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Oxford Dictionary launches its first bilingual isiXhosa/English dictionary in East London on Thursday. Meagan Hall, one of the compilers, says the dictionary will assist Xhosa speaking children who are learning in English at school, as well as

Seven suspects have appeared in the Hankey Magistrates court in connection with a double murder in the town. The seven were arrested in connection with the murders of 41-year-old Claudia Antonie and six-year old Lukishia Plaatjies in Rosedale

Eskom in the Eastern Cape says it has restored electricity supply to 5000 of the 10 000 customers affected by outages after a storm lashed the Nkonkobe Municipality at Fort Beaufort. The power utility says Eskom technicians continue to work hard

Eastern Cape premier, Phumulo Masualle, has tasked the province's director-general to verify reports that several people from the province may have perished in the Nigerian church building collapse in Lagos last week that killed 67 South Africans

The Eastern Cape health department says two drivers have been suspended after a woman in labour fell out of their moving ambulance at Ntabankulu, near Mount Frere. Health Department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo says the patient sustained injuries

Several houses, a school and a municipal building were damaged when a storm tore through the Nkonkobe Municipal area in the Eastern Cape late on Wednesday night. Municipality spokesperson, Siyasanda Hompashe, says Ward Seven appeared to be hard

Mthatha police have arrested two learners during a school raid, for the possession of weapons. Police spokesperson, Lt Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela says the youths aged 18 and 19 were arrested on Wednesday at the Jongintaba Senior Secondary School

Port Elizabeth police are investigating a case of attempted murder following a shooting in Malabar, extension six. Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, says a 30-year old man was approached by a suspect at his home on Wednesday night Janse Van

Disaster management teams have been dispatched to parts of the Eastern Cape where gale force winds caused havoc in several towns. Eastern Cape Police Disaster Management spokesperson, Captain John Fobian, says early reports on Thursday morning