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@heraldlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:43:01
Eastern Cape Motor Group supports local pride and endurance with The Herald Cycle Tour 2027
It is time to dust off those bicycles and hit the road practicing for the 41st The Herald Cycle Tour planned for early next year. The Mountain Bike Races will take place on Sunday February 7 at the Addo Polo Club and the Road Races will be raced over the weekend of Saturday February 13 and Sunday February 14 from Pollok Beach.
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@heraldlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:45:31
Van Tonder and Padayachee top of class at Madibaz Sport Awards
Proteas netball star Juanita van Tonder and hockey standout Sachin Padayachee took top honours at the annual Madibaz Sport Awards in Gqeberha, celebrating a stellar year of university athletics.
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@heraldlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:48:09
Contralesa in Eastern Cape faces collapse as chair orders total overhaul
Contralesa (Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa) in the Eastern Cape is facing an organisational crisis, with all its structures having expired and its womenâ s and youth wings dysfunctional. The organisationâ s provincial chair, Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana, has ordered a complete overhaul, with branches and regions required to elect new leaders ahead of a provincial congress scheduled for next year in Mthatha.
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@heraldlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:51:17
Mervin Boji embraces career revival with Highbury FC after six months on sidelines
Forward Mervin Boji discusses reviving his career with Highbury FC after six months without a club, aiming for promotion to the top flight under coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi.
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@heraldlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:58:20
World stars set for Gravel Burn Eastern Cape showdown
World champions and cycling stars gather in the Great Karoo for the second edition of the Nedbank Gravel Burn, featuring a grueling 750km gravel stage race from Graaff-Reinet to Shamwari.
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@heraldlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:03:25
From student-room skits to national acclaim: Olwethu Ncapayi wins big at creator awards
Siphosethu Ngcangisa Makhanda-born content creator Olwethu Ncapayi never imagined that the skits he made in his university residence bedroom would one day earn him a public vote award at a national content creator ceremony. Ncapayi won the BYD SA Peopleâ s Choice Award at the Samsung Galaxy Content Creator Awards in Sandton on Saturday, with the recognition coming from fans who have followed his work on social media.
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@dispatchlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:46:39
INSIGHT | Reality check for election promises
Every election season in the Eastern Cape sounds the same. The banners go up, the loudspeaker trucks arrive, and the promise comes again: better services and jobs. Many of us could sing them with our eyes closed. This time I put a question to my ward councillor, who is standing again as a candidate.
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@dispatchlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:48:09
Contralesa in Eastern Cape faces collapse as chair orders total overhaul
Contralesa (Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa) in the Eastern Cape is facing an organisational crisis, with all its structures having expired and its womenâ s and youth wings dysfunctional. The organisationâ s provincial chair, Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana, has ordered a complete overhaul, with branches and regions required to elect new leaders ahead of a provincial congress scheduled for next year in Mthatha.
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@dispatchlive Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:49:28
Ratepayers deserve clear answers on Water World project
Water World Fun Park, Leighandre Jegels Recreational Park and Mdantsane swimming pool. A mere mention of any of the three quickly recalls Buffalo City metro projects whose funding escalated by millions of rand or remain unfinished for several years, with money spent on them going down the drain. The latest, as reported by this publication on Monday, is that 18 months and R54m is all that Buffalo City Metro Development Agency says it needs to finally open the doors to the Water World Fun Park.
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