Gang shooting claims another life
A MAN was killed and another wounded in the latest gang shooting in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas. Carriston Solomons, 24, was killed and an 18-year-old wounded while walking in Fitchard Street,...
View ArticleAgony for thousands of jobless increases
Latest figures show unemployed figure in Bay has risen to 173 000 THE ranks of the unemployed have swelled in Nelson Mandela Bay in the first three months of this year amid warnings that the job market...
View ArticleTaxi ploughs into two Riebeek pupils
AN accident in which two Riebeek College schoolgirls were seriously injured yesterday could have been avoided had officials taken seriously the principal’s request for help in managing traffic around...
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Housing papers lost in municipal fire
SITE OF BLAZE: Mfanasekhaya Gqobose building.Picture: IVOR MARKMAN CRUCIAL documents from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s department of human settlements were destroyed in the blaze which ravaged...
View ArticleMan on trial for firing at car after being denied lift
A YOUNG Port Elizabeth man who allegedly shot at a motorist and his young children because he had refused to give him a lift, will stand trial in the Port Elizabeth High Court today. The man also faces...
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MEC pledges rise in tourism cooperation
AMAZING ATTRACTION: Despite having attractions like the Addo Elephant National Park, tourism in the Eastern Cape is still battling. Picture: Supplied Gripes about bad roads spark positive response from...
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KZN cops arrest violent Glebelands Hostel’s ‘most-wanted’
Since April 2014, 62 people have been killed at Glebelands hostel. Picture: ROGAN WARD DURBAN police on Tuesday morning claimed a victory in the fight against escalating violence at the city’s...
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JSC expecting more reports over judge’s alleged racist rant
Pretoria High Court Judge Mabel Jansen is in hot water over her racist social media comments.Picture: Mabel Jansen via Facebook The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said on Tuesday that more people...
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Cigarette robbery plan blown away
Police cordon off the area after a botched British American Tobacco hijacking in Lorraine. PICTURE: Fredlin Adriaan Would-be tobacco truck hijackers are seeing their butts. A second botched cigarette...
View ArticleNo loose change? You can swipe in Cape Town
Ever had that awkward feeling‚ scratching around for coins to pay for kerbside parking? Parking marshals in Cape Town’s CBD have now been equipped with handheld point-of-sale machines‚ enabling...
View ArticleMotsoaledi aims to ‘wean young girls away from sugar-daddies’
The health minister wants to keep “girls in school until matric” and “wean them away from sugar-daddies”. Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced‚ during his department’s budget vote on Tuesday‚ a “major...
View ArticleEP Rugby Union back in court today
The Eastern Province Rugby Union and 36 of its aggrieved creditors will return to the Port Elizabeth High Court at 2pm today after lawyers for the players asked for some time to draft answering...
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One dead, three wounded in German knife attack
PICTURE: @Sammy_Khamis via Twitter A German national stabbed four passengers at a train station near Munich early on Tuesday, killing one man and injuring three, in an attack police said appeared to...
View ArticleSuspected PE gang boss’s assets restrained
The assets of suspected gang boss Shaun Ah Shene were finally restrained in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday. Ah Shene and his company Coral Blue Trading CC are accused of defrauding the taxman...
View ArticleDA reminds NPA boss of Friday the 13th deadline on Zuma
Mmusi Maimane on Tuesday reminded National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams that he has until Friday‚ May 13 to decide whether or not to proceed with corruption charges against...
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Facebook judge in breach of judicial code of conduct – Lawyer
Pretoria High Court Judge Mabel Jansen is in hot water over her racist social media comments.Picture: Mabel Jansen via Facebook Social media law expert Emma Sadleir believes “personal capacity” does...
View ArticleSPCAs in cash crunch appeal for urgent help
The East London and King William’s Town SPCAs may have to close due to a “dire” financial crisis. This is according to a press statement sent out by the NSPCA, which warned that clinic services at...
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WIN: Tickets up for grabs
Eight lucky winners stand a chance of wining double tickets to watch Chippa United vs Orlando Pirates on May 11, 2016 at 7:30pm at the Nelson Mandela Stadium. All you have to do is SMS the word...
View Article‘SA flag must be on school uniforms from 2017’
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has stirred parents into a new debate after stating that he would like the South African flag on all school uniforms. Lesufi took to Twitter to tell his more than...
View ArticleRelease of jobs-for-cash report postponed
PEOPLE implicated in the jobs-for-cash teacher scam involving teacher union Sadtu have asked for an extension before Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga releases its damning findings. The...
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