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EC Jazz Fest date moved to include more local artists
The Eastern Cape Jazz Festival, which had been originally scheduled to take place tomorrow, December 3, has now been moved to December 17, to allow for inclusion of more local artistes on the line-up.
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EC students to benefit from study bursary awards of R1m
A group of students will be able to end the year knowing that all their study costs have been paid off. The group of 23 are beneficiaries of a bursary programme that will also see some of them gain experience…
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Local author promotes isiXhosa writing
An author from Farm B location in Middledrift has brought attention to the Mthatha area, by using Xhorana Village as the setting of his book.
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WSU graduate wins merit award at Sasol art competition
Walter Sisulu University fine art graduate, Sibaninzi Dlathu (25), walked away with a merit prize of R10 000, after making the top seven in this year’s Sasol New Signatures art competition, held on November 11, at the Pretoria Art Museum.
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Senior citizen (62) desperate for an ID
A woman (62), from Nyazi location in Port St Johns, is desperately asking anyone who could assist her so that she could get her identity document.
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EC Thusong services centre champions receive a boost
Government Communications and Information System (GCIS), in consultation with the National School of Government, has concluded a two-day training programme for Thusong services centre champions in the Eastern Cape.
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Prominent Mthatha doctor sentenced for fraud
The Mthatha Regional Court sentenced prominent Mthatha doctor, Chwayita Yako (46), to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment after convicting him on charges of theft and fraud.
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Members of AB350 march against GBV
The members of the Africa Best 350 (AB350) pledged to play a major role in fighting the stigma of gender-based violence (GBV) in the communities.
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Accomplices to the KSD municipal manager R18m road construction tender saga appear in court
Former Mnquma Local Municipality infrastructure director Zanemvula Ngovela, Kubeshin Pillay and Soundrarajan Pillay, sole directors of companies with their business entities appeared in Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court, on Tuesday, November 30 for allegations of fraud and contravention of the…
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EC achieves another COVID-19 vaccination milestone
As of November 28, a total of 2, 945, 421 vaccines were administered on 2, 001, 277 people. Of those, 1, 738, 492 have been fully vaccinated.









