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ANC councillor caught up in R50k bribe claim
A Buffalo City ANC councillor is under investigation for allegedly demanding a R50,000 bribe. → Read More
Top Bhisho MECs listed for national role
Four Eastern Cape members of the executive won’t be returning to their respective hot seats in the Bhisho legislature, as their names top the ANC’s national assembly and province to national lists. These are Cogta MEC Fikile Xasa, public works MEC Pemmy Majodina, sports & recreation MEC Bulelwa Tunyiswa and health MEC Phumza Dyantyi. → Read More
Bhisho team to assist two ailing councils
Senior Bhisho officials will be dispatched to Amahlathi and Makana municipalities by Friday as part of the provincial government’s intervention in the troubled councils. While the provincial government will manage the day-to-day running of Amahlathi, Makana has not been placed under administration. → Read More
30,000 must collect cards today or lose their Sassa grants
More than 30,000 Eastern Cape social grant beneficiaries will not receive their money on Friday if they do not collect their new "gold cards" by the end of Thursday. SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) Eastern Cape spokesperson Luzuko Qina said the agency may be forced to temporarily suspend all these accounts as they had not been used for three consecutive months. → Read More
Mabuyane mum on ANC list ‘offenders’
The fate of 32 red-flagged ANC leaders is now in the hands of the party’s national integrity commission. → Read More
OPINION | Get basics right and investment will follow
When premier Phumulo Masualle tables what may well be his last state of the province address on Friday, after having served a full five-year term in office, he has to be credited for having delivered some pockets of good for Eastern Cape citizens. → Read More
Protests ‘may scare off investors’
Finance, tourism & economic development MEC Oscar Mabuyane has warned protestors in areas such as Xolobeni and Mtentu on the Wild Coast, saying if they make impossible demands they will drive investors away. → Read More
Tributes flow following the death of Noluntu Mahashe
Tributes are pouring in following the death of Eastern Cape taxi box Noluntu Mahashe. → Read More
Cyril places SA on fast track to digital revolution
President Cyril Ramaphosa says every schoolchild in South Africa will receive digital workbooks and textbooks on a tablet device over the next six years. → Read More
WATCH | EFF prepare to disrupt state of the nation address, #Sona2019
Sparks are expected to fly when President Cyril Ramaphosa tables the state of the nation address tonight. → Read More
Court orders EC health to pay millions
Eastern Cape taxpayers will have to pay almost double a debt of R6.6m that the provincial health department failed to pay a security company since 2013. → Read More
Former Eastern Cape MEC honoured for arts and culture
Mthatha-born Sonwabile Mancotywa has been unanimously elected as this year’s recipient of the RAVZOJ Leadership award. This in an event hosted by Serbia Africa Investment Forum to honour citizens who have made remarkable contributions in various spheres in their respective communities and the world at large. → Read More
Mthatha airport closed for commercial flights
The South African Civil Aviation Authority has stopped all commercial flights from taking off and landing at Mthatha airport. This is until the transport department, through its implementing agent ACSA, attends to defects identified when SACAA conducted an assessment last month. Among the non-compliant issues detected at the airport, the Dispatch has learnt, are: The aerodrome, which handles… → Read More
Pupils caught in stock theft crossfire
Members of the education portfolio committee in Bhisho want provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Liziwe Ntshinga to investigate cases of stock theft in the Mount Fletcher and Qumbu areas which have resulted in the deaths of two pupils. MPL Michael Peter, who was leading the delegation that visited the area last week, said hardest hit were Kuyasa Senior Secondary School pupils in… → Read More
Bhisho boss linked to tender scandal
An Eastern Cape head of department has been named in a damning report on allegations of unfair labour practices, abuse of power and flouting procurement processes. → Read More
Grilling for hopefuls on party list
Senior Eastern Cape ANC leaders who are touted to become members of parliament or the Bhisho legislature – if the party wins enough votes during the 2019 election – were vetted at the city hall in East London on Thursday. → Read More
Pupil, 14, stabbed to death
A 14-year-old Eastern Cape pupil was stabbed to death during school hours on Thursday. → Read More
ANC to elect new leadership for Amahlathi
The deeply divided ANC-led Amahlathi council will elect a new mayor, speaker and chief whip on Tuesday. This follows the resignation of former mayor Phatheka Qaba, council chief whip Xhanti Mngxaso and speaker Nokuzola Mlahleki. The DA announced on Monday that it would support the replacement of Qaba, failing which the party would consider taking legal action if the mayor was not removed on… → Read More
Work at R20bn key Umzimvubu project set to take off
A R20bn water project at Umzimvubu that will create hundreds of jobs in the Eastern Cape will start in earnest later this month. Economic affairs MEC Oscar Mabuyane made the announcement on Sunday, while also saying: “More work would be done in the new financial year, which starts in April.” He said the project, along with the oil refinery project dubbed Umthombo, as well as the construction of… → Read More
Ramaphosa promises to prioritise Mzimvubu Water Project
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the much-awaited multi-billion rand Mzimvubu water catchment project will become a priority if the party wins the May election. → Read More