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Historian’s talk delves into Eastern Cape’s rich heritage
Renowned Eastern Cape storyteller and historian, Alan Weyer, will be speaking about the history of the area and its original inhabitants on Saturday at...
Designers thrill at Fashionable Nights: Tase Jack showcases Eastern Cape creative’s unique talent
Local fashion designer Tase Jack captivated all attending the second annual Fashionable Nights show on Friday at Kofini and Co in Quigney.
The sold-out show...
R1.2m worth of abalone and equipment seized in Eastern Cape
Abalone and equipment worth R1.2m were seized while being offloaded in the Eastern Cape at the weekend.
The 26 abalone bags‚ a rubber duck boat...
Despite premier’s vow, Eastern Cape makes little progress addressing GBV
An accountability dialogue organised by Masimanyane Women’s Rights International on August 23 revealed that little has been done by local government departments this year...
Eastern Cape Liquor Board issues stern warning against ‘pens down’ parties
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has issued a stern warning to matric pupils planning “pens down” parties as June examinations draw to a...
Bateleurs calling for more pilots across Eastern Cape
Flying in aid of nature conservation for more than 25 years, the Bateleurs volunteer pilots’ organisation is busier than ever and urgently need an...
Eastern Cape doctors working together to combat challenges
At an inaugural EC Medics gala dinner on November 19, a strong collective of medical professionals and businesses across private and public sectors pledged...
Eastern Cape artist claiming to be rightful designer of SA’s flag, takes matter to...
An Eastern Cape artist who claims to be the original designer of the South African flag is taking the matter to court to fight...
SAHRC in Eastern Cape to investigate right to food and child malnutrition
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the Eastern Cape will next month host an inquiry to find solutions to decrease the prevalence of...
Eastern Cape mom and teen daughters ‘executed’
An Eastern Cape woman and her two young daughters were found dead in a pool of blood on Wednesday. Her one-year-old grandchild, still alive,...
Cuba expels Eastern Cape medical student over ‘kidnapping’
An Eastern Cape medical student studying in Cuba has pleaded with authorities to allow him to finish his medical degree after being kicked out...
UPDATE | Youngest victim in Eastern Cape tavern tragedy was 13 years old
Residents and family members outside the tavern in Scenery Park where 21 people died in the early hours of Sunday morning in East London
Image: DAILY...
UPDATE | Owner of Eastern Cape tavern ‘devastated’ after inexplicable death of 20 patrons
The owner of the Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park in East London where at least 20 patrons inexplicably died in the early hours of...
BREAKING | Six Eastern Cape pupils killed in horror truck-bakkie crash
Six Eastern Cape pupils died in a horrific accident after a truck driver allegedly lost control of his vehicle, which ploughed into a loaded...
Heart surgery gives two Eastern Cape boys new lease on life
Again doing what little boys were made to do, playing in mud and kicking stones, two Eastern Cape children who received life-saving heart surgeries...
Eastern Cape ANC chair Oscar Mabuyane reiterates support for Ramaphosa second term
Re-elected Eastern Cape ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane has reiterated his and the province’s support for the return of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of...
Newly elected ANC Eastern Cape treasurer prepping his exit from top municipal role
Zolile Williams, the newly elected provincial treasurer of the ANC in the Eastern Cape, will not be drafting his resignation letter from his government...
Eastern Cape company pays fine for selling fake Volkswagen goods
A company in Gqeberha that sold counterfeit Volkswagen goods was convicted and fined R17,000 by an Eastern Cape court this week.
A Hawks investigation found...
National state of disaster gazetted after deadly floods in KZN and Eastern Cape
Co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted regulations for the national state of disaster prompted by devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal...
More than 300 children aged 10 to 14 gave birth over six months in...
More than 300 girls aged 10 to 14 gave birth in the Eastern Cape between July and December 2021.
Health MEC Nomakosazana Meth said in...
Health and education take biggest slice of Eastern Cape budget
The Eastern Cape’s health and education departments will receive the lion’s share of the provincial government’s R87.8bn 2022/2023 budget.
This was revealed by finance MEC Mlungisi...
BREAKING | Eastern Cape man guilty of burning girlfriend and four others to death
Masixole Ndzube was on Friday morning found guilty of torching five people, including his girlfriend, to death.
Ndzube, 32, was further found guilty of arson...
Eastern Cape Cogta MEC & ANC condemn violent treatment of Amathole councillor
Eastern Cape co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) MEC Xolile Nqatha has condemned an incident in which a councillor from Amathole district municipality was...
Eastern Cape woman allegedly kills boyfriend in dispute about his bonus
A 51-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly killed her boyfriend following a dispute over his bonus‚ Eastern Cape police said.
Police spokesperson Sgt...
Mantashe equates Shell survey protests to ‘second Nongqawuse moment’ for Eastern Cape
APHIWE DEKLERK
Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe says opposition to Shell’s seismic survey off the Wild Coast is another "Nongqawuse moment" for the province.
