempted to fill diesel at a petrol station using a cloned bank card has been ordered to pay a fine of R15 000 or spend ... Show more

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Aug 18 23

Student NSFAS protests: three campuses remain closed: In-person lectures at University of Zululand and University of KZN remain suspended ...

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Jul 26 23

Former Seven Angels Ministries worshipper sentenced to 241 years for murders of on-duty cops

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Jul 19 23

'We need to remember Mandela but do not need more statues': Maimane: Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane says the country does not need more statues in ...

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Jul 25 23

NPA in EC to probe origins of ‘fake’ letter saying drug cases will no longer be enrolled

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Jul 14 23

Two Madiba statues to be unveiled on Mandela Day: Two statues of late former president Nelson Mandela will be unveiled on July 18 in Mthatha ...

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Jul 21 23

Editorial: Mandela would resent the statues: The government is yet to say how much it cost to commission the statues but no matter how much it spent ...

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Jul 19 23

Mthatha pupil’s wish is granted after Nelson Mandela Museum gifts a modern school library

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Apr 13 23

SURVIVAL: Grandparents spend their pensions to feed entire families as food crisis hits hard in Eastern Cape

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Apr 05 23

Prominent Mthatha doctor’s estranged husband denied bail: A prominent Mthatha doctor’s estranged husband, facing two counts of attempted murder ...

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Mar 31 23

EASTERN CAPE DELUGE: Port St Johns flood crisis leaves more than 1,000 displaced and waterworks, bridges destroyed

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Mar 25 23

Three dead, hundreds being sheltered after Eastern Cape floods: Three people have died and hundreds are being sheltered after heavy rain lashed the Eastern Cape ...

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Mar 29 23

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Port St Johns rebuild starts Wednesday: The immediate plan is to get temporary structures for those who have lost their homes.

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Apr 06 23

Alleged hijackers of government-owned properties fail in bail appeal bid: The Eastern Cape High Court sitting in Mthatha has dismissed the bail appeal by three ...

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Mar 24 23

Court packed as Mthatha doctor faces off against estranged husband: The husband of a prominent Mthatha doctor, facing charges of attempted murder and ...

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Mar 23 23

WATCH: Heavy rainfall and floods hit Port St Johns again: Port St Johns and surrounding areas community in the Eastern Cape have been hit again with another ...

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Apr 06 23

Suspects in government-owned property invasions scam lose bail appeal bid: Three suspects had their appeal of bail applications dismissed in the Eastern Cape ...

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Mar 01 23

Mthatha R3.4m Lotto winner wanted, while a Nedbank Money app winner from Nelspruit bags R10m

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Mar 24 23

Three people reported missing following heavy rain and floods in OR Tambo district

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Mar 24 23

WATCH | Submerged vehicles caught in flooding in Port St Johns: Residents of flood-prone Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape were left scrambling for safety as ...

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Mar 02 23

Mbombela man claims more than R10m in Lotto jackpot: A 40-year-old Mbombela man working in the security sector who has become a multimillionaire ...

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Mar 24 23

FLOOD HAVOC: ‘It was scary,’ say residents as the Eastern Cape is lashed by yet more rain

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Mar 24 23

WATCH | Port St Johns lashed by heavy rains: Residents of flood-prone Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape were left scrambling for safety as heavy rains came ...

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Mar 03 23

Post Office clerk accused of defrauding Sassa grant beneficiaries: The Hawks in Mthatha on Thursday arrested a Qumbu post office clerk who allegedly changed ...

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Mar 22 23

Bogus Eastern Cape teacher arrested, charged with fraud: Lunga Nkrumah Sivuka is alleged to have prejudiced the Eastern Cape education department out of more ...

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Feb 28 23

Mthatha couple nabbed for being in possession of unlicensed guns used in cash-in-transit heist

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Feb 11 23

Sixth suspect arrested after foiled cash-in-transit heist in Mthatha: A sixth suspect has been arrested in connection with a foiled cash-in-transit heist in ...

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Feb 16 23

Suspects transporting abalone worth R200 000 from Mthatha to Bloemfontein nabbed: Two suspects are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on ...

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Feb 24 23

GROUNDUP: Loss and devastation as Coffee Bay residents begin painful recovery following deadly floods

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Feb 08 23

Robbers driving double-cab bakkies ambush cash van near Mthatha: Eastern Cape police are searching for the robbers who ambushed a G4 vehicle near Mthatha on ...

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Feb 02 23

Ten killed as two rural Eastern Cape villages come under attack: Ten people were shot dead in two villages in the Bhityi area, near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape ...

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