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EFF targets ANC-held councils in Eastern Cape

EFF leader Julius Malema is targeting ANC-controlled Eastern Cape municipalities, especially Port St Johns and Ingquza Hill, where the ANC may be excluded from the upcoming local elections due to missed candidate registration deadlines.

Sisonke Mbolekwa's grave in Masakala village.
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Student’s distraught mom speaks out after murder trial delayed again

The mother of slain Walter Sisulu University student Sisonke Mbolekwa continues to struggle with grief as the murder trial for her son's death faces repeated postponements, prolonging her family's pain and uncertainty.

EFF leader Julius Malema addressing party members during the party’s manifesto launch in Rotary Stadium in Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha on Saturday. Picture: ZIYANDA ZWENI

Malema: ‘We are led by fools’

EFF leader Julius Malema, speaking at the party's provincial manifesto launch in Mthatha, criticized the ANC for poor service delivery, poverty, and neglect in the Eastern Cape, urging voters to reject the ruling party in upcoming local…

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo. Picture: LULAMILE FENI

Dalindyebo to sit out local election campaign

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has decided not to participate in any political events or campaigns until November, distancing himself from the party-political roles he played in the 2021 elections.

Police found the teen at a Schoenmakerskop guest house after her mother reported a kidnapping at the Kwadwesi police station. Picture: File image

Manhunt after officers gunned down

Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt after two officers, aged 51 and 31, were shot dead while responding to a robbery in Libode near Mthatha.

UDM leader general Bantu Holomisa has nominated King Sabata Dalindyebo (pictured) for an order of Luthuli, the highest official national award bestowed by the president.
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Holomisa nominates King Sabata for national honour

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has nominated King Sabata Dalindyebo, the late father of reigning AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, for a national order for the king’s role in the service to his people.

The car driven by Mboneli Vesele, the slain bodyguard of Fort Hare University vice-chancellor professor Sakhela Buhlungu.
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Magistrates testify on validity of warrants, subpoena in Vesele murder probe

Arguments on the validity of search-and-seizure warrants and a subpoena took centre stage on Tuesday in the trial of group of suspects accused of the murder of Mboneli Vesele, the bodyguard of the now-suspended University of Fort Hare…

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WSU residence manager braces for student murder trial to begin this week

The trial of suspended Walter Sisulu University residence manager Manelisi Mampane, accused of murdering third-year student Sisonke Mbolekwa during a protest over poor living conditions, is set to begin in Mthatha after several delays.

Security was tight outside the Mthatha magistrate's court last year when Walter Sisulu University's then acting residence manager,Manelisi Mampane appeared in court for allegedly shooting and killing a student during a protest.

Delay in trial of former WSU residence manager accused of murdering student

The trial of former Walter Sisulu University residence manager Manelisi Mampane, accused of murdering student Sisonke Mbolekwa in 2025, has been delayed due to a congested court roll.

Mlimandlela Ndamase
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Race to be elected Mthatha mayor hots up

With local government elections approaching, the contest for Mthatha’s mayoral seat in King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality intensifies amid pressing issues like crumbling infrastructure, high crime, unresolved land claims, and unemployment.

Four foreign nationals are awaiting deportation after they were arrested during a joint police operation in Ngcobo, while a fifth was fined R2,000 for expired documents. Picture: CANVA
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Four foreign nationals to be deported after Ngcobo arrests

Four foreign nationals were arrested in Ngcobo during a joint police operation and are awaiting deportation, while a fifth was fined R2,000 for expired documents.

The United Democratic Movement has announced Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase as the party’s King Sabata Dalindyebo mayoral candidate ahead of the November local government elections. Picture: FACEBOOK

Ndamase to lead UDM’s KSD takeover bid

The United Democratic Movement has announced Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase as its mayoral candidate for King Sabata Dalindyebo ahead of the November local government elections.

The Buffalo City Metro has been ordered to pay Transnet more than R12.5m after defaulting on an acknowledged debt, prompting the parastatal to take the cash-strapped metro to court over unpaid rent for the Orient Theatre Complex in KuGompo City.
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Metro ordered to pay Transnet R12.5m after defaulting on debt

The Buffalo City Metro has been ordered to pay Transnet more than R12.5m after defaulting on an acknowledged debt, prompting the parastatal to take the cash-strapped metro to court over unpaid rent for the Orient Theatre Complex in…

Seven people were killed and two injured in western Hungary early on Friday when a minibus carrying nine individuals crashed into a truck idling in traffic caused by an earlier accident on the M1 highway, police said. Stock photo.
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Critical ambulance shortage forces villagers to use private transport

A 70-year-old pensioner has become the emergency lifeline for scores of villagers in Mboya near Willowvale who do not even know which number to call when they urgently need an ambulance.

Teargas and rubber bullets as tempers flare in March and March clash with refugees on Che Guevara in Durban on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU
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Dozens of children remain in limbo after March and March chaos

Dozens of foreign children remain trapped in the aftermath of the March and March movement’s anti-immigration campaign. Twenty-seven Zimbabwean children are still in state care in the Eastern Cape while authorities work to repatriate them.