Gordhan and Hawks warfare hits the rand
IT MAY not be a talk show or a soapie, but the world is watching. The latest salvo in the war between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the Hawks caused the rand to plummet yesterday. The 40c fall...
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Police to probe race attack on pizza man
Omoefe Acboriyede PORT Elizabeth police will investigate five specific complaints around the racist attack on a pizza delivery man last week and the video of the incident which went viral nationally...
View ArticleSocial work graduates vow not to move until resolution on jobs
UNEMPLOYED social work graduates vowed yesterday to continue occupying the provincial offices of the Department of Social Development until they had been given letters of appointment. The group of...
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Stun grenades used to break up protest
NOT HAPPY: Social Development workers protest yesterday. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE POLICE used stun grenades yesterday to disperse about 100 Department of Social Development workers who were protesting...
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Zizo Beda and Mayihlome Tshwete welcome baby boy
Mayihlome and Zizo Tshwete. The couple welcomed their first child together on Wednesday. Mayihlome Tshwete announced the arrival of his son with Zizo by uploading an image from the Lion King and...
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Blood donors cut up over hairdresser’s special offer
Hairdresser Simon Clark styling a client. Picture: MARK WEST THE intention was not to split hairs – but what was meant to be a stylish reward from a Port Elizabeth hairdresser has left some people a...
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Student killed in crash with car on wrong side of M4
Jamie Baartzes NMMU student killed in crash with car travelling on wrong side of M4 A POPULAR young student studying to be a primary school teacher was killed in a horror smash after an alleged drunk...
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Eskom picks nuke sites
Eskom’s plans to build one of its new nuclear power stations at Thyspunt, about 100km away from Port Elizabeth, have provoked safety, financial and environmental concernsImage by: THYSPUNT.COM The...
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Impasse over reinstatement of axed councillor Mali
KNIGHT MALI THE Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is saddled with a conundrum as confusion over how to deal with a court order for the reinstatement of former DA councillor Knight Mali to the opposition...
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Heartbreak of full classrooms
‘TEACHER’ MOM: Parent Cheryl-Ann de Klerk helps out by reading to a Grade 3 class at Helenvale Primary School as the long crisis over teacher shortages continues. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN Principals...
View ArticleBlasting between Cradock and Tarkastad -SANRAL
The R61 between Cradock and Tarkastad will be closed on Friday, 18 March 2016 . Between 2pm and 4pm blasting is scheduled to take place on that road and motorists can expect a delay of two hours,...
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Tiny baby boy undergoes lifesaving surgery
Picture: Supplied EMS officials flew a tiny baby boy with a highly complicated heart condition to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital for lifesaving surgery yesterday. The baby, weighing 3.9kg, was born...
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Protesters agree to accept quit order
ANC MPL Christian Martin THE Port Elizabeth High Court yesterday issued a final order in favour of the Department of Education to evict a group of people who had staged a sit-in at the district...
View ArticleNurse in abortion case back in court
A NURSE connected to a series of illegal abortions in Port Elizabeth made a brief appearance in the magistrate’s court yesterday for failing to adhere to her bail conditions. Lulama Cabela, 30, was...
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Defiant Vytjie Mentor tells Zuma she knows him well
Vytjie Mentor was one of four chairpersons of parliamentary committees axed by the ANC in November 2010. “As for the Guptas. I am not done yet‚ a lot still needs to be told…” With that salvo‚ former...
View ArticleGuptas deny offering Jonas finance minister position
The Gupta family have denied offering Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas the minister of finance portfolio. Jonas said on Wednesday evening he had been offered the position to replace Nhlanhla...
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Baby flown to Cape for heart condition
Picture: Supplied A BABY boy with a highly complicated heart condition was flown by Eastern Cape EMS officials to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town on Tuesday for lifesaving surgery....
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Jonas threatened
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas Mcebisi receives text warning as he prepares to come clean on Gupta offer DEPUTY Minister Mcebisi Jonas was threatened by a prominent businessman as he prepared to...
View ArticleLogistics park set for big expansion
Uitenhage facility plans R287m upgrade and opening of second phase IN a bid to keep up with demand and attract new businesses to Uitenhage, plans are being made for major expansion of the Nelson...
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PE College students protest over SRC seat allocation
NOT HAPPY: Daso members protest outside the main entrance of the Port Elizabeth College head office yesterday. They allege that last month’s SRC elections and seat allocations were unlawful. Picture:...
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