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At last, South Africans now know who is bankrolling their politicians — though some parties remain suspiciously quiet about donations.

A new system that will force motorists to pay at least R15 an hour to park their vehicles in the Mthatha CBD could be up and running before the end of May. King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (KSD) mayor Nyaniso Nelani’s spokesperson, Olwethu Mabovula, confirmed on Thursday that work to install the paid parking system was already in progress.

While selling prices were lower in the quarter, recent paper price increases are starting to come through

With her community plunged into darkness for more than a week now, life has become increasingly difficult for an elderly cancer patient who is unable to store her medication in the fridge, and at times goes to bed hungry.

A man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly pointed what looked like a firearm at Nelson Mandela Bay Ward 60 councillor Thembinkosi Mafana, who had been driving near the Qona informal settlement in Wells Estate at the time.

Forensic pathology officers based at the state morgue in Mthatha, who sometimes have to fetch dead bodies from crime and accident scenes, allegedly have to conduct postmortems themselves, instead of calling on professional doctors to do the job.

An Eastern Cape HIV-positive serial rapist has been sentenced to eight life terms for raping eight young women, four of them schoolgirls. He was also convicted of seven counts of attempted murder after he raped seven of the women — without using a condom — when he knew he was HIV-positive. Mthatha high court judge Buyiswa Majiki sentenced the 34-year-old father to: • Eight life terms for eight counts of rape; • Five years for each of the eight counts of kidnapping; • Eight years for ea...

A community watchdog group has upped the ante, raising questions about the legality around Transnet operating the manganese terminal at the Port of Port Elizabeth after its licence reportedly expired more than a month ago.

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has vowed to end load reduction in KwaNobuhle by Sunday.

Exactly one year after Dr Bantu Noqekwa’s brutal murder on May 3 2023, his family is still on a desperate quest for justice.