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Fort Hare murder accused Plaatjies set to make fourth bail bid

Sacked University of Fort Hare vetting and investigations director Isaac Plaatjies is gearing up for another fight in the Makhanda high court to be released on bail.

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Woman granted R2.5m payout for accident that occurred when she was four

An Eastern Cape woman who suffered serious injuries in a vehicle accident nearly 17 years ago — when she was just four years old — has finally been awarded more than R2.5m by the Road Accident Fund.

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BREAKING | Murder accused former UFH director denied bail again

Former University of Fort Hare director accused of the murders of his colleagues who died in hails on bullets has been denied release on bail for the third time.Isaac Plaatjies, 56, a former director of investigations and vetting at the university made his attempt to be released on bail by way of bringing on new facts in the Dimbaza magistrate’s court last month.

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Projects delayed after court blocks tenders

The province faces more tender woes after tenders for two projects worth tens of millions of rand were slowed down by successful court challenges.In both cases, the excluded bidders had provided the lowest bid for the projects.

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Further investigation needed in case against Gqeberha murder suspect

Murder accused Johnny Baartman appeared in the Gqeberha magistrate’s court on Thursday via a closed circuit television link-up and the case was postponed for further investigation.

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Makhanda aims for summit of SA education

Makhanda will be the leading academic educational centre in SA by 2028.

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Social development supplying thousands of sanitary packs to East Cape pupils

The Eastern Cape social development department has started distributing sanitary dignity packs to almost 84,000 underprivileged pupils in a multimillion-rand project set to continue for the duration of the financial year.

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Attention artists! This is your final call

South African creatives have three days left to apply for the Cultural Producers Programme, a four-month incubator to nurture emerging artistic leaders in the industry. Now in its second iteration, the programme is a British Council initiative delivered by Business and Arts SA (Basa) in partnership with Common Purpose SA — a collaborative leadership and resilience development organisation — and the Pan African Creative Exchange (Pace), an organisation committed to the global reach of Africa’s contemporary arts industry.

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Ex-Fort Hare official's bail bid 'a waste of time'

The state has labelled the fresh bid to be released on bail by former University of Fort Hare director of investigations and vetting, “a waste of time”. Isaac Plaatjies’ defence team has argued the evidence they brought before the Dimbaza magistrate’s court has weakened the state’s case against Plaatjies.

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Prisoner assaulted by official awarded R100,000

A convicted criminal serving time in the Waainek Correctional Facility in Makhanda has been awarded damages of R100,000 against the department of correctional services, after he was assaulted by a prison official.

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