Rand firmer as Presidency moves to quell Gordhan rumours
THE rand was stronger at midday on Monday after the Presidency vehemently denied rumours of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle. Rand Swiss Research analysts said the rand had weakened last night‚ reaching a...
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Three arrested for Greenbushes robbery
Image: Supplied Three robbers were arrested after robbing a small holding in Crockarts Hope, near Greenbushes on Monday morning. The robbers were caught after jumping into a getaway taxi in an attempt...
View ArticleJansen’s bumpy tenure at the helm of UFS
In his inaugural speech as the 13th rector and vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS)‚ Professor Jonathan Jansen dropped a bombshell. In the spirit of reconciliation and forgiveness‚...
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SAPS seek help in finding suspect
16/05/2016 – Police in Cradock release this picture of the suspect wanted in connection with possession of stolen a vehicle and escape from lawful custody. South African Police Service (SAPS) officials...
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When corruption collides with reform – Gordhan, Zuma and the Hawks
Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan Director of the Political Futures Consultancy Daniel Silke warns that South Africa is ‘staring down a crisis’ over Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s woes with the...
View ArticleToddler killed by pit bull
The tiny‚ lifeless body of three-year old Amukelani Bhengu lying on the kitchen floor of his home‚ covered with a blood-stained towel was a stark reminder of a tragic pit bull attack. His mother‚ Zama...
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Young stranger saves mom’s life
Picture: Facebook A South African woman’s Facebook post detailing how her life was saved by a young stranger is going viral. This, after she had a severe allergic reaction in Cedar Square Mall in...
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Security guard describes dramatic escape from car swept into river
Picture: Supplied A security guard whose car was swept off a bridge into a rising river after heavy rains has told how he managed to escape by smashing a window moments before it was swept away by the...
View ArticleMbete keeps march crowd waiting for hours
MORE than 1 000 Middledrift community members braved the heat to attend a march against gender-based violence led by Social Development MEC Nancy Sihlwayi yesterday, after National Assembly Speaker...
View ArticleChilling details of Jayde death plot
Docket reveals how suspects tracked Uitenhage teacher’s movements before killing JAYDE Panayiotou’s alleged killer went to a popular fried chicken fastfood outlet for supper after being paid for...
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Your vote needed to keep this songstress in ‘The Voice SA’
Thembeka Mnguni. Picture: Supplied SHE has impressed the judges with her powerful voice, but this week Thembeka Mnguni, 33, the only Eastern Cape contestant on the M-Net reality TV show The Voice SA,...
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Joint bid nabs robbers
COMMUNITY COOPERATION: Three men were arrested after a robbery at a business in Crockarts Hope near Greenbushes yesterday. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE Neighbourhood watch helps cops catch Crockarts Hope...
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Size matters to Malema
BIG MOVE: Left, a portly Julius Malema at the launch of the EFF in 2013, right, the slimmed down EFF leader with a child in Langa. Pictures: CORNELL TUKIRI and DAVID HARRISON EFF leader Julius Malema...
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Malema ‘asked to help bring down Gordhan’
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema.Picture: Thabo Jaiyesimi EFF LEADER Julius Malema claims he was approached to get rid of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The feisty politician weighed...
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PE teen one move from top
QUEEN OF THE BOARD: Jesse February, 19, needs one more win in a Ugandan Chess Tournament in July to become a woman grand master – a title reserved for the best chess players in the world. Picture: MIKE...
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Delay in promised supply from taps
CLEAN WATER: Councillor Andile Mfunda inspects a communal water source during a site visit in Missionvale. Behind him is municipal water division director Joseph Tsatsire. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE...
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Thieves steal R300 000 from ATMs in Lorraine
ATM RAID: Two ATMs at The Gardens Shopping Centre were targeted.Picture: EUGENE COETZEE TWO Standard Bank ATMs at The Gardens Shopping Centre in Circular Drive, Lorraine, were cut open and about R300...
View ArticleMalema’s call to burn ANC offices could be headed to Electoral Court
Julius Malema’s call for “communities involved in protests to burn the offices of the African National Congress (ANC)” could be one of the first cases referred to the Electoral Court following Monday’s...
View ArticleCope to give Zuma session in Parliament a miss
President Jacob Zuma giving answers and a snap debate on the Vuwani crisis on Tuesday “kick-start activities of the National Assembly (NA) for this week”‚ but the Congress of the People (Cope) won’t be...
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One killed and two injured in drive by shooting
Picture: Eugene Coetzee/The Herald. One person was killed and two were injured in a drive-by shooting outside of Motorland in Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth, this morning. The shooting is suspected...
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