Eastern cape
EC traditional healer accused of assaulting minors, compelling rape denied bail
Zukile Douglas Tyobeka (71) appeared in the Motherwell Magistrates Court on Friday.
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Be prepared: Climate experts call on drought-hit EC to be ready for rain
Parts of the province have been crippled by a prolonged drought which has the region's biggest metro, Nelson Mandela Bay, facing an unprecedented water crisis.
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COVID response teams deployed to two EC regions with high cases
Provincial health officials on Tuesday said the Delta variant had been detected in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and the Sarah Baartman District.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in EC officially enters COVID-19 third wave
Eastern Cape Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth said that they were seeing a repeat of what happened during the first and second waves.
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Delta variant detected in two regions in EC, says Health MEC Meth
Public health experts discovered the variant in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and Sarah Baartman District.
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Eastern Cape man due in court for girlfriend's murder
Zelna Baartman was reported missing just over a week ago.
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Kodwa: I knew EOH was blackmailed by EC ANC for R1mn donation to win govt tender
Deputy State Security Minister, Zizi Kodwa, on Monday testified about receiving payments and luxury accommodation allegedly in exchange for influencing tenders.
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Eastern Cape name changes are here to stay, says Arts Minister
In a statement, the minister said he would like to ensure the names of places in SA reflect the languages, culture and heritage of the majority of the people of the country instead of reflecting the country’s colonial and Apartheid past.
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Man naaaabbed in East London with suspected stolen sheep
At approximately 4:30am on Saturday, East London Crime Centre members were patrolling in Quigney when they spotted a suspicious vehicle parked outside a hotel in Quigney.
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Bail bid of EC mom accused of trafficking daughter postponed to Friday
The 42-year-old is accused of selling her 13-year-old daughter, who has a mental illness, and her boyfriend's 16-year-old niece to two men for sexual exploitation.
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EC health authorities satisfied with pace of COVID vaccination drive
The province has so far administered around 120,000 vaccine shots to healthcare workers and people over 60 years old.
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Mother of newborn twins nabbed for trying to sell them to feed drug addiction
The woman and two other suspects have been arrested for trafficking in persons in the Eastern Cape.
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Solving SA’s challenges rests on ANC’s renewal - Mbeki
The former president of both the country and the ANC decried corruption in his party and its inability to deal with careerists who continue to thrive in the movement.
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Special Tribunal: EC health dept’s R10m scooter ambulance tender unlawful
The tender was referred to the Special Tribunal after the SIU found it was awarded irregularly.
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EC father gets more jail time after appeal against rape sentence backfires
In 2014, the Zwelitsha Regional Court sentenced the 77-year-old to 22 years behind bars for the rape of his teenage daughter between 2010 and 2012.
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EC man gets six life sentences for killing girlfriend, 5 children with an axe
Nowa Makula pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and five children in the Sidabekweni Village last November.
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Ipid arrest two SAPS officers for allegedly trying to murder their partners
Both arrests were made on Wednesday; the first in the Eastern Cape and the second in the Free State.
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EC ANC ward councillor faces second murder charge
When they appeared in the dock on Wednesday, the court heard the 42-year-old man and one of his co-accused have been linked to the murder of a second activist from the same community, Hleliphi Thotshe.
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EC residents urged to use water sparingly as dam levels at all-time low
The average dam level in the metro is just over 14%.
