Minister hails Jordaan’s progress in Bay
MEDIA BRIEFING: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister David van Rooyen, left, with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality chief whip Litho Suka. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN COOPERATIVE...
View ArticlePE pastor abandons ANC to join EFF
THE ANC has lost its moral fibre, Port Elizabeth clergyman the Rev Xolani Tengo, who left the ruling party to join the EFF this week, said. “It [the ANC] has become sick under the leadership elected...
View ArticleSick boy gets his man – and lives his dream
THRILLING STUFF: Oyama, 9, is wide-eyed with excitement while on patrol with Warrant Officer Jacques Muir, right, and Constable Adrian Smith. Oyama got to live his dream of being a policeman yesterday....
View ArticleExperts use innovative surgery on plucky rhino
HOPEFUL SURGERY: In a medical first, veterinarians Jana Pretorius, left, and Johan Marais use a human surgical technique to close a gaping wound on rhino poaching survivor Hope. Picture: MOELETSI MABE...
View ArticleRhodes man might fall
Ntokozo Qwabe. Image by: GroundUp RhodesMustFall leader Ntokozo Qwabe, who demanded land from a white waitress instead of giving her a tip, remains defiant despite the public outcry. On Facebook...
View ArticleWATCH: Brazen KZN cash-in-transit robbery
Intelligence Bureau SA have loaded CCTV footage to their YouTube channel of an armed robbery that took place at a garage on Tuesday afternoon on Ireland Street. It is reported that three suspects in a...
View ArticleMotshekga: Attractive prison life encourages offenders to re-offend
“The improved quality of life in our correctional centres makes life in these centres more attractive than outside.” And that‚ said Dr Mathole Motshekga‚ “works against rehabilitation and social...
View ArticleRacist rant man ‘sorry’
BIG MISTAKE: Matthew Theunissen told CapeTalk that he will regret his racist remarks for the rest of his life. Picture: LINKEDIN CAPETONIAN Matthew Theunissen broke his silence yesterday to apologise...
View ArticleRetired policeman takes stand to highlight pension plight
THANKS FOR NOTHING: Retired cop Ewan Kurten holds a lone protest at the top of the William Moffett. Picture: MIKE HOLMES A FORMER policeman who has still not received his pension almost a year after...
View ArticleGordhan eyes R25bn savings through belt-tightening by 2018/19
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is slashing fat cat spending on travel‚ advertising and cellphones by government officials. Delivering the National Treasury budget vote in parliament on Wednesday‚...
View ArticleMother who tried to sell baby online sentenced to house arrest
A 20-year-old mother who tried to sell her baby online has been sentenced to house arrest for three years and a five-year suspended jail term. Pietermaritzburg Regional Court magistrate Rose Mogwera on...
View ArticleAnother woman bust for cocaine ‘chocolate bullets’
A second woman has been bust at Cape Town International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle through cocaine concealed in chocolate containers. South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs officials...
View ArticleOpponents of transformation in sport ‘lack God in their hearts’ – Mbalula
KSD mayor Nonkoliso Ngqongwa,National Sports Department Director General Alec Moemi and Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula with some rural schoolchildren who received sporting equipment during the launch...
View ArticleThree wounded in Mall of Africa shooting
Image by: Intelligence Bureau SA via Facebook. Three people have been wounded in an apparent shooting at the newly opened Mall of Africa. A Netcare spokesperson stated that they treated two of the...
View ArticleGordhan talks tough
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan . Picture: Ruvan Boshoff Arrogance and belligerence of parastatal boards come under intense fire FINANCE Minister Pravin Gordhan hit out at some boards of state-owned...
View ArticleAddiction specialist too late to save Prince
Prince . Photograph: NPG Records A SPECIALIST in painkiller addiction was rushing to see Prince before the music legend’s death but arrived too late, a lawyer for the doctor said yesterday. Howard...
View ArticleIce hockey makes a comeback
COOL AS ICE: Having some fun during a training session are, from left, Ruan Cloete, Arnu van Eck and Cowen Vorster. Picture: ZANE GODWIN Enthusiasts flock to Baywest rink for a piece of the action PORT...
View ArticleJewellery store hit by armed robbers
INQUIRIES BEGIN: Police officers pictured inside Fischer’s jewellers at the Boardwalk. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE Gunmen hijack car at beachfront after Boardwalk Fischer’s heist BRAZEN armed robbers...
View ArticleJanet Jackson pregnant at 50
Janet Jackson. Picture: Times LIVE Only two weeks before American pop sensation Janet Jackson turns 50‚ the star is apparently expecting her first child. Janet‚ who will turn 50 years-old on May 16‚...
View ArticleParty leader visits grieving family
CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie in Uitenhage.Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI A VISIT and talk by Patriotic Alliance (PA) president Gayton McKenzie in Uitenhage last night started...
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