Speaking in...
Life sentence for taxi operator who shot policeman in Eastern Cape
The high court in Mthatha has sentenced Odwa Sqandulo Songca to life imprisonment for the brazen murder of a policeman in KwaBhaca (formerly Mount...
Eastern Cape talent takes centre stage at Dubai Expo
It may be among the most underrated provinces in SA, but the Eastern Cape undeniably possesses impeccable talent.
This was reiterated recently in Dubai, where...
Two arrested after second Eastern Cape woman found in shallow grave
The body of a second missing woman from the Eastern Cape was found buried in a shallow grave at the weekend‚ police said.
Vicky Terblanche...
Eastern Cape father, 80, jailed for raping his daughter more than 40 years ago
An elderly Mthatha man was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in prison for raping his daughter more than 40 years ago.
Nyamekile Alfred Bhenge,...
Three children among 28 killed in bus crash in Eastern Cape
Three children, 20 women and five men including the driver were killed in a horror bus accident on the N2 between East London and...
Eastern Cape drought declared a national disaster
The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) announced in Government Gazette No. 44876 on Tuesday that it had declared the ongoing drought in the Eastern,...
Eastern Cape conjoined twin girls born joined at the head successfully separated
A mother who was fearful after giving birth to rare conjoined twins nearly three months ago is overjoyed about being able to take them...
BREAKING | ANC suspends membership of two senior Eastern Cape municipal officials
The Eastern Cape ANC provincial disciplinary committee has suspended the party membership of two senior OR Tambo district municipality politicians after they failed to...
WATCH | Snow in Drakensberg, Eastern Cape and Lesotho
The Drakensberg, Lesotho and parts of the Eastern Cape got a taste of winter after snow fell overnight, while chilly conditions and rain are...
Eastern Cape dam levels
According to the weekly report on the status of water levels, Eastern Cape dam levels has been on a downward spiral at 54.3% this...
Two ex-Eastern Cape cops who tortured suspect to death jailed
Two former police constables were each sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Wednesday by the Alice regional court for the murder of a housebreaking...
BREAKING | Senior Eastern Cape ANC leader arrested for drunken driving — again
A disgraced Eastern Cape ANC leader who was arrested for drunken driving and transporting alcohol during lockdown level 5 was again arrested for drunken...
Eastern Cape pensioner,70, gets 18 years for raping his girlfriend’s daughter,9
A pensioner who raped a young girl in 2017 was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment by the Butterworth regional court this week.
Sithembiso Ngwanya,70, was...
CONFIRMED: Eastern Cape premier excluded by Fort Hare following lecturer scandal
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday confirmed that University of Fort Hare (UFH) had formally deregistered him as a student following the resignation...
Eastern Cape pit latrine principal granted bail
The suspended Eastern Cape school principal accused of instructing a pupil to extract his phone from a pit latrine has been granted bail.
In a...
Eastern Cape Covid-19 nurses urge premier to intervene as contracts end
As the reality of joining the jobless queue looms large, dozens of Eastern Cape Covid-19 nurses whose contracts come to an end later this month protested in...
Eastern Cape conductor dies in burning taxi
Riaan Marais
A taxi conductor died and five people were injured when a taxi overturned and caught fire on William Slammert Drive in Bethelsdorp on...
JUST IN | Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba fired
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has fired health MEC Sindiswa Gomba.
Mabuyane announced he had fired Gomba at a news conference on Thursday. This was...
Manhunt after four slain in horror killing spree in Eastern Cape village
Vuyolwethu Sangotsha
Police have launched a manhunt after four people — three women and a man — were mysteriously killed in their homes at Zangqokweni...
Jail for Eastern Cape man with 14-year-old ‘girlfriend’
A 28-year-old man convicted for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl who he claimed was his girlfriend has been sentenced to three years...
Eastern Cape man jailed for life after assaulting three young girls
A man who sexually assaulted two girls aged 9 and 11 and assaulted a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison.
Eastern Cape...
Eastern Cape Mayor dies after short illness
Sikho Ntshobane
Ingquza Hill mayor Bambezakhe Goya has died.
Goya was admitted to Margate Hospital on Sunday after a short illness.
Council speaker Ntandokazi Capa said Goya,...
Eastern Cape concerned about Covid-19 vaccine rollout in far-flung areas
Andisiwe Makinana
The Eastern Cape government has expressed concern that it may encounter problems with vaccination distribution to far-flung areas of the province.
Acting head of...
Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected in Northern and Eastern Cape as ‘tropical low’ hits
Parts of the Northern and Eastern Cape will from Monday experience “significant” rainfall accompanied by severe thunderstorms brought on by a “tropical low”.
Forecaster Vanetia...
Policing of Eastern Cape beaches not possible
Buffalo City mayor Xola Pakati is not 100% sure why the metro has not been declared a Covid-19 hotspot, but he suspects it has...
