Kunene among judges for TV comedy battle
Kenny Kunene arriving at his birthday party in 2012. Sibusiso Msibi © Sowetan. 23/10/2012. WHETHER it is a belly laugh‚ a snort‚ a chuckle or a giggle‚ there is nothing better than a TV show that will...
View ArticleMayor demands action on Colchester housing
Executive Mayor Danny Jordaan told the audience not to clap hands for Thembakazi Hlela (Human Setllement Officer after her presentation as he was not happy with it during the mayoral imbizo in...
View ArticleStudents strip in protest over rape
BOLD STAND: Protesting Rhodes University students are unhappy about the lack of consequences for rape accused on campus Pictures: FREDLIN ADRIAAN/ The Herald Rhodes staff step in to end confrontation...
View ArticlePolice training of recruits revised to eight-month course
POLICE have launched a new training programme for recruits as part of a back-to-basics campaign aimed at boosting the fight against crime. This is part of acting national police commissioner...
View ArticleBay urged to act on billion-rand rail line or risk losing everything
A BILLION-rand railway line project to link Motherwell township with Swartkops is at risk of falling through if the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality continues to drag its feet. The project, which...
View ArticlePatients turned away as Buffalo City water shortage hits hospital
Image by: Sibongile Ngalwa © Daily Dispatch Frere Hospital CEO Rolene Wager confirmed the hospital has been affected by water outages in the Buffalo City Municipality. “Patients who were due to undergo...
View ArticleRhodes suspends lectures as police arrest students
Vice-chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela stood between police and protesters at some venues today. Picture: Joshua Stein from The Oppidan Press. Rhodes spokesperson Catherine Deiner on Wednesday morning...
View ArticleDA to raise Rhodes rapes in Parliament
The rape protests at Rhodes University’s Grahamstown campus are set to receive Parliament’s attention. The Democratic Assembly on Wednesday said it would be submitting questions to the National...
View ArticleJudgment reserved on Hani killer’s bid to be released on parole
Judgment was on Wednesday reserved in the bid by Chris Hani’s murderer to be released on parole. The South African Communist Party (SACP) and Hani’s widow Limpho Hani on Wednesday opposed the...
View ArticleTaps start to flow in East London
SLOW TRICKLE: Water trickles from a tap in Nompumelelo township in Beacon Bay, East London, as supply is restored but pressure remains low. Picture: MARK ANDREWS Supply back in large parts of city, but...
View ArticleNene reveals his feelings on president
VARSITY HONOUR: Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene receives an honorary doctorate from Professor Nokwethemba Ndlazi at Durban’s Mangosuthu University of Technology yesterday during the university’s...
View ArticleMetro cops budget R15.5m short
Johann Mettler has been appointed Nelson Mandela Bay acting city managerPicture: EUGENE COETZEE /The Herald- 12 November 2015 Pilot launch in May and full service from June 30 – but cash needed NELSON...
View ArticleSecond KFC shop robbed in a week
Late-night stores urged to be extra cautious KENTUCKY Fried Chicken at Five Ways in Cape Road, Port Elizabeth, was robbed by three people posing as customers on Tuesday night. This comes less than a...
View ArticleOpposition taken to task over chief justice
THE chief justice has become a hero to opposition parties who initially criticised his appointment, ANC members of parliament said yesterday. During the budget debate for the office of the chief...
View ArticleBay must fork out for assessment of buses
GOING NOWHERE: Metro IPTS buses stand idle Picture: EUGENE COETZEE – 24/01/2014 THE Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has to fork out R145 246 for condition assessments on the city’s 25 Integrated...
View ArticleDA: ‘Increasing evidence of excessive force by SAPS at Rhodes’
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will on Thursday be at the Grahamstown Police Station for an “unscheduled visit” to investigate claims of heavy-handedness during student protests. The party said it is...
View ArticleZuma to release Arms Deal report
President Jacob Zuma will release the long-awaited Arms Procurement Report on Thursday. A Presidency statement said “Zuma appointed a Commission of Inquiry under Government Gazette No 34731 on 4...
View ArticleNo evidence of wrongdoing in Arms Deal – Zuma
SAS Amatola. Picture: JACKIE CLAUSEN President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday an inquiry into the controversial arms deal has found the procurement process to be valid‚ with no evidence of bribery or...
View ArticlePresident Zuma’s full statement on the release of the arms deal report
Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the release of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry Into Allegations of Fraud‚ Corruption‚ Impropriety or Irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement...
View Article‘Removing Springbok emblem not ANC policy’
SA national rugby team coach Allister Coetzee with the springbok emblem in the background.Picture: SIPHIWE SIBEKO Removing the Springbok emblem from national rugby team jerseys is not African National...
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