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One person died and 22 others were injured when a 65-seater Intercape bus overturned on the R346 between King William’s Town and Stutterheim on Thursday morning.Picture: SUPPLIED

One dead, 22 injured as Intercape bus overturns

One person died and 22 others were injured when a 65-seater Intercape bus overturned on the R346 between King William’s Town and Stutterheim on Thursday morning. Five of the passengers are in a critical condition, while 10 others have…

Stutterheim Country Club destroyed by blaze

The Stutterheim Country Club was destroyed by a fire believed to have been caused as a result of load-shedding on Wednesday night. Stutterheim fire department chief Louis Mostert said it is suspected that the fire started after kitchen…

POOREST OF THE POOR: Pigs and human fight for scraps at the sprawling Stutterheim dump (Photo by: ALAN EASON)

Stutterheim a dismal disgrace

In the small town of Stutterheim, the poorest of the poor compete with pigs for scraps at the sprawling public dump. Weekly water and electricity outages have become the norm, and no traffic light has worked for a year. Fearing complete…

Protesters set two trucks alight in Stutterheim

Unrest continues to plague Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape after protesters set two trucks alight early on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Capt Siphokazi Mawisa said the trucks were set alight on the N6. Protesters fled into the bushes…

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WATCH: Police run for cover after being chased by protesters in Stutterheim

It was a tough week for police in the Eastern Cape‚ who had to run for cover when they were stoned by protesters in Mlungisi‚ Stutterheim. This follows weeks of clashes between police and Mlungisi residents. Protests in the area started…

Welcome rain is here for catchment areas – GO drought watch

GOOD news for drought-stricken areas; there is heavy rain falling in the Amathole area and other parts of the Eastern Cape, with more rain expected over the next few days. With water restrictions currently in place in Buffalo City Metro…

On the charge

Stutterheim-based Wallabies eighth-man Mzwethu Dastile breaks away from a scrum during their Border Rugby Premier League game against hosts King Brumbies in Breidbach over the weekend. The visitors convincingly won 29-0 Picture: DESMOND…

Big day at work for Jongile Nompondo girls

AS PART of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day campaign, the Eastern Cape office of the public protector in Bhisho hosted school girls from a historically disadvantaged school. For the past six years, public protector SA (PPSA) in…

Dad, son set off on vintage machines

TRAVELLING at 20km/h on vintage tractors from the 1950s over a distance of 480km is certainly not for the faint-hearted. After a few beers, tractor lovers Matthew King, 20, and his father Wayne King made a pledge to drive on their…