Ipid slams NPA for dragging heels in cases against cops
Hundreds of rogue police officers in the Eastern Cape could face serious criminal charges such as murder, rape and assault.
This is according to an...
Wits student dies after jumping from 6th floor of building
BY NICO GOUS
A 19-year-old student from the University of Witwatersrand committed suicide on Saturday night by jumping from a building in Braamfontein‚ Johannesburg.
Police spokesperson...
Man unzips‚ gets two years’ supervision sentence on sex charge
An East London KFC delivery man has been found guilty of exposing himself to a woman customer when he delivered her order to her...
Lions coach De Bruin surprised at how Western Province easily beat...
He was most pleased with his team’s latest win which resulted in qualification for the Currie Cup semi-finals‚ but Golden Lions coach Swys de...
Sunday Times: Minister Lynne Brown’s lover scores lucrative Eskom oil d
On the front page of the Sunday Times
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Location: Johannesburg
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown’s longtime lover and a close associate scored lucrative oil tenders...
A21 Walk for Freedom East London
A21 is a global anti-human trafficking organisation with 12 offices around the world. A21 held a global fundraising and awareness event called Walk For...
Casac welcomes SCA ‘spy tapes’ judgment in Zuma‚ NPA appeal
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment‚ which dismissed the appeals by...
Reports of inflated contracts for chairs ‘misleading’‚ says Eskom
Eskom has rejected what it calls “the malicious and misleading” media reports that the company had “wildly-inflated contracts” for office and meeting room chairs.
The...
Two killed as gunmen burst into Cubana in Stellenbosch
Gunmen who burst into a Stellenbosch nightclub early on Saturday shot two people dead and wounded a third.
A woman of 30 and a 40-year-old...
Major breakthrough in ‘airport-following’ robberies – six suspects arrested
Police have made a major breakthrough in what has been dubbed the "airport-following" robberies‚ committed in and around the Johannesburg area‚ arresting six suspects...
More power outages on cards for Buffalo City Metro
Buffalo City residents should brace for power outages over the next few days, metro spokesman Samkelo Ngwenya said yesterday.
This follows social media outrage questioning...
Merc C-class sedans back on production line after blast
Major employer Mercedes-Benz South Africa resumed production of the C-class luxury sedans at their West Bank plant in Buffalo City on Wednesday.
This was a...
Free health services day in BCM
Tomorrow Buffalo City Metro residents will receive free health services in East London.
Mobile clinics providing healthcare services like dental, oral and blood pressure checks,...
Get your tickets for Proteas clash early
Excitement is beginning to reach fever pitch with the Proteas return to East London for their One-Day International match against Bangladesh just barely over...
Man gets two years supervision sentence for exposing himself to female...
An East London KFC delivery man has been found guilty of exposing himself to a female customer when he delivered her order in her...
Cheers as mayor says home project restarts
The gruesome discovery of two female bodies near an incomplete Mdantsane housing project in June has pushed Buffalo City Metro to restart the work...
SPORTING CHANCE
The department of sport, recreation, arts and culture (DSRAC) Buffalo City Metro district hosted the closure of the Heritage Month Sports Challenge Tournament in...
BIKERS WITH BARK
Dozens of bikers from motorcycle clubs in King William’s Town and East London attended the Rotary/SPCA Bikers Breakfast on Saturday. All the funds raised...
US book initiative boost for pupils
AN AMERICAN teacher has donated about 16000 books to schools around East London since 2009.
Joanne Guzzi started thinking of helping underprivileged schools in the...
Doors open for fashion designers
Enthusiastic up-and-coming fashion designers in the Eastern Cape have until tomorrow to enter the Buyel’Ekhaya Fashion Development Programme.
Now in its second year, the programme...
Lions reach out
300 people benefit from Breidbach soup kitchen
KING William’s Town Lions Club members were applauded for their efforts by happy recipients during last week’s soup...
R30m to plug KWT potholes ‘as big as graves’
R30-million will be spent on plugging holes in roads in King William’s Town – and for Noxolo Tshaphu, it’s about time.
She told road-tripping Buffalo...
Residents count cost of rain
While farmers and drought-stricken municipalities welcomed much needed rain this week in the Eastern Cape, residents of an informal settlement in Hani Park in...
Bail in one case, fine in another
By Zwanga Mukhuthu
While suspected drug dealer James Ifenatuora was yesterday being granted R200 000 bail by the East London Magistrate’s Court ahead of his R1.8-million...
