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Families left stranded in Vastrap
STRANDED: Rena Nela, 25, (left) with eight months old Iviwe and Tumeka Peter,24, with her one year old daughter Kungawo had to spend the night outside as they demolished their shacks waiting for...
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Buffalo City Mandela memorial fraud case postponed again
Former Buffalo City mayor Zukiswa Ncitha. Picture: ALAN EASON. The ongoing Mandela memorial fraud case has been postponed to May 23. That has been written in as the provisional day on which a trial...
View ArticleEC weather conditions reach uncomfortable levels
Conditions along the Eastern Cape Coast and adjacent interior have reached extremely uncomfortable levels. Port Elizabeth has a temperature of 36°C with a humidity of 30% which equates to a discomfort...
View ArticleSeveral PE suburbs experience power outage
Several major substations in Nelson Mandela Bay are affected by an outage, resulting in power outages in a large part of the metro today. The Herald has received reports of Sherwood, Lorraine,...
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Suspected gangsters appear for PE shooting
From left, Brendan Lucas, Keith Bowkers and Wendell Pietersen Three suspected gangsters appeared in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of attempted murder. They are accused of...
View ArticleVan Rooyen dismiss reports he went to Dubai to meet Guptas
Cooperative Governance Minister Des van Rooyen has dismissed media reports that he went to Dubai to meet with the Guptas as “baseless allegations which are not true”. In an interview with the Herald in...
View ArticleMan dies at Van Stadens bridge
A man has died following a fall from Van Stadens bridge at 4:30pm this afternoon. The man was seen by passing motorists dangling from the bridge before the fall. He has since been identified as Port...
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Key ANC officials to hold Zuma briefings
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe ANC top brass, including secretary-general Gwede Mantashe and treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize, are expected in the Eastern Cape today to meet branch leaders from...
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DA reveals phone app to beat hostile acts against volunteers
DA leader Mmusi Maimane. Picture: MARK WEST THE DA has developed a cellular application for its volunteers to canvass in black areas where the party is being prevented from doing so. It was also...
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Perlemoen poaching warehouse blows up
SEARCHING FOR CLUES: Officials investigate after the warehouse explosion in the Neave industrial area yesterday morning. Pictures: EUGENE COETZEE Shock as Neave blast reveals illegal haul A MASSIVE...
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Families left in the lurch at Vastrap
SLOW PROCESS: Tumeka Peter, 24, and her one-year-old daughter, Kungawo, spend another night in the open at Vastrap. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI TWENTY-SIX families, including babies and young children,...
View ArticlePE hit by huge outage
Municipality still in dark on power failure cause A MASSIVE power outage left several suburbs in Port Elizabeth without electricity for a large part of the afternoon yesterday. The power went off just...
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Student wins Hooters title and trip to Vegas
WINNING CHEERS: Jade Hammond, left , is Miss Hooters SA. Her win is celebrated by her Port Elizabeth Hooters colleagues , from left, general manager Donovan Noyle, waitresses Chelsea Gardener and...
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‘American Corner’ boosts ties
NEW COOPERATION: Dr Andrew Leitch, left, of NMMU, and US consul general in Cape Town, Teddy B Taylor, at the launch of the American Corner.Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI Best of US encapsulated in centre THE...
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Vagrants take over parking lot
DOWN AND OUT: A vagrant sits outside Scribante Construction in North End.Picture: EUGENE COETZEE HOMELESS people sleeping in the parking lot of Scribante Construction in Port Elizabeth are annoying...
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Presidency: ‘Impression that Ramaphosa said churches should not get involved...
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Jacob Zuma Noting the “role the churches have played in the history of the country”‚ Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday set out to “correct the...
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‘Clean up your act’
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng . Picture: GALLO IMAGES In his first public speech since delivering his decisive judgment against President Jacob Zuma and parliament in the Constitutional Court, Chief...
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Coetzee set to become the King of SA rugby
Allister Coetzee Head Coach during the DHL Stormers Captain’s Run at DHL Newlands.Picture: GALLO IMAGES He has all the right rugby credentials and now Allister Coetzee looks set to get the toughest job...
View ArticleNene’s ‘gardening leave’ coming to an end soon
Former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is keeping mum over his new appointment in the private sector. Four months after his surprise firing by President Jacob Zuma – which caused turmoil in the...
View ArticleWATCH: Cuddling slithering reptiles for a cause
JUST the sight of snakes can strike fear into the hearts of many people and the idea of having one – even a small one – in your home can be terrifying. So, the prospect of a fortnight of sharing an...
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