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Armed thugs sowing fear among East London doctors

East London's healthcare practitioners are under siege and working in fear as medical centres and private practices are being targeted by armed criminals pretending to be patients.

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BCM ward projects stall after funds frozen

Buffalo City Metro communities are beginning to feel the pain of the city’s spending cuts after it pulled the plug on its multimillion-rand ward-based projects. According to the ward allocation programmes report, seen by the Dispatch, 14 wards had not touched their millions by the time the freeze was implemented towards the end of 2023, while others managed to spend between R6,000 and R900,000 per ward.

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BCM to crack down on abandoned, hijacked buildings

The scourge of abandoned and hijacked buildings in the Buffalo City Metro is compromising the safety of residents and businesses, with criminals running their operations from some of these neglected premises. BCM has identified 45 problem buildings, mostly in the East London city centre, Quigney, Southernwood, Vincent, Bonnie Doon, Egoli, Nahoon and Berea.

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Police come under attack while investigating alleged assault of youth

Police made seven arrests in East London on Friday afternoon. The charges include assaulting police officers. The alleged attack on the officers happened in Southernwood on Friday afternoon when police followed up on the assault of an 18-year-old boy.

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WATCH | Conflicting claims as Buffalo City College students continue protest over accommodation

As a protest by disgruntled Buffalo City College students continues unabated, the management has allegedly given NSFAS wrong information about why they are protesting.

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Husband who killed wife in front of their children jailed

A retired teacher who brushed aside the brave attempt of his 11-year-old son to stop him committing femicide has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.

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Man to appear in EC court over fraud, corruption linked to RAF funds

A 52-year-old man is set to appear in an Eastern Cape court on Thursday over his alleged misappropriation of RAF funds meant for his client.

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Alarm grows over electrical infrastructure sabotage in Mthatha

Ruthless criminals in Mthatha are sabotaging crucial infrastructure meant to ensure a steady supply of electricity to the town’s citizens. King Sabata Dalindyebo municipal bosses have expressed dismay over a flurry of reports and video footage in which people are seen burning electricity infrastructure in the area.

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BCM's financial woes start to bite

Buffalo City Metro’s financial woes have compromised its operations and put critical services at risk.The city is so cash-strapped that, according to sources, transactions on its petrol cards used by some traffic officers have been rejected in recent weeks, with no remaining credit at some filling stations because of unpaid bills.

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Family of murdered Mtwa slams Cele's promises as a political ploy

The fuming family of slain OR Tambo District Municipality employee Namhla Mtwa has slated police minister Bheki Cele, saying his latest promise to solve her murder is “a nonsensical political statement to garner votes”.

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