The Electoral Commission (IEC) announced today, 16 October, that “an unprecedented 136 790 candidates” met the statutory requirements to contest…
PWD Minister visits St Francis for state land hand-over
A large piece of South African Government state-owned land, notably 255 hectares, located at Shark Point near Cape St Francis …
IEC’s preparations for LGE 2026
The IEC Commission says it has ramped up readiness, transparency and capacity ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections .…
EC Premier to visit Koeberg with the Press
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane and members of the Provincial Executive Council (EXCO), will meet the Press at Koeberg…
Missing 14 year-old PE girl
Allegra Styles, aged 14, has been missing from the Walmer area in Gqeberha/PE since 8 October.The SAP has made an…
IEC’s Electoral Code of Conduct to counter ‘Disinformation’
The IEC announced its new Electoral ‘Code of Conduct on Countering Disinformation’ to Eastern Cape media in East London the…
Helicopter flies ill woman across Kouga river
Edited by Bev Mortimer: An ill woman on a Patensie farm in the Eastern Cape town of Patenise was successfully…
Man missing in Kromme River
Edited by Bev Mortimer A Mozambican man is missing after taking a swim in the Kromme River in the Eastern…
Local Elections’ Special Votes – Applications now available!
Edited 22 September: The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has opened applications for Special Votes for the upcoming Local…
Sardine deaths diminishing- DFFE
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) notes there has been no renewed widespread mortality has been reported.…
NSRI rescues a Patensie man trapped in a truck
Edited by Bev Mortimer: A Patensie man trapped in a truck on a low-lying bridge over the swollen Gamtoos River…
Heavy rain, floods, snow on the cards
– Edited by Bev Mortimer – Bad weather predictions – batten down the hatches! Heavy rain, floods, snow on the…
