44+ min ago   (463+ words) The death of two-time world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete has sparked an outpouring of grief, with Eastern Cape leaders describing his death as a devastating loss to his family, the sporting fraternity and the communities he represented. Premier…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (649+ words) A group of 12 agriculture graduates recruited as interns through a state-sponsored skills development programme in Komani say they are owed nearly R300,000 in unpaid stipends. The youngsters said they had not received a cent since the programme began in mid-March. The…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (977+ words) SA’s long-envisioned Cape-to-Cairo trade corridor in partnership with Egypt is expected to start from the Eastern Cape’s industrial parks, as the national government seeks to reduce the province’s over-reliance on its automotive sector. This, according to trade, industry and competition…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (449+ words) They say there is rugby for everyone else and then there is the hallowed Springboks vs All Blacks clash. This cannot be truer than the excitement in the build-up towards the latest instalment of the rivalry between the two rugby…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (840+ words) Mercedes-Benz SA has confirmed its KuGompo City (formerly East London) plant will build the facelifted C-Class, providing some reassurance about the factory’s immediate future — but the collapse in vehicle exports to the US raises questions about the longer term viability…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (975+ words) I have written for some time now that I am not iMbokodo. I have also rather enjoyed saying I am not a feminist. I know feminism is a serious and diverse intellectual tradition, including African feminisms, and that “men are…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1133+ words) For 70 years, South Africans have drawn strength from the enduring phrase, “Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo” — you strike a woman, you strike a rock. The slogan has become a symbol of courage, resilience and collective resistance. It honours about 20,000 women who…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (300+ words) An ambitious and well-prepared EP Elephants side have set their sights on reaching the SA U21 Shield rugby playoffs in 2026, coach Shaun ‘Trok’ Oliver says. The Elephants kick off their campaign in the Shield competition with a tough opening encounter against…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Dispatch this week exposed how children who are now required to attend school far from home face stark choices. They can try to negotiate an unbearably long, unsafe walk to school or find a place to rent in the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (955+ words) Thank goodness the term “helicopter parenting” had little root in our growing-up years. We were free to roam and get up to all kinds of, what we call today, “experiential learning” without our parents hovering over our every move. Then,…...