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Slain student remembered at opening of GBV Prevention Office
University of Fort Hare opens GBV Prevention Office, remembering murdered law student Nosicelo Mtebeni as it commits to safer campus.
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Teen excels at Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships
Swimming lessons at the age of three to initially become water safe alongside friends turned into a lifelong passion for Keira van Heerden (17), who recently walked away with nine…
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Scholar transport driver suspended after watching student get assaulted
Eastern Cape suspends scholar transport driver who failed to intervene when 18-year-old schoolgirl was assaulted by fellow students on bus.
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Scholar transport driver suspended after watching student get assaulted
Eastern Cape suspends scholar transport driver who failed to intervene when 18-year-old schoolgirl was assaulted by fellow students on bus.
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St Elizabeth Hospital opens lifesaving haemodialysis unit
Patients suffering from chronic renal failure will now breathe a sigh of relief after the Eastern Cape Department of Health launched a much-needed haemodialysis unit at St Elizabeth Hospital in…
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Pula Nala celebrated for excellence in agriculture
A 100% African women-owned and youth-majority-owned agricultural enterprise, Pula Nala Enterprises, was recognised with a prestigious award at the Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture (DoA) Women Entrepreneur Awards held in…
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Prosecutor in court for faking qualifications
In a decisive breakthrough against qualification fraud in the public sector, the Mthatha-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI) unit of the Hawks, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA),…
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Housing project restores dignity to families
The lives of five families in the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality will be forever changed after the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements handed over new housing units as…
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OR Tambo District fights stock theft and GBV
Although strides have been made in combating crime, stock theft remains a major concern for stakeholders in the OR Tambo District Municipality, with alarming trends of gender-based violence (GBV) in…
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Powerful new short film sheds light on a ‘David and Goliath’ battle to protect South Africa’s oceans
The film carries an urgent call to protect South Africa’s rich and irreplaceable marine heritage from the growing threat of offshore oil and gas exploration. It weaves together the stories…
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