Teams sent to assess storm damage in the Eastern Cape
By Zolile Menzelwa
The provincial government has sent teams to those districts affected by recent heavy rains to assess the damage.
At least one teenage girl...
IEC in massive drive for a fair voters’ roll
By Sipho Mabena
The Independent Electoral Commission has launched a massive online campaign to confirm and collect addresses of 26-million voters for a credible voters’ roll...
Border tune in for battle at Centurion
A confident start is what the Border semi-professional team will be gunning for when they get their 2017-18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup season under way...
Rhodes student selected as one of SA’s brightest
For Rhodes university BCom student Hayley Warring, being named one of the GradStar Top 10 students in South Africa means she has been able...
How the storm caused havoc in Durban harbour
BY YASANTHA NAIDOO
The storm that hit KwaZulu-Natal wreaked havoc in the Durban port on Tuesday with gale force winds blowing containers and cranes into...
Owner pays up after pitbull attack
Two Gonubie pitbulls that escaped from their owner’s yard on Monday caused havoc when they attacked other dogs in the neighbourhood.
As a result, the...
Absa employee guilty on 359 fraud counts
An Absa employee was found guilty on 359 charges of fraud after he transferred money from a client’s account to his brother’s.
Moses Moroe was...
Massive KZN storms claim first victim‚ schools close
By: Jeff Wicks And Taschica Pillay
Severe storms in KwaZulu-Natal have claimed their first fatality as relentless rain and wind forced some schools to suspend...
EC bosses sent home by top six
National ANC bosses sent Eastern Cape officials packing yesterday after they arrived at the party’s Luthuli House headquarters uninvited, saying yesterday’s meeting was for...
Missing police clerk back home after mystery absence
A police clerk reported missing by police and her family last month, after she last reported for duty in June, has returned out of...
Fort Hare students return to class after talks
University of Fort Hare students have this morning returned to classes after a two-week-long protest that was characterised by violence.
This comes after the university...
Ilitha township residents lose hope as project falls 3 years behind...
By Bongani Fuzile
A controversial housing project in Ilitha township southwest of Berlin, which is meant to replace over 200 decaying wooden homes built in the...
Buffalo Rifles building hits target
The well-crafted restoration of the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles building has earned an East London architect firm the top gong in the Border-Kei Regional Award...
All hands on deck after IDZ blast
The production line of the popular and lucrative sedans ground to a halt at Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) after three of their largest component...
Swim to save rivers
Extreme event raises pollution awareness
THE fourth in the series of Swim for Rivers for Life open water swims will be taking place in the...
Surfer in SA team
California calls for disabled East London man
LOCAL surfer Jean Paul Veaudry has been selected to represent South Africa at the International Surfing Association (ISA)...
AKA to woo EL crowds
Arguably the biggest hip-hop star in South Africa, AKA, is bringing his show to East London next week.
AKA, who is popularly known as the...
Interdict prevents protests at UFH
The University of Fort Hare yesterday obtained a court interdict forbidding all its students from protesting at the Alice campus or near it.
The university...
Teacher wins luxury trip to Zanzibar
VINCENT Park Centre recently announced Khanyisa Masiza as the winner of a trip for two to Zanzibar.
Masiza is the lucky winner of a competition...
HELPING ABANDONED BABIES:
For International Fitness day last Friday, the Kat Lesiure Windsor Cabanas hosted an early morning rooftop fitness session in aid of the Guardians of...
Brazen hijackers steal marked traffic police car from officer
Brazen hijackers are on the run after stealing a marked traffic police car outside the home of a traffic officer in Limpopo.
Police in Maake...
BMW must refund its clients for charging an on-the-road fee: NCR
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has directed BMW to refund its customers for charging them an on-the-road fee on credit agreements.
The regulator said it...
Pink Fairy magic
Halloween run/walk to raise funds for two cancer sufferers
TO CELEBRATE October being Cancer Month, Pink Fairy Multisport Adventures presents the Candles for Cancer fundraiser.
The...
Motive for Las Vegas concert massacre baffles investigators
BY REUTERS
Law enforcement officials puzzled on Tuesday over what motivated a retiree with no criminal record to assemble an arsenal in a high-rise Las...
Eskom to appoint new board, CEO in November
BY REUTERS AND TIMESLIVE
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown intends to arrange a special general meeting of Eskom in November to appoint a permanent board.
Among...
