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Buffalo City residents are furious with the municipality for enforcing punitive water tariffs when public water taps around East London have been leaking for years, writes Xolisa Mgwatyu. Read the rest of this entry »

The only surefire way of winning a whopping R80 million on Tuesday night in South Africa’s richest ever PowerBall Lotto is to spend R85 million buying all 24.5 million options, writes Dave Macgregor. But only a fool would do that. Read the rest of this entry »

A family is refusing to pay the full fee charged by the beachfront restaurant, La Terrazza, after what they believe to be a bungled wedding reception on December 19, 2009, writes Michelle Solomon. Read the rest of this entry »

An alleged serial rapist that has been terrorising women in the King William’s Town area has been arrested, writes Bongani Fuzile. Read the rest of this entry »

A warning of extremely high and uncomfortable humid conditions for today has been issued by the SA Weather Service for the northern interior of the Eastern Cape, writes Luyolo Mkentane and Janine Oelofse.

SA Weather Service weather forecaster Dipuo Tawana, said it would be partly cloudy over East London today and towards Port St Johns in the Transkei. Read the rest of this entry »

Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) has decided to remove parts of the Multicultural Man bronze sculpture that had been the target of vandals. Plans will also be drawn up to modify the base to make it hard for thugs to reach. Picture: NIGEL LOUW

Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) has decided to remove the remaining parts of the Multicultural Man sculpture at the Beach Front to save it from metal thieves.
Last year East London’s Italian consulate urged the BCM to remove the entire statue, which has become the target of vandals who were cutting off bronze parts to sell as scrap metal, writes By Xolisa Mgwatyu.
The statue, situated at the Heroes Park Garden of Remembrance at the Esplanade, was donated by the Nereto Municipality in Italy.
It was unveiled on December 15, 2006, by then-Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela. Read the rest of this entry »

Fishermen could soon be paying nearly three times as much for a fishing permit if a proposed new fee structure by Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) is implemented, writes Andrew Stone. Read the rest of this entry »

A Stutterheim farmer has been arrested and charged with stock theft for allegedly stealing cattle from owners living in the scenic town’s township, writes Bongani Fuzile. Read the rest of this entry »

A King Williams’ Town man is in hospital after a horror experience when he was attacked by four guard dogs during an early morning walk to work, reports Kathryn Parkes. Read the rest of this entry »

So what would you do if you won the Lotto on Friday evening? DispatchOnline’s Sino “Scorsese” Majangaza hit the streets to ask East Londoners how they would spend R70m…

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