Contact crime such as murder, rape, common robbery and assault has decreased since last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Mdantsane boxer Samorha Msophi, who was admitted to Cecilia Makiwane Hospital on Friday night following a fourth-round knock-out at the Orient Theatre, has died. Read the rest of this entry »

Residents of Beacon Bay will be without electricity for most of the day due to numerous cable faults, Buffalo City Municipality spokesperson Ondela Mahlangu said on Monday morning. Read the rest of this entry »

Award winning Hollywood A-listers Hilary Swank and Richard Gere will soon be visiting our shores to shoot a film on the Wild Coast. The movie, which will be based on the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, will be shot near the Trennerys Hotel at Qolora Mouth north of East London, writes Andrew Stone. Read the rest of this entry »

Ian Usher is putting his Australian life for sale on the Internet. Reporter Ntando Makhubu recently received numerous calls about a man with the same name who raffled a home in East London. This is what she found out… Read the rest of this entry »

After nine months of continuous blogging, which saw the Dispatch Now 24/7 blog climb to within the top 20 rated blogs in the country, Online News Editor Jan Hennop will be off to take a well-deserved three-week break. His seat will be filled by Dispatch Council reporter Cheri-Ann James and the rest of the online team. Jan will be back on July 21.

Residents of Buffalo City will pay 30 percent more for their electricity as of next week, writes Council Reporter Cheri-Ann James. Read the rest of this entry »

A Doctorate degree will only be conferred on Walter Sisulu University (WSU) council chairperson Somadoda Fikeni in August this year. Earlier this week the university council reinstated Fikeni as its chairperson, months after the Dispatch revealed he had falsely claimed a PhD from a prominent American university in 2002. Read the rest of this entry »

Poaching for financial gain has become a growing problem on game farms situated along the East Coast resorts road, writes Andrew Stone. Read the rest of this entry »

A young East London woman has been stabbed to death, apparently by her boyfriend after an argument at a house Southernwood on Friday morning, reports Sibongile Mkani. Read the rest of this entry »