Behind the Covid-19 spiral in the Eastern Cape
‘Port St Johns and Port Elizabeth funerals are the cause of rising numbers,’ says the department of health
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Worship during lockdown – in a different way
The bishop uses WhatsApp to share scripture readings, and prayers and comments with all his congregants during the lockdown
Quiet contemplation this Easter
From church services over WhatsApp to eating with family and listening to chilled music over Instagram, South Africa is going to have a very different long weekend, grounded in sharing and caring
‘What about 1908, 1872?’ Land committee asked to recognise colonial dispossession
The constitutional review committee is only investigating the dispossession of land since the adoption of the Native Land Act in 1913
Investigations into Ngcobo killings lead to further arrests, charges for crimes
One off-duty soldier and five police offieres were killed when a group of men attacked the Ngcobo police station
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Police nab burglar in ‘first Facebook arrest’
New Zealand police have arrested a burglar by using the popular social networking website Facebook to identify and track him down.
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Vettori, McCullum lead NZ rout of Bangladesh
Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum put in record performances as New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets with 44 overs to spare in a one-day international on Monday. Bangladesh were all out for 93 in the 38th over, with Vettori returning a magnificent 5-7.
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Desertification a ‘significant problem for SA’
Desertification is the ”terrible twin evil” of climate change, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Rejoice Mabudafhasi said in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday. ”Desertification is a significant problem for South Africa, threatening not only our ecological integrity, but the well-being of our people,” she said.
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Initiate dies in Queenstown
A 23-year-old man has died while attending a school offering circumcision rituals illegally, the Eastern Cape health department said on Tuesday. The man died of dehydration at the school in Sada outside Queenstown on Monday, said department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo.
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Bodies of young sisters found in the Eastern Cape
The bodies of two young sisters have been recovered from the Crocodile River near Rhodes after their family’s 4×4 vehicle was swept off a bridge on Sunday morning.
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Cops crack Tshatshalaza kangaroo court
Sixteen people, allegedly part of a kangaroo court in Msobomvu near Butterworth, were arrested on Friday, Eastern Cape police said.
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Acting mayor may have ran kangaroo court
The acting mayor of Mnquma in the Eastern Cape and 17 co-accused has appeared in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on charges of allegedly running a kangaroo court.
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42-year-old initiate dies in the Eastern Cape
A 42-year-old initiate has died at his circumcision lodge (ibhuma) at Mbosweni locality in Herschel, bringing to six the number who have died in the province since the start of this year’s circumcision period.
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Nurses charged with being accomplices to rape
The SA Nursing Council has started a two-day hearing into the professional conduct of three Komani Hospital psychiatric nurses, accused of helping male patients to rape female patients aged between 15 and 27 last year
