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DEPUTY President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday (7 July), visit the Amathole and OR Tambo Districts to participate in the 20th anniversary celebrations of...

All adds up with accountant group’s school shoes drive BORDER-KEI District Association of Chartered Accountants (Saica BKDA) stepped out and made a difference to pupils’...

Breidbach Secondary School held their matric farewell at the War Memorial Hall in King William’s Town last week. All the matriculants including Brendan Hendricks with...

The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) has thrown its weight behind the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef)‚ which is seeking an urgent interdict to...

The rand was weaker against major currencies shortly before midday on Thursday‚ following the ANC’s proposal on Wednesday to nationalise the Reserve Rank. The local...

CONGRATULATIONS to those who were chosen as the 12 winners in this year’s. A big thank you to everyone who entered making the judging...

Thousands of qualified nurses may have cheated in exams they wrote in May to improve their qualifications. This experts say could constitute a crisis in...

The name “Ibhayi” in reference to Port Elizabeth’s north-eastern townships could be scrapped altogether as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality attempts to distance itself...

Controversial former municipal spokesman Roland Williams appeared in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court this morning on a count of fraud. Williams was summoned to appear...

MASITHETHE Counselling Services in conjunction with Resurrection Support Centre have started a support group for rape and domestic violence survivors. The services will be available...

A gang of robbers held up a Port  Elizabeth  Spur after rounding up staff and outside security guards shortly before closing last night. According to...

The Hawks have confirmed that a burglary took place at its headquarters in Silverton‚ Pretoria‚ on Wednesday morning. “The environment that is affected is the...

Hawks detectives in the narcotics enforcement bureau may have smashed a major drug syndicate operating in the heart of East London. A raid at the...

Buffalo City Metro residents should brace themselves for water restrictions and higher punitive tariffs. This comes as council approved water restrictions which came into effect...

Italian-owned MA Automotive tool and die company has invested R350 000 to create job opportunities for their employees relatives’ and a portion of the...

A R450-million bypass to divert traffic around Butterworth’s congested CBD could be a reality by August 2021. That’s the word from roads and public works...

South African football has been left to mourn another young talent after junior international right-back Nthutuko Radebe died in a car accident‚ his club...

Woodridge College and Preparatory pupils were welcomed back yesterday – nearly a month after fires ravaged half the school’s buildings. Woodridge College headmaster Derek Bradley...

For years, the municipality has been pumping millions of rands into the financially unsustainable Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) agency with almost no say...

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has issued a stern warning to party members who want to push for expropriation of land without compensation. He said such...

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) filed an urgent court application on Tuesday against Black First Land First (BLF) and its founder‚ Andile...

ANC delegates have given the government an ultimatum to ensure that a state bank is up and running within six months. This comes a week...

The Department of Basic Education has proposed dropping the requirement for grades 7‚ 8 and 9 to pass maths and reducing the pass mark...

Buffalo City Metro has obtained a court order to interdict land invaders from occupying land owned by the council in Dorchester Heights, Cambridge West...

Broken showers, clogged toilets and a lack of study areas are just some of the struggles Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students residing at privately-owned...

A fire at Bhisho’s Office of the Premier which destroyed important documents has compromised a seven-year investigation into supply chain irregularities in various government...

The radical Eastern Cape ANC policy proposal that all party members vote for their preferred ANC leaders is likely to get the green light...

KPMG auditors responsible for the audit of Gupta-owned Linkway Trading risk losing their designation as registered auditors if an investigation by the profession’s regulator...

Police have urged people to rather transfer money electronically or swipe their bank cards instead of drawing cash from ATMs, following two robberies in...

Journalists and other critics of state capture and corruption will not be cowed into silence At the end of May a ragtag group of about...

Government has introduced a raft of conditions on the trading of live chickens in an effort to contain an outbreak of avian influenza after...

The national department of basic education was forced to shut down its website on late on Wednesday after it was hacked and plastered with...

Baby cots and nappy-changing tables have replaced hair styling stations and mirrors in a Bonnie Doon building that has been transformed into a serene...

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba takes flak from economists for capitulating too easily to SAA's demands for a R2.3bn bail-out Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba took flak...

Veteran Afrikaans actor Marius Weyers is reportedly recovering in ICU at a hospital in Cape Town after undergoing heart surgery. Veteran actor Marius Weyers in...

Woodridge was badly damaged earlier this month by raging fires that gutted half the buildings. Picture: Fredlin Adriaan While most schools are winding down for the...

After her fame during the Pistorius trial, Brenda Wardle faces prosecution herself, writes Kathryn Kimberley A legal commentator, author, qualified nurse and law student who evaded...

Barely hours after the office of the premier in Gauteng burned down, Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle’s offices in Bhisho also went up in...

John Bisseker Senior Secondary School had their matric farewell at the Osner Hotel on Friday (June 30). More photos coming soon

 Charity   sleepout  to raise awareness THE Lilyfontein Interact group will be hosting a  Charity  School  Sleepout  today. Pupils from Grade 8 to12 are invited to sleep outdoors on the school grounds to...

BUFFALO City’s department of sport hosted a festival of indigenous games and attracted people from all corners of the metro to the Breidbach Sports...

Residents at an East London village have pleaded with the Eastern Cape department of health to provide them with a mobile clinic as they...

The man accused of threatening to kill Eastern Cape department of health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo and Ngcobo-based medical doctor Litha Mboyana told the East...

A fire broke out at the offices of Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday morning‚ eNCA reported. The news organisation said firefighters were on their...

The ANC on Friday condemned protests outside journalist Peter Bruce’s house by members of the Black First Land First (BLF) movement. “The African National Congress...

AngloGold says its ageing mines are caught in trap of diminishing returns AngloGold Ashanti could cut up to 8500 jobs at its unprofitable South African...

Suna Venter‚ one of the journalists that came to be known as the SABC 8‚ was found dead in her flat in Fairlands in...

Outgoing King William’s Town Lions Club president  Ulrich   Hagens  wish incoming president Brian von der Decken all the best during a glittering event hosted at the Malcolm...

Uniting Reformed Church member Brian Hendrikse thanks all stakeholders for their support towards their building project during a meeting held on Monday evening. The...

THIS is your last  chance  to enter your little one for Picture-Perfect Babies Competition at Beacon Bay Retail Park Hurry as there is only two days left...