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Police open criminal case after King Phalo Airport bomb threat declared false alarm

Police have opened a criminal case after a bomb threat involving a FlySafair aircraft at King Phalo Airport in KuGompo…

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FlySafair aircraft held at King Phalo Airport after bomb threat

A FlySafair aircraft was held at King Phalo Airport in KuGompo City, formerly East London, on Wednesday, 21 October 2026,…

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Man gets 22 years after girlfriend and toddler die in fire attack

A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to an effective 22 years in prison after setting his girlfriend alight in an…

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Education

13 arrested as police fire rubber bullets during graduation protest

Thirteen protesters, predominantly Rhodes University students, have been arrested after Public Order Police (POP) fired rubber bullets and deployed stun…

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Business

Eastern Cape municipality paid just R2,780 towards R12.8m Eskom bill

An Eastern Cape municipality paid just R2,780.02 towards an Eskom electricity bill of almost R12.8 million in one month, as…

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SAPS debunks latest Facebook hoax about child found in Joza

Police have dismissed a viral Facebook post claiming that a child was found in Extension 8, Joza, Makhanda, saying no…

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South Africa

Truck driver sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping, rape of Eastern Cape teen

A 43-year-old truck driver has been sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment after the Makhanda High Court found him…

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SIU concludes Makana investigation probe, refers two cases to NPA

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has concluded its investigation into Makana Local Municipality and referred two matters to the National…

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How Makana accumulated nearly R1 billion in financial irregularities

For nearly a decade, Makhanda has lived through a peculiar kind of collapse. Taps run dry for days at a…

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