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Community pleads for closure of hazardous dam
In the Nyandeni locality in Libode, traditional leader, Chief Siseko Ndamase, has urgently called for assistance in sealing off a perilous dam that poses a significant risk to the children of the community. He revealed that the dam, which remains…
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Legislature visit Kingdoms
The Deputy Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, visited the Eastern Cape Kingdoms and the Traditional Councils since they are closing the sixth term in the legislature.
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Mother battles mysterious illness after dental procedure
In an desperate appeal to the Eastern Cape Department of Health, 34-year-old Pumla Thabalaza, from Lambasi locality in Lusikisiki, is seeking urgent medical assistance for an unknown disease that has left her in dire straits. Thabalaza’s health ordeal began in…
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Farmer reaches out for assistance
Kenny Ndzondani, the 65-year-old founder of Izwi Lendalo Co-Op based in Ndisani Locality, Mthatha, is reaching out for assistance in acquiring a tractor to sustain his vegetable ploughing activities.
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MEC delivers school shoes to learners
Last week the Eastern Cape’s MEC for Education, Fundile Gade, made a significant contribution to the learners of Ndamase Senior Secondary School in Ngqeleni, donating 100 pairs of school shoes. This donation was part of a broader initiative to support…
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Death toll rises to five at the Ngcobo building collapse
The number of the people who have died after a building collapsed in Ngcobo on Friday, May 10 has risen to five, of which two were men and three were women. Five others, who were admitted at All Saints Hospital…
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Breaking news: Four dead in Ngcobo building collapse
Four people have been reported dead after a shop wall collapsed on the R61 Main Road in Ngcobo, with a further number of casualties rushed to hospital.
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Fake news: Social media post claiming 26 cases of COVID-19 in May in East London
The Eastern Cape Health Department says that a social media message claiming there have been 26 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in East London since May 8 is fake news.
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Mayor’s Cup final to be played this weekend
THE Mbhashe Local Municipality in Dutywa is expected to host the finals of the annual Mayor’s Cup at Ngxakaxa Sports Grounds near Dutywa town on Saturday.
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Rapist sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment
THE High Court of South Africa, Eastern Division, Mthatha, sentenced Xolani Gcelu (34) to eight years’ imprisonment and an additional 158 years for his four-year reign of rape, kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder of young women between the ages







