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@heraldlive Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:49:08
Angry Bethelsdorp residents without power for nearly two weeks
Irate Bethelsdorp residents are at their wits' end after going almost two weeks without electricity.Extension 21 residents, including pupils and the elderly, have had their food spoilt and lives disrupted by the outage, which resulted from a tripped circuit breaker at the Bloemendal substation.Technical teams and standby operators have been dispatched to restore power.
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@dispatchlive Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:28:33
Defining moment for matrics must be faced with courage and confidence
This week marks the beginning of the National Senior Certificate examinations. Authorities in the Eastern Cape are dreaming big, with a target of 85% pass rate for the class of 2026. As each matric pupil enters the examination room, they carry more than pens, candidate numbers and years of schoolwork.
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@dispatchlive Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:29:56
Mthatha lawyer accused of stealing R433,000 in RAF funds
A Mthatha lawyer accused of pocketing R433,000 from a client's Road Accident Fund (RAF) payout is expected to appear in court next month following a lengthy Hawks investigation into a claim dating back nearly 20 years. The 56-year-old director of a law firm was served with summons on Thursday to appear in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court on November 9.
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@dispatchlive Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:33:14
Visually impaired Mthatha prosecutor champions justice for victims of crime
Growing up in Nyanga township, a community gripped by crime in Cape Town, Prince Nofemela watched too many victims suffer in silence, and have their stories end before anyone heard them. As a young boy, he made a promise that one day he would be the voice that spoke for them and that sparked the dream of being a prosecutor.
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@dispatchlive Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:37:26
Another Willowvale headman and mother gunned down
A second traditional leader and his mother have been gunned down in Willowvale in just over a month, with no arrests made in either case. The latest victims, a 44-year-old headman and his 70-year-old mother, were shot dead at their homestead in Komkhulu village, outside Willowvale, on Tuesday evening.
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@dispatchlive Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:19:34
Late report delays sentencing of RAF fraud pair
Sentencing proceedings against a Road Accident Fund (RAF) employee and his accomplice, convicted of fraud and money laundering involving a R2m settlement, have been postponed to December 3 after a pre-sentencing report was submitted late. The report, requested in September, was only handed to the State less than an hour before proceedings were due to begin on Wednesday, prompting the defence to request more time to study it.
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