The ANC is in no danger of losing its heartland — the Eastern Cape — on election Wednesday, but the party is now facing a wave of new competition.
Eating three meals a day is a treat the Khosephi family has not had in months, a continuous struggle they share with many destitute rural families.
Cope will win the Eastern Cape province in the April 22 election, party leader Mvume Dandala said in East London on Thursday.
These corruption charges against Jacob Zuma are sad, but a person is not guilty until he is proven otherwise.
Mandy Rossouw and Paul Botes went looking for Thabo Mbeki’s mother in Idutywa and came away feeling there’s only one Cope supporter in town.
Norah Dyantyi’s life never extended beyond her village, but news of her death reverberated throughout the Eastern Cape.
The breezy shade of a tall thorn tree in the middle of a field strewn with puddles of cow dung provides a cool sanctuary on SA’s hot summer days.
A handful of Eastern Cape men brave ridicule to take on ‘women’s work’. Kristin Palitza reports.
Ten municipal officials were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly stealing R28-million intended for rural development in Mount Ayliff.
There is no need to panic over the current meningitis outbreak in South Africa, the South African Medical Association said on Tuesday.
The ”myth” that the Eastern Cape is now a Cope stronghold was debunked by the by-election results, the ANC said on Thursday.
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/ 27 February 2009
A three-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by two brothers, aged five and seven, in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.
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/ 9 February 2009
The ANC on Monday expressed concern that ”high levels of intolerance” will hamper South Africa’s ability to hold a free and fair election.
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/ 31 January 2009
A group of robbers got away with an unknown amount of money after bombing an ATM in Bizana on Saturday, Eastern Cape police said.
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/ 29 January 2009
Workshops highlight pros and cons of genetically modified agriculture, writes Jacklynne Hobbs.
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/ 26 January 2009
International match agents have slammed the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and questioned its ability to host 2010 World Cup matches.
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/ 26 January 2009
A 27-year-old lifeguard died after he was attacked by a shark at a beach in Port St Johns on Sunday, a media report said on Monday.
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/ 24 January 2009
A "stabilising fund" is needed for industries under pressure due to the global financial crisis, the Congress of the People said on Friday.
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/ 23 January 2009
The ANC holding an Eastern Cape election manifesto rally at the same time as Cope is a sign of desperation, Cope said on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2009
Bay United can get better – much better, according to head coach Khabo Zondo.
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/ 21 January 2009
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is attaching no significance to the increased activity in recent weeks by its rival the Congress of the People.
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/ 19 January 2009
Farmers suffering from the ”devastating” drought season in the Eastern Cape have been advised to approach the department of agriculture for subsidies.
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/ 19 January 2009
The election lists the ANC compiled will be released next weekend when the national lists are finally put together by the national list committee.
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/ 12 January 2009
The funeral of the late World Boxing Foundation featherweight champion Ludumo Galada has been set for Saturday in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape.
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/ 30 December 2008
Eastern Cape premier Mbulelo Sogoni was ”not happy” on Tuesday with the results that have put his province at the bottom of the 2008 matric class.
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/ 27 December 2008
Police shot dead two men after two women and a six-year-old girl were killed in an attack — allegedly linked to witchcraft — on December 25.
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/ 24 December 2008
There was little hope of finding the 12 crew still missing following the capsizing of the fishing boat Kingfisher, Eastern Cape police said.
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/ 5 December 2008
A man who was renting out illegal guns to criminals and security companies was arrested in Mthatha on Friday, said Eastern Cape police.
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/ 5 December 2008
Former Eastern Cape premier Nosimo Balindlela may be sued for damages after allegedly using her powers in office to deal with political foes.
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/ 25 November 2008
Police caught an Engcobo serial killer hacking off the head off one of his victims in the front yard of his home, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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/ 24 November 2008
Three headless bodies were found in a man’s house in Engcobo on Monday, Eastern Cape police said.
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/ 22 November 2008
The Eastern Cape ANC has clamped down on possible defections to the Congress of the People by asking scores of branch leaders to pledge loyalty.