ANC has done much to improve quality of life for South Africans: Zuma
The ANC government has done much to improve the delivery of basic services and improve the quality of life for South Africans‚ President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday. He was speaking in Port Elizabeth...
View ArticleMunicipal offices must be accessible to workers – Nzimande
General secretary of the South African Communist Party Blade Nzimande appealed to municipality’s on Saturday to ensure that their offices were accessible to workers – even over weekends. Speaking in...
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Family heirloom rings bitten off rescue worker’s finger
Patsy Wagner FOR more than three decades Patsy Wagner has been saving abandoned and abused animals in Port Elizabeth, and her Animal Anti Cruelty League (AACL) van has become well known in the...
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ProVerb’s ex-wife breaks her silence on divorce: ‘It feels like death
Proverb and Onalerona.Image by: Via Instagram TV personality and rapper ProVerb and his ex-wife Onarelona announced their divorce eight months ago after an alleged cheating scandal. Now‚ for the first...
View ArticlePE herpetologist braves the wild to probe lizards and frogs of Okavango
A PORT Elizabeth herpetologist has returned from a two-month expedition in the Okavango Delta where he believes he may even have discovered new frog and lizard species. This is the second time Werner...
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Sax legend Goduka records his first album at 80
MAKING SWEET MUSIC: Tally Goduka, 80, on saxophone, re c o rd s his first album, featuring musician friends, from left, Joe Putye, 73, Tsuri Mahashe, 65, Retsi Pule, 76, and producer Sakhile Simane,...
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COPE’s Kayser set to cross over to DA
RANO KAYSER COPE regional secretary and Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Rano Kayser will officially cross the floor today to join the DA. The party has been trying to keep the identity of the councillor...
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Uncertainty clouds Sizani’s clearance for ambassadorship
STONE SIZANI FORMER ANC chief whip Stone Sizani’s pending ambassadorial posting to Germany is clouded in uncertainty, as he has still not received his top security clearance. The South African...
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Councillors hail performance agreements
STRAIGHT TALKING : President Jacob Zuma at the ANC manifesto launch. Picture: MIKE HOLMES PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma’s announcement at the weekend that all ANC councillors are to be forced to sign...
View ArticleAnger over NMMU overcrowding
NMMU students are fuming over overcrowding in lecture halls, as they feel it prevents them from reaching their full academic potential. Stuffy and hot is how the students describe the packed lecture...
View ArticleTwo shot after attack on police
TWO suspected gangsters were arrested after a shootout with police in Gelvandale yesterday. This marks the second attack in less than a week in which gangsters have brazenly shot at police in...
View ArticleBus drivers blamed for deadly ANC crash
The crash of a bus carrying ANC supporters that killed 11 passengers and left 59 critically injured early yesterday has been blamed on fatigue. But The Times has learned that the bus rolled as a result...
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Oscar due in court for first time since ConCourt rejection
Oscar Pistorius leaves after his trial at the high court in Pretoria on April 8, 2014. Picture: Siphiwe Sibeko/REUTERS. Oscar Pistorius is due in the Pretoria High Court on Monday for the first time...
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Panayiotou and co-accused back in court
SMILING COUPLE: Christopher and Jayde Panayiotou in happier times Almost a year after the disappearance and murder of 29-year- old Jayde Panayiotou, her husband Christopher Panayiotou and his...
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ANC demands answers on low turnout
YOUNG AND OLD: Two ANC supporters, Nocawe Ndema and teenager Amahle Mpame enjoy the vibe at the party’s manifesto launch held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Picture: MIKE HOLMES ‘We...
View ArticleOscar sentencing to begin on June 13
Sentencing proceedings against Oscar Pistorius will go ahead on June 13. He made a brief appearance in the Pretoria High Court on Monday‚ his first since he lost his final bid to be able to appeal his...
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Truck driver shot in Port Elizabeth
Picture: Supplied A truck overturned near Ben Sinuka Primary School in New Brighton this morning after the driver was allegedly shot in the head and lost control of the vehicle. Nelson Mandela Bay EMS...
View ArticleRhodes students storm law faculty following rape allegations
About 70 students reportedly stormed Rhodes University’s law faculty in Grahamstown on Monday morning. This comes as a list of 11 male students accused of sexual assaults has been circulated on...
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DA welcomes Cope defector and metro official as members
RANO KAYSER The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) welcomed two new members – one a former Congress of the People (Cope) councillor‚ the other a safety and security expert for the...
View ArticleFormer Finance Minister Nene joins Allan Gray board
Former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will be joining the Allan Gray group as a non-executive director‚ it was announced on Monday. “We are very happy to have someone of Mr Nene’s experience on our...
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