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Children at Kleuterhoekie Pre-School in Vincent proudly display their Easter bonnets during a parade and Easter egg hunt at the school. Parents were tasked to make colourful, outrageous, fun Easter hats for their children. Pictures: ALAN EASON
Readers' and Dispatch Photographers' pictures of the weather chaos in East London. Send YOUR weather pictures to xolisah@dispatch.co.za or teganb@dispatch.co.za
Images from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
UDM leader General Bantu Holomisa and ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe face off in a compelling debate. Dispatch Photographer Mark Andrews captured these images from the Dialogues event.
Dispatch Photographer Mlondolozi Mbolo captured these images from the Cape Town International Jazz Festival at the weekend.
“THIS poetry I speak of is Xhosa in its heart, Zulu in its kindness, English in its modesty, Sotho in its talk, Venda in its beauty, Coloured in its authenticity. Poetry is a culture, spoken in different tongues, yet its message is like a passage that all have once or twice walked in.” This poem extract was written by Hudson Park High School Grade 11 pupil Avile Tongo, and truly captures the atmosphere of the Selborne College isiXhosa Society culture evening on Wednesday night . The society was started by Selborne isiXhosa teacher Nolwandle Mnwana-Mini and some of her pupils to not only create awareness of the isiXhosa culture, but also to raise funds for the Mdantsane NU Orphanage. “The students were involved in everything and so keen to do something that would help others,” Mnwana-Mini said. The evening was both a celebration and a remembrance of the Xhosa culture and its traditions. Songs filled the hall on several occasions, ranging from the Selborne College Junior Choir performing UYesu lo unobulele ngam to bursts of applause and laughter, to stunned silence as their own poet took to the stage to emphasise the value of education. Two Selborne College pupils passionately performed a skit about their roots and the importance of remembering one’s heritage. Poetry was read and more choir songs were heard, this time performed by the Clarendon Gospel Choir. Minutes later the hall erupted with laughter as the curtains opened and seven Selborne College pupils transformed into gumboot dancers and performed several dances to the delight of the audience. They whistled and coaxed each other on during the extremely physical performance and truly embraced the tradition started many years ago on the gold mines of South Africa. Overall, the evening was a great success and well supported. One could feel and see the pride on the face of each pupil that participated, and the joy as they shared their talents and culture with others. An evening to remember.
Katy is a four-month-old female chacma baboon, donated to the East London Zoo recently. She is very friendly, but very active as can be seen in these pictures, taken by Daily Dispatch photographer Germari Herselman.
Valentine's Day has come and gone but one has to just look around and you will see that love literally is everywhere. Well, the symbol of love that is – the heart. Alan Eason shot these intriguing pictures.
All the best action from the Surfers Marathon, run in East London on February 13, 2011
Dramatic pictures taken at the scene of Tuesday's plane crash over Plettenberg Bay in which nine people were killed.
In this series of pictures, the DispatchOnline team pays tribute to Easter Cape boxing legend Nkosana 'Happyboy' Mgxaji, who died as a poor man.
A selection of first day at school pics taken by Daily Dispatch photographers. Do you have a first day of school picture you would like to share with us? Send a pic of your little one's big day to janh@dispatch.co.za
Earlier this week, the Daily Dispatch carried the story of a man who miraculously escaped death after his car plunged into the Mthatha River. We received the following dramatic pics from photographer Lulamile Feni.
Some spectacular pictures shot during South Africa's win over India in the cricket at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday night.
Workers had a lucky escape on Tuesday morning when they were flung from the back of a bakkie which overturned on the N2 near the Amalinda turnoff. New Daily Dispatch editor Mpumelelo Mkhabela shot the action on his mobile phone.
Hundreds of well-wishers, including politicians, royals, clergy and business people, sang and danced as a royal regiment of 38 young men made their way to King Maxhoba Sandile’s royal residence at the weekend, reviving an ancient tradition.
More than 37 boys from various tribes within the AmaRharhabe Kingdom joined the king’s son in a colourful community-orientated circumcision event at at Mngqesha Great Place near King William’s Town at the weekend. Dispatch photgrapher Lulamile Feni took these pictures.
The world-famous Hogsback chapel is being rebuilt to its former glory after it was razed in a devastating fire earlier this year. Dispatch photographer Mlondolozi Mbolo took the following pictures.
Thousands of Eastern Cape music lovers on Saturday night ignored pouring rain and lightning to watch some of southern Africa's greatest music stars light up the stage at the Buyelekhaya Music Festival at Buffalo City stadium. Photographers Phillip Nothnagel and Bazil Raubach shot these stunning pictures.
A devastating tornado ripped through the Transkei towns of Dutywa and Butterworth on Wednesday afternoon. Buffalo City's Keith Ngesi shot the following pics of the devastation.
A Beacon Bay resident has built and sold a sports car based on the iconic Lotus 7 from the garage of his Beacon Bay home and has now received interest from buyers in Europe. See our picture gallery of the new VH7.
Two people died and four others - two serious - were injured when a minibus ran off the road and down a ravine in the notorious Kei Cuttings. Dispatch photographer Mark Andrews took these dramatic pictures.
Abled-bodied Border Bulldogs play a game of wheelchair rugby against the disabled Border Bullfrogs in preparation for their upcoming match against the Leopards. Dispatch photographer Alan Eason took these stunning pictures.
Gallery of the first pictures following a massive earthquake in Japan sparking numerous tsunami waves.
One of the medical reports the Dispatch based its investigation on.
Cathcart turned violent on Monday as hundreds of residents rioted following the release of a murder suspect
Your Views
Tronn 22 February 2012 1:24 pmOur Government needs to look at the "big" picture. If farmers lose their lands and the land is not utilized properly to produce food, then the nation will slowly starve to death. It really is that sim...
Tronn 22 February 2012 1:11 pmRefer back to the DD newspaper articles in February 2011 and 2010. Same story. If Ilook into my "crystal ball" I see a report from the future December 2012, stating: Eastern Cape has lowest pass rate...
Diverz 22 February 2012 10:33 amAnother bomb dropped on our young people, the government is simply not up to the job of fulfilling their promises to the nation. I feel the pain of these students, but burning books does not help, as ...
Beaver 21 February 2012 7:12 pmMr Editor, why are we not being given the full text of Spike's and David Rankin's comments ? Are they perhaps being sensored for not reflecting your party's official line? Please tell us. ...
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Spike 21 February 2012 6:14 pmMaybe Kakstoker The Wise can help me....Ancient Britain was roamed by nomadic hunter-gatherers from Northern Europe during the stone age. Greek sailors visited the shores of England and traded extensi...
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