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The Eastern Cape Provincial Government had spent only 10.3% of its total capital budget for the 2012/13 financial year by the end of the first quarter, according to figures released by National Treasury. Of a total capital budget of R3.1 billion

 An Italian oil company has announced that it has discovered a huge natural gas field under the seabed off the coast of Mozambique. "Eni SpA" says it is the company's largest find to date. The discovery at the Mamba North East

The Road Accident Fund has hailed its roadshow in Mdantsane, East London, in July as a great success, saying it settled claims in excess of R20m on the spot. Fund spokesperson Connie Nel says more than 800 people attended Saturday's event at the

Newly graduated South African veterinarians will not be able to qualify until they have performed a year of compulsory community service, if the draft veterinary and para-veterinary amendment bill is passed. The legislation is currently being

The Catholic Church in the Eastern Cape is threatening to close two schools, due to non-payment of building rent by the province's education department. The arrears amount is approaching the R1m mark, despite repeated efforts to rectify the

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Two men have been murdered in separate incidents in the Mthatha area, with one being set alight. Police Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela, says a 34-year-old man was found stabbed to death in the Tsolo area on Tuesday. Fatyela says the

Embattled Nelson Mandela Bay communications director, Roland Williams, says he had done nothing wrong when his office commissioned a number of outdoor advertising mediums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Williams, who could be suspended ahead of a

 Anti-fracking campaigners are preparing for a legal wrangle with the government as time ticks on towards the scheduled announcement of the Karoo fracking report, expected in August. The Treasure Karoo Action Group says it has set up a legal