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Business success celebrated at awards

The Border Kei Chamber of Business wound up its journey to select the winners of the Business Awards programme on Friday at a lavish event at the International Conference Centre.The event recognised outstanding businesses, and the individuals who helped them succeed, in six categories, highlighting their contribution to the Border-Kei economy. ....

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Protesters demand clampdown on kidnappings for ransom

Shops were shuttered across the metro as thousands marched on the Eastern Cape premier’s office to demand action to end the recent spate of violent kidnappings in and around Buffalo City. ....

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Forty frustrating hours without power

The lights came back on across large parts of East London at just after 2pm on Tuesday after an unprecedented 40-hour-long power outage that crippled industry, left residents in the dark, and cost untold amounts in lost revenue, production and spoilt food.But minutes after the power was restored, some residents complained it went off immediately, apparently due a combination of scheduled load-shedding and other unscheduled faults. ....

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Specialist police to help stop rising number of kidnappings in the Eastern Cape

With the number of abduction cases in the Eastern Cape rising for more than a year, detectives who specialise in kidnapping cases have been deployed to fight extortion attacks in East London, Gqeberha and Mthatha. The cases have rung alarm bells and the Pakistan High Commission is concerned by the recent developments in the province. ....

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St Dominic's Hospital celebrates 75 years

A jubilant crowd of nurses and staff surrounded a white cake at Life St Dominic’s Hospital in Southernwood on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the institution’s 75th birthday. The hospital, which opened as the Mater-Dei maternity hospital on April 26 1948, has been upgraded, but the statue of Mother Mary still welcomes patients at the now mechanical sliding doors. ....

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