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Three Eastern Cape departments surrender R83m in unspent funds

Eastern Cape government departments have surrendered unspent funds totalling R83m to the Provincial Revenue Fund during the adjustment budget process. The three affected departments are co-operative governance and traditional affairs, economic development, environmental affairs and tourism and the provincial treasury.

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Mob beats man to death after finding missing girl's body in his house

A body believed to be that of a missing six-year-old Mdantsane NU13 girl was found on Thursday night after a frantic search by community members, who allegedly bludgeoned to death a suspect linked to the gruesome murder.

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Communities vent frustration by preventing voter registration

Disruption in parts of the province marred voter registration in the Eastern Cape as aggrieved residents prevented those who wanted to register by blocking roads and locking voting stations.

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Gompo residents threaten court action over veterans housing development

A legal showdown is looming between Gompo residents and the government over a plan to build RDP houses for military veterans in the area. Eastern Cape human settlements acting head Edmond Venn told the national department’s portfolio committee this week that a stand-off that halted the contentious project had been resolved.

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Hawks looking into BCM fibre tender allegations

The Hawks are investigating a Buffalo City Metro fibre internet connection tender amid allegations that it was awarded irregularly. In an affidavit to the Hawks, a whistle-blower claimed that a ward councillor, whose identity is known to the Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition, had sealed the deal alongside her husband at a popular fast-food outlet.

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Third suspect arrested for activist Mabandla's murder

The Hawks have nabbed a third suspect in connection with the murder of Eastern Cape-born activist and former politician Loyiso Nkohla Mabandla. The 39-year-old is expected to appear in the East London magistrate's court on Friday. The suspected mastermind was arrested in Peddie, the area where Nkohla Mabandla grew up, on Thursday.

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Third suspect arrested for murder of activist Mabandla dies in police cells in East London

A third suspect arrested this week for the murder of activist and former politician Loyiso Nkohla Mabandla died in the police holding cells in East London on Friday. Mabandla was gunned down in a suspected hit in Cape Town in April. The 39-year-old, who is believed to be the mastermind, was arrested by the Hawks in Peddie on Thursday.

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Drastic budget cuts needed to cover Eastern Cape's R3.68bn wage bill

As the country faces the real prospect of running out of money, the national government has instructed the province to cover its public servants’ increased wage bill. This according to a report dated October 5 on cost-containment guidelines presented by the Treasury to the senior provincial officials.

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ANC Youth League calls for Umzimvubu mayor to step down

The ANC Youth League in the Alfred Nzo region wants Umzimvubu local municipality mayor Zukiswa Ndevu to step down over expected job losses.

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Broken, pothole-ridden roads delaying our ambulances — Meth

Eastern Cape health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth says the province’s pothole-ridden rural roads are damaging its ambulances, slowing emergency response times and forcing the department to use helicopters at great cost to reach inaccessible areas. Meth revealed this when she tabled her department’s annual report for the 2022/2023 financial year in the provincial legislature last week.

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