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Three suspects linked to the murder of two police officers near Mthatha have been shot dead and two others arrested during a series of police operations launched after the killings.

Three shot dead as police hunt Libode cop killers

Three suspects linked to the murder of two police officers near Mthatha were shot dead and two others arrested during police operations following the killings at Ziphunzana Location in Libode.

Zolani Tete (R) right hooks Omar Andres Narvaez during the WBO Bantamweight Championship of the World title fight at SSE Arena Belfast.

Tete to receive special provincial official funeral

Boxing great Zolani “Last Born” Tete will be laid to rest with a special provincial official funeral in Mdantsane on Saturday.

Neville Beling and Karl Weber, survivors and key figures in the ongoing fight for justice in the 1993 Highgate Hotel Massacre , speak speak to the Daily Dispatch after the inquest closed in 2025.

BREAKING | Highgate survivors dealt another blow in 33-year search for answers

The survivors and families of victims of the Highgate Hotel massacre have been dealt another blow after the investigation into the 33-year-old case was closed due to a lack of new evidence.

Kidd's Beach resident Tracy Taylor collected Shell-Vis from the airport and saw him safely returned to the ocean. Pictures and video: SUPPLIED

Little creature side-tracked, but home after 2,000km adventure

A tiny KuGompo City stowaway has completed an unlikely 2,000km adventure to Johannesburg and back — including a flight home, an airline rejection and a champagne brunch thrown in his honour.

The Eastern Cape’s official unemployment rate rose to 44.6% in the first quarter of the year from 42.5% in the previous quarter. File Picture.
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Eastern Cape sheds a further 43,000 jobs

The Eastern Cape’s unemployment crisis has deepened sharply, with the province recording the highest jobless rate in the country as thousands more people lost work amid mounting pressure from rising food and fuel prices.

The Mkambati Nature Reserve has been officially recognised as a wetland of international importance.
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Mkambati rises on global conservation stage

Wild Coast reserve recognised as Eastern Cape’s first Ramsar site in boost for tourism

A worker injects cows at a farm as SA battles the widespread foot-and-mouth disease.
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Farmers welcome court intervention as FMD crisis deepens

Farming groups have welcomed a high court decision compelling agriculture minister John Steenhuisen, director-general Mooketsa Ramasodi and director of animal health Dr Mpho Maja to act on the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis

Amathole District Municipality mayor Anele Ntsangani.
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Water shortages hammer Wild Coast towns as drought bites

Coastal towns face tough water rationing as dam levels plummet

INEXCUSABLE: The vandalised United Cricket Club in Buffalo Flats,
where more than 200 schoolchildren had one toilet to share during an
inter-schools athletics competition last week.
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Games go on while sports facilities lie in ruins

Ongoing vandalism highlighted after primary school pupils compete at Buffalo Flats field with clubhouse in sorry state