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Hawks investigate murdered East London police officer
The Eastern Cape Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, is investigating the tragic death of an off-duty police constable allegedly killed in Nompumelelo township, Beacon Bay, on Saturday, September 14.
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Support for black commercial farmers
MEC of the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR), Nonceba Kontsiwe, said government is dedicated to supporting the growth of black commercial farmers.
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Residents warned as pharmaceutical products are found along EL coastline
Buffalo City Metro security cluster, led by disaster management, East London police, and the Eastern Cape Human Rights and Missing Persons Unit, is on full alert following the discovery of an assortment of pharmaceutical products washed ashore along
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Bhisho massacre victims remembered
The Eastern Cape provincial government, led by acting Premier Xolile Nqatha, recently held a commemoration ceremony at the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, just outside Qonce, Buffalo City, in memory of the 1992 Bhisho massacre victims.
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BCMM on high alert as severe weather warning issued for damaging winds, rains
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) is on high alert as the Buffalo City Metro Disaster Management Centre braces for severe weather. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level 6 Orange warning for damaging winds and heavy…
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Students attend International Youth Camp
The Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha, in partnership with the Anne Frank House Museum in Lower Saxony, Germany, took 11 students from South Africa to attend the Annual Educational International Youth Camp.
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Childhood poverty turns young man to community builder
Growing up in abject poverty instilled humility, a giving heart, and never wanting to see anyone go through the difficulty he experienced with his two siblings while growing up in Nomcamba Village in Ngqeleni, some 30km from Mthatha.
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Nelson Mandela Legacy Ride4Hope raises R6 million for schools
For most of the 95 cyclists who took part in the Nelson Mandela Legacy Ride4Hope Tour, it was the first time being in the Eastern Cape. Viewing the region by bike and connecting with its people was unimaginable.
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Libode-born fine arts student goes national
Walter Sisulu University fine arts student, Tandabantu Matola, who hails from Zandukwana village in Libode, has been crowned runner-up for his work titled Ukuncikelela, loosely translated “To endure”, at the 2024 Sasol New Signatures Competition.
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Arbor Month kicks off with tree planting
Councillors from King Sabatha Dalindyebo (KSD) Local Municipality launched Arbor Month and celebrated it by planting trees at Owen Dam in Mthatha last week.










