Eastern Cape

Welcome 2000!
Millennium a pageant across the world HOUR BY FRANTIC, expectant hour, a new millennium crept toward planet Earth yesterday, capping a tumultuous 100 years of progress with a satellite-linked pageant that united billions to greet a new century i...

Famous sons of ECape soil
By Bongani Siqoko MUCH has changed in the past century and the people at the forefront of that change in this country ­­ whether in the political arena or in business circles ­­ have their roots right here in the Eastern Cape....

Deaths in aid of democracy
By Zama Mpondwana THE Eastern Cape did its bit this century to bring about a democratic government for the first time. A number of people in the province died sacrificing their lives to make sure the majority of South Africans were able to vote ...

Crime ranks public enemy number one
By Lucas Mati IRONICALLY, crime has been the worst enemy of the South African public since the demise of the old order in 1994 -- the year which ushered in our new democracy. Criminals have reigned supreme over the law enforcement agencies which...

Key dates in the E Cape calendar
1848 Sir Harry Smith names East London. 1880 First Anglo-Boer War starts. 1895 Hood Point lighthouse is erected. 1899-1902 Second Anglo-Boer (SA) War rages. 1909 East London's Albert Kimmerling embarks on first powered flig...

LET THE PARTY BEGIN:
Members of the Daily Dispatch staff -- almost unrecognisable from their usual work-weary selves -- started celebrating the New Year early yesterday. Public holidays notwithstanding, the dedicated editorial team has worked throughout the festive s...

Heavy fines for drunk drivers
By Mphumzi Zuzile EAST LONDON -- Drunk drivers can expect the full force of the law this weekend with police and traffic department officers all out on patrol, assistant chief traffic officer Jannie Schoeman said yesterday. Schoeman appealed to ...

Education revolution begs results
By Alan Webster THE identity of the Eastern Cape in the 20th century -- and its status nationally, if not internationally -- is tied closely to the tradition and nature of its education system. This system has been directly responsible for prod...

EL great-gran into her 3rd century of life
By Matthew Ramsden AS the clock struck 12 this morning and a new era dawned, a frail East London great-grandmother moved into her third century of living. With the passage of time, Mrs May Stevens, who turned 101 in July, joined an exclusive clu...

History in the making ...
SLAIN COMRADE: ANC supporters (above) carry one of the wounded in the Bisho massacre on September 7, 1992. Twenty-eight were killed in this protest march against Oupa Gqozo's regime. EXERCISING THE RIGHT: Albert Ntlangani, 85, who is blind, pre...

Millennium messages
By Matt Ramsden SOME of the great and the good of South African politics sent statements to the Daily Dispatch this week about the challenges and possibilities the millennial dawn will bring. Coming hot on the heels of disappointing matric resul...

8 escape from Lusikisiki cells
UMTATA -- Eight awaiting-trial prisoners escaped from the Lusikisiki police cells on Thursday night, police said yesterday. Spokeswoman Constable Dineo Koena said the prisoners cut the bars over the ceiling They were identified as Sibongile Simk...

Two children die in E Cape winds, hail
By Mkhululi Titi QUEENSTOWN -- Two people were killed, five injured and about 200 homes were damaged when a storm struck Nyumaga location near Centane on Thursday afternoon, police said yesterday. Captain Mzoli Kopolo said a tornado accompanied ...

Reforms impact on S African society
By Wimpie Heath OUR goal for the new millennium should be to defeat crime before crime defeats democracy, our way of life and the future of our children. How things have changed in the latter part of this millennium! South Africa now has a Cons...

746 lose their lives in SA road carnage
PRETORIA -- Almost 750 people have lost their lives on South Africa's roads in 516 accidents this month, the Arrive Alive campaign reported yesterday. KwaZulu-Natal roads have seen the most deaths with 115. On Free State roads, 103 people have b...

Transport through timee
LEFT ITS NAME: The sinking of the SV Orient off East London on July 27, 1907, gave rise to the naming of the Orient Beach. It was one of many ships to go down along the dangerous Eastern Cape Coast, including the Oranjeland in 1974 and the Oceano...

Trials of the EC province
By Lulamile Feni THE Eastern Cape provincial legislature had seen three different governments, each with its own style of leadership prior to the dawn of the new democracy. Three separate governments -- the Cape Provincial Administration of the ...

Violence used to 'solve' problems
By Mphumzi Zuzile USE of violence to resolve conflicts and problems was a major part of South African culture in the past decade, according to statistics released by the East London Masimanyane Women's Support Centre. These statistics showed ...