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Cwayita Mayekiso-Gaya has landed a role as a hospital administrator in e.tv’s new drama Land of Mills and Money. SUPPLIED
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Tsolo’s Mayekiso-Gaya lands big break

Eastern Cape actress Cwayita Mayekiso-Gaya has landed a role as a hospital administrator in e.tv’s new drama Land of Mills and Money after years of pursuing her acting dreams and overcoming repeated rejection.

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Entrepreneurs take off on flight of their lives

Twenty Buffalo City entrepreneurs have begun a 10-week business accelerator, receiving mentorship, training, and support through the Entrepreneur 2026 programme, aiming to strengthen operations and unlock growth opportunities.

Airport Company SA’s Bulelani Veto, BCM LED head Xolelwa Mbete, Border-Kei Chamber of Business CEO Lizelle Maurice and Cobus Oelofse from Ilembe Chamber of Commerce urged SMMEs to apply for a six-week accelerator programme this week. Picture:  Sino Majangaza
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SMMEs invited to leap to next level

Entrepreneur 2026 is a 6-week business acceleration initiative aimed at equipping established entrepreneurs with the skills, mentorship and support needed to grow sustainably and create jobs

Walter Sisulu student Likho Bhixi celebrates after winning the 2026 IFBB South Africa Championships. Bhixi will represent South Africa at the international bodybuilding competition in Spain next month.

Videos inspired bodybuilding star

Watching bodybuilding videos on TikTok changed the course of Likho Bhixi’s life. Countless hours of hard work in the gym have finally paid off for the young man from Kwanikwe Location, outside Bizana, who recently won a national title.

Mdantsane-born actor Inganathi Mtshizana makes his mark on Netflix. Picture: Supplied
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Mdantsane actor scores third Netflix film role

Mdantsane-born actor Inganathi Mtshizana, a University of Fort Hare student, has wrapped filming his third Netflix feature, reprising his role as Siya Mwaqo in The Queenstown Kings 2: Back to Goal.

Award-winning gospel singer Betusile Mcinga speaks to the Daily Dispatch about the OR Tambo Gospel Music Festival to be held in Mthatha.
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Gospel fans poised to flock to Mthatha for all-night celebration

Thousands of gospel lovers are expected to converge on Mthatha this weekend for an all-night celebration of music, prayer and worship featuring some of the Eastern Cape’s biggest names.

Ceramic artist Sonwabiso Ngcai showcased his large-scale ceramic works created for exhibition at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda

‘When the Earth Speaks’: exhibit explores rural loss, renewal

The abandoned fields of the rural Eastern Cape have become the inspiration for Walter Sisulu University academic and ceramic artist Sonwabiso Ngcai’s latest body of work.

Misokuhle Skeyi, Dj & event organizer from Zwelitsha landing a role on Isitha the Enemy SUPPLIED
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Acting opens unexpected new doors for Zwelitsha DJ and Mdantsane musician

Acting opens unexpected new doors for Zwelitsha DJ and Mdantsane musician

More than 100 Selborne Primary School pupils will take to the stage at the Guild Theatre on September 1 for LeNgoma, a concert celebrating the school’s 17-year music tradition and the role of performing arts in developing young talent. SUPPLIED
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‘LeNgoma’ brings Selborne Primary music to Guild

More than 100 Selborne Primary School pupils will take to the stage at the Guild Theatre on September 1 for LeNgoma, a concert celebrating the school’s 17-year music tradition and the role of the performing arts in developing young talent.

Rhodes University vice-chancellor Prof Sizwe Mabizela
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Technology cannot replace well-trained journalists — Mabizela

Technology may have changed the way people access and consume information, but it has also made journalism more necessary in an age of misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence, Rhodes University vice-chancellor Prof…

Gospel artist Xolly Mncwango is going to be a guest artist at the live gospel worship event that will take place on August 22 at Abbotsford Christian Centre. Instagram/ Xolly Mncwango
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Xolly Mncwango primed to light up Revival Worship Encounter

Award-winning gospel singer Xolly Mncwango is bringing her music and ministry to KuGompo City this weekend as she headlines the second edition of the Revival Worship Encounter.

Veliswa Skeyi performs at the launch of her 13th album, ‘Uloyiso ngoKrestu’, at the OR Tambo Hall in Zwelitsha.
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Veliswa Skeyi celebrates 30 years of faith, music and resilience

Three decades after stepping into the gospel music industry, Eastern Cape-born singer Veliswa Skeyi is celebrating a career built on faith, perseverance and a message of hope that has crossed generations.

Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi will headline the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation’s annual Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Awareness Walk in KuGompo next week. Picture ESA ALEXANDER
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Zozibini Tunzi to lead KuGompo City walk against GBV

Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi will headline the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation’s annual Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Awareness Walk in KuGompo City this week.

Members of traditional music duo Sivuyile Nonzame, Luleka and Ncumisa Bonga released their debut single, Isemalwandle, on Friday, July 31, marking the beginning of a project that revives a musical legacy started nearly 50 years ago. Picture: Supplied
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Bonga sisters bring Xhosa music pioneer mom’s dream to life

Nearly 50 years after their mother founded a traditional music group with hopes of sharing Xhosa culture with the world, sisters Ncumisa and Luleka Bonga are finally bringing her dream to life.

The SA Military Health Service provides medical support in line with its annual Project Owethu outreach programme.
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Military healthcare drive brings free services to thousands

Thousands of residents in underserved Buffalo City communities will receive free healthcare and social support services when the SA Military Health Service rolls out its annual Project Owethu outreach programme across the metro from July…