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EC unemployment hits 42.5%, nearly 80 000 jobs lost
Eastern Cape records SA’s highest unemployment at 42.5%, losing almost 80 000 jobs in a year. Rate far exceeds national average of 31.4% – Q4 2025 QLFS.
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Doctor released on R5,000 bail after alleged rape at surgery
A 42-year-old medical doctor has been released on R5,000 bail after being arrested in connection with an alleged rape in Komani earlier this month.
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OR Tambo policing district in top 5 of all crime categories
OR Tambo district flagged as one of three most problematic districts in Eastern Cape, contributing most to murder and sexual offences.
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease: All livestock in Kruisfontein vaccinated
All livestock in the Kruisfontein area in Humansdorp have been successfully vaccinated to control Foot-and-Mouth Disease spread.
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Police sergeant shot dead in front of wife by armed robbers, Hawks launch manhunt
The East London Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation has launched a manhunt for suspects involved in the fatal shooting of serving police Sergeant Ndodomzi Dion Tengile (42) at Zizamele Township…
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South Africa glide past New Zealand as super eights beckons
Captain Aiden Markram’s unbeaten 86 and Marco Jansen’s 4-40 demolish New Zealand as South Africa cruise to Super Eights qualification.
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Community calls for reopening of rural school
One of the young people from the Mnyameni locality in Centane has appealed to the Department of Education to reopen Dlulisa Senior Secondary School in the district. The school was…
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OR Tambo spends bulk of infrastructure grants on water projects
Of it’s over a billion-rand infrastructure grants, the OR Tambo District Municipality will spend 81% on water infrastructure projects to ensure an uninterrupted water supply while permanent bulk water infrastructure…
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Walter Sisulu University medical school officially launched in Lusikisiki
The Walter Sisulu University Rural Clinical School officially launched at St Elizabeth Regional Hospital in Lusikisiki on February 4, addressing healthcare shortages in rural Eastern Cape communities. Health MEC Ntandokazi…
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Former court officials sentenced for maintenance fraud
KUGOMPO CITY, Eastern Cape – The East London Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI), in close collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), has secured the conviction and sentencing of Cynthia…
