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Much-loved SA Rugby board member Monde Tabata dies due to Covid-19...
Respected SA Rugby board member Monde Tabata has died due to Covid-19-related complications.
SA Rugby said in a statement the 60-year-old had died after several...
Former ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile has died
Former ANC provincial secretary in the Western Cape, Songezo Mjongile, has died.
The party said Mjongile, who was affectionately known by his clan name “Madiba”,...
Sports
Schools
Trial exams start on Monday for 79,000 Eastern Cape matrics
More than 79,000 Eastern Cape matric pupils are expected to write their trial exams from Monday and the provincial education department says all districts...
Motshekga insists schools were ready to reopen, but opposition doesn’t buy...
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga says the government is satisfied that its systems are ready - and have been ready - for the reopening...
Private schools struggle as parents fail to pay fees
Independent schools are struggling for survival due to difficult economic times as parents default on the payment of school fees which has resulted in...
AngloGold Ashanti helps preschool
AngloGold Ashanti handed over a renovated early childhood development centre in
Matyhantya village at Cacadu on Mandela Day.
On Friday the mining company also distributed 1...
Several Eastern Cape schools still not compliant with Covid-19 regulations
With a week to go before schools reopen, a number of Eastern Cape schools are still not compliant with Covid-19 standard operating procedures.
These were...
Eastern Cape scholar transport programme fails a quarter of needy pupils
One out of four Eastern Cape pupils who require scholar transport are not being assisted.
The province’s department of transport said it had managed to...
Parents mulling home-schooling must comply with these rules
Parents who choose to deregister their child from a school and apply for home schooling must comply with specified legal requirements.
This is according to...
#CrimeStats | School bullying sees murders, hundreds of serious assaults
Nine murders and 19 attempted murders which were recorded by the police between April 2019 and March 2020 were as a result of bullying...
Features
#Celebrating 100 years of Nelson Mandela
IN HONOUR of Nelson Mandela’s legacy The Rep shared his most famous quotes.
“And if they...
Fire crackers and dogs
SPCA manager Betty Cree has urged locals to ensure that their dogs are kept in...
Kia Motoring Monthly: Grand Sedona the ultimate family ride
THE Kia Grand Sedona ticks all the boxes when it comes to comfort, ease and...
Clinic offers more affordable care
WITH medical fees sky-rocketing, unaffordable medical aid systems and long, unavoidable queues at public health...
Danny’s Motor Spares – 20 years of excellence
Danny's Motor Spares has been part of the Komani landscape for the past two decades.
Known...
Build It Queenstown for your security solutions
THE security of your family and your home is one of the most important investments...
Crime
Horse slaughtered with pangas as racecourse labourers feud
At least one horse has been slaughtered with pangas and others attacked as a protest...
Man accused of killing mistress
The community of Ntabethemba, Tentergate, supported by the area’s ANC formations marched outside the Ntabethemba...
Three men to appear in court today in connection with the murder of actress Thandeka Mdeliswa
Three men, including the alleged shooter, are expected to appear in the Evander magistrate's court...
Eastern Cape village mob beats and torches three men accused of rape and murder
Three men accused of raping and killing elderly women were beaten and burnt to death...
Car thief caught
CURIOUS CROWD: Nomzamo residents came out in their numbers last Friday to witness the arrest...
Man sentenced to eight years for child porn in Port Elizabeth after FBI tip-off
A 42-year-old Port Elizabeth man, who pleaded guilty in August to the possession and distribution...
Woman accused of pointing gun at Clicks protesters appears in court
Diane Attwell, the Port Elizabeth woman accused of pointing a firearm at protesters outside a...
24 Eastern Cape children killed during level 5 of lockdown
A total of 24 children were killed during level 5 of the Covid-19 national lockdown,...
Ntabethemba ANC formations campaign for no bail for murder accused
STANDING TOGETHER: The community of Ntabethemba, Tentergate Village and ANC formations in the area marched...
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Columnists
Tell it like it is, or keep quiet to honour the dead
When have we had funerals being just a dignified send-off of a deceased person? When did we have funerals not being used to pass...
IN TOUCH| Have fun but be responsible
Last weekend after alcohol sales were lifted under Level 2 of the lockdown regulations. As expected, many went out and binged on alcohol and...
Priorities sport transformation
The mess we have today in sport should be laid squarely at the door of the ANC. I am more convinced than ever that...
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