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ANC leaders declare Eastern Cape united ahead of elections
After a turbulent year marked by factional battles, branch disputes, a collapsed provincial elective conference and a two-month leadership vacuum, the ANCâ s national leadership believes the Eastern Cape has turned the corner, insisting unity is the order of the day ahead of the November 4 municipal elections.
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MONEY MAESTRO | Credit: a tool for building wealth, not funding instant gratification
Financial planner Scott Roebert explains how to use credit strategically to acquire appreciating assets and build long-term wealth rather than falling into the trap of consumer debt.
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Police must explain why sensitive documents left in abandoned office
Police in KuGompo City are renting offices around Mdantsane and in the CBD. While the charges for the rented offices could not be ascertained, it is illogical that a state-of-the-art police building has been left abandoned in Fort Jackson. The R25.5m state-funded building was intended to be used by various police units, including the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit, supply chain management, forensics and the tactical response team.
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Jogee wants to empower women through jiu-jitsu
Eastern Cape provincial champion Shahla-Zeynib Jogee is channeling her martial arts victories into empowering other women through self-defence classes.
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KASI KONVERSATIONS | We cannot train our way out of an economy that keeps its doors closed
There is a question we need to ask about the way we approach youth unemployment in the Eastern Cape. How much longer will we prepare young people to participate in the economy without paying enough attention to whether the economy is prepared to make room for them? It is a difficult question, particularly when young people are constantly encouraged to acquire skills, become entrepreneurs and find innovative ways to create their own opportunities.
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SIBONISE MABENGWANA | Your child's future is on the ballot
On November 4, South Africans will elect the people who will run their municipalities. Councillors decide whether your street is tarred, your tap runs, your clinic has medicine and the refuse truck comes. These will decide whether your child grows up with dignity or with excuses. Five years ago, convoys rolled into communities promising roads, jobs, houses and water.
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Training opens new horizons for street traders
Scores of informal traders in Matatiele are setting their sights on building formal commercial enterprises following a pivotal two-day entrepreneurship workshop. Facilitated by the local municipality in partnership with the Wholesale & Retail SETA, the initiative has equipped about 100 street vendors with vital practical skills, from financial management to stocktaking. For many vendors who have spent decades surviving hand-to-mouth in harsh weather without proper shelter, the programme offers a path towards sustainable growth, inspiring dreams of registered shops, fruit markets, and mobile kitchens in the local economy.
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Death Notice FONG CHONG: Elizabeth (Liz)
FONG CHONG: Elizabeth (Liz) passed away peacefully at Frere Hospital, East London, on 19.10.2026, aged 75 years. Predeceased by her parents Peter & Dorothy and siblings Charles & Juliana. She will be lovingly remembered by her nieces Karen Pillay & Natasha Chapman, extended family & friends. A Requiem Mass will be held at St.
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Mthatha cable theft arrests spark fresh alarm over infrastructure sabotage
The arrest of three suspected cable thieves at a sewer pump station in Mthatha has heightened concerns among municipal leaders over ongoing infrastructure vandalism and its impact on public service delivery.
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Super El Niño threatens Southern Africa with severe drought, WMO warns
Southern Africa is facing growing risks of severe drought and water shortages as an unprecedented El Niño builds, the World Meteorological Organisation warns, though local forecasters urge calm and close monitoring.
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Own your software, urges Beacon Bay tech startup
Beacon Bay tech firm Hello World Systems is helping South African municipalities and businesses cut costly foreign subscriptions by building custom, locally owned software solutions.
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Municipal staff reach new heights of frustration over broken lifts
Hundreds of Nelson Mandela Bay municipal employees have been left climbing up to 17 flights of stairs or enduring queues of up to 20 minutes to reach their offices at Lilian Diedericks building, with broken lifts disrupting daily work for at least two months.
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When light departs and returns to the heavens
A swimmer recounts the tragic loss of friend Janine Lochrenberg to a great white shark off Orient Beach, reflecting on grief, community, and humanity's profound connection to the ocean.
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Villagers refuse to vote due to ward transfer
Residents of Mfabantu village in Tsolo have resolved to boycott the upcoming elections following an unconsulted municipal boundary change. The community fears the reallocation from Ward 8 to Ward 24 will worsen already poor service delivery.
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Ex-mineworkers deliver SOS to Bhisho
Representatives of former mineworkers have called on the Eastern Cape provincial government to help trace thousands of ex-workers and their families who may be unaware of, or unable to access, compensation and other benefits owed to them. The group gathered outside premier Oscar Mabuyaneâ s office in Bhisho on Monday to demand that municipalities be enlisted to locate former miners, including those who returned home sick and later died, leaving their families struggling to claim outstanding be...
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Alarm as Fipaza becomes latest victim of killings in Mbhashe municipality
Mbhashe local municipality has lost six councillors during the current council term, with the latest victim, a veteran educator, shot dead in front of his children at his rural home in Dutywa on Friday night. The murder of Ernest Fipaza, 63, an ANC councillor since the 2021 local government elections and the SACPâ s Ward 10 candidate for the November 4 polls, has deepened fears over the wave of killings that has engulfed villages around Dutywa, Willowvale and Elliotdale since November 2021.
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