Sacked official ‘victim of witch-hunt’
A NELSON Mandela Bay municipal official fired for stealing confidential documents hit back at the city yesterday, saying he was the victim of a witch-hunt. Former data capturer Mzwabantu Ngapi was...
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Don’t discount terror threat in Durban fire probe‚ Sanco urges
Fire raging at the Jesus Dome Durban.PICTURE: Rescue Care on Twitter The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) invoked the current terror alerts in its reaction to the fire that engulfed...
View ArticleSA’s most expensive address is…
IF you’re hankering for a life of luxury at one of South Africa’s swankiest suburbs‚ be prepared to cough up between R50 000 and R108 000 per square metre. So says wealth intelligence company New World...
View ArticleLawyer for radio man accused of rape threats wants to stop case going to trial
THE celebrity lawyer for a former Port Elizabeth radio presenter accused of pestering a woman online with threats to rape her told a court yesterday he would do everything in his power to make sure...
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Nominate your local hero for COTY 2016
THE search is on to find and recognise those in our communities – including our youth – who make a difference. Originally launched in 1989, The Herald GM Citizen of the Year Award identifies those who...
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Open air service planned for gutted Durban church
Fire raging at the Jesus Dome Durban.PICTURE: Rescue Care on Twitter The lead pastor of Durban Christian Centre‚ Jesus Dome on Wednesday morning praised “the efforts of the firefighters and all of the...
View ArticleZuma announces SA’s new judges
President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of several new judges to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein and various high courts across the country on the advice of the Judicial...
View ArticleBomb scare drives people onto the street in Cape Town
A bomb scare had people scrambling to leave the High Court in Cape Town on Wednesday. According to an eyewitness account from Sunday Times journalist Philani Nombembe‚ the court was evacuated at around...
View ArticleNetcare: We didn’t employ ‘teen cardiologist’ arrested by Hawks
The Netcare Pholoso Hospital on Wednesday denied “reports that a teenager has secured a position as cardiologist” at the facility‚ saying that by law it “is not allowed…to employ medical doctors”. The...
View ArticleIntense cold front to hit Eastern Cape Friday
An intense cold front, supported by a upper air trough, will move through the Eastern Cape on Friday, 10 June. Ahead of this system fire danger conditions are likely over the interior on Thursday 9...
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Brisk berg wind blowing N2 fire towards Port Alfred
Picture: Supplied Firefighters continued to battle a massive blaze on the mountain above the N2 national road near Grahamstown on Wednesday morning. The fire burning along the N2 itself has been more...
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SA billionaire donates R50 million to revitalise education at Stellenbosch...
Stellenbosch University. Image by: Google Maps. A modern Centre for Teaching and Learning at Stellenbosch University (SU) will soon become a reality. This is thanks to a donation to the value of R50...
View ArticlePenny Sparrow hate speech case to go ahead
Retired real estate agent Penny Sparrow who unleashed a social media storm after making racist remarks is due to appear in the Durban Equality Court for hate speech on Friday. But chances are she might...
View ArticleBusiness as usual at SA malls following terror threats
It was only after ambling around the shopping mall with a conspicuous bag of electronics for 35 minutes and deciding to leave one of the country’s top tourist attractions that we saw uniformed police...
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Policeman arrested, drugs worth R105m confiscated
A police detective is among five suspects arrested for manufacturing and dealing in drugs worth millions. The drugs – mandrax worth about R105-million – were discovered at a smallholding in De Deur...
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Concerns about political killings ahead of local government polls
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is concerned about the increase in the killing of members of political parties in the build-up to the August 3 local government elections. “It is of...
View ArticleBay leadership summit speakers share advice for entrepreneurs
Visionary and purposeful leadership were cited as necessities for effective entrepreneurial leadership by business leaders at the Nelson Mandela Bay Leadership Summit today. The host of speakers, who...
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How much do our MPs earn?
Picture: SIYASANGA MBAMBANI - Ever wondered what our MPs are earning and who earns the most? As a leader of a minority party‚ the Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema earns R1‚222‚606 a year...
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10 MPs who work for their R1 million salaries
The House of Assembly in Cape Town. File photo.Image by: Gallo Images / The Times / Anton Scholtz The hardest working member of parliament is Mncedisi Filtane from the Eastern Cape‚ representing the...
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Facebook plugs hopeful into job
PATIENCE PAYS OFF: Lindokuhle Zumana in a street in Summerstrand. Picture: CHRISTEL VAN HEERDEN Traffic-circle advertising pays off as electrician gives unemployed Lindokuhle chance after months of...
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