Man City silence hostile Anfield with 3-0 win over Liverpool

Man City midfielder Elliot Anderson said City's unity had stood out.

Daily Dispatch E-Edition - 12 October 2026

Access the complete digital replica of the Daily Dispatch for 12 October 2026, featuring the latest local news, business, politics, and sport.

Clean audits mean little without services, opposition warns

Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved audit outcomes, warning that financial achievements mean little to communities still facing poor basic services and infrastructure.

Seventies and still setting the pace

Septuagenarians Michele Whittington and Helen Nel defied age and tough hills to claim podium finishes at the annual Buffalo City Metro road race, proving fitness has no finish line.

Eastern Cape to showcase new energy vehicle strategy at SA Auto Week

The Eastern Cape is set to present its new energy vehicle strategy at SA Auto Week 2026 in KwaZulu-Natal, seeking international investment and securing its position as South Africa's automotive powerhouse.

Pupils deserve action to fix classrooms, not empty promises

Schools should be sanctuaries of learning, not casualties of failing infrastructure. They are meant to be places where young people should be learning, dreaming about their futures and preparing themselves to become productive members of society.

Matric pass rate target under pressure

The Eastern Cape education department has set an 85% pass-rate target for the 2026 matric examinations, as more than 127,000 candidates prepare to write amid scrutiny over academic performance and infrastructure backlogs.

From garage attendant to global award winner

Sonwabile Gingqishe â a former KwaMaqoma petrol attendant â has reached another milestone after his company was recently crowned Best PR Agency at the Prestige Awards in the UK. Gingqishe, 30, established Sonwabile PR Agency in 2019, after years of working in different fields and discovering an interest in public relations, communications and storytelling.

Fresh twists in Lungisa saga

The ANC has been ordered to reinstate Andile Lungisa on its Nelson Mandela Bay proportional representation candidate list after the Johannesburg High Court ruled that his removal was unlawful.

After saving lives abroad, doctor turns to spiritual healing

Dr Yashoda Manickchundâ s work with Doctors Without Borders took her to Pakistan, Libya and Ethiopia. Now, she is exploring the spiritual traditions of the communities she once cared for. â I recently went on a spiritual deep dive in the places I visited and was shocked by some of the powerful and energetic spaces I visited,â she said.

North Korea demands South show 'utmost respect' to restore relations

The powerful sister of North Korea's leader said on Thursday that Seoul must show the "utmost respect" to mend ties after Pyongyang denied responsibility for the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) mine blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers last month. North Korea has rejected claims it was behind the explosion inside the DMZ, the heavily mined buffer area that has divided the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice.

Balshaw makes family firms his business

â There is life beyond the balance sheet or scorecard.â The most meaningful part of Tony Balshawâ s career has been work that is â all about enabling families in business, addressing people and relationship issuesâ . Balshaw, 65, has headed KuGompo cityâ s VOS Solutions CC - now trading as VQS - since 1994, providing the full spectrum of accounting, tax and advisory services; specialising in family business advisory services and B-BBEE consulting.

Supporting women through life

Dr Robyn Spring, 51, has spent more than 20 years caring for women through different stages of their lives, and now finds herself navigating some of those same changes alongside her long-standing patients. â I hoped I would grow with my patients, and I will say that largely that has happened,â the obstetrician and gynaecologist said.

N1 reopens after truck damages Cape Town pedestrian bridge

Top Springbok suffers concerning injury

Both the Sharks and Springboks could be sweating over an injury suffered by veteran lock Eben Etzebeth this past weekend.

41 years after their deaths, Pebco three inquest finally begins

The activists were abducted, tortured and murdered in 1985 by members of the apartheid-era Security Branch.

'Even Trump holding a press conference won't speed up restoration': Tshwane residents go 13 days without power

'We have children writing matric who have to study in candlelight. Residents are throwing away food and spending thousands on petrol for generators'

Pastor accused of murdering 4-month-old baby and raping mom to appear in court

The so-called pastor was arrested over the weekend after police found him hiding in a back room.

Why do people keep making the wrong choices?

Why do people keep making the wrong choices? By Chantelle Botha MANAGING people often feels harder than it should, even when expectations are clear. Why do people keep making the The post Why do people keep making the wrong choices? appeared first on Cape Business News.

AI in Water Treatment: NICP Tests Where the Technology Works — and Where It Doesn't

AI in Water Treatment: NICP Tests Where the Technology Works — and Where It Doesn't By Kris van der Bijl It is rare to find an innovative voice in AI The post AI in Water Treatment: NICP Tests Where the Technology Works — and Where It Doesn't appeared first on Cape Business News.