Progress in Bay’s efforts to tap into oceans economy
Government is pleased with the progress made in Nelson Mandela Bay’s efforts to tap into the oceans economy, calling on the city’s roleplayers work together to address some of the standing challenges....
View ArticleCalls for proposals to develop Cape Town’s highways to nowhere
A massive vuvuzela under construction on Cape Town ’s landmark unfinished highway in 2010. Picture: Esa Alexander / Sunday Times Cape Town’s iconic unfinished freeways – an eyesore to many observers —...
View ArticleFive reasons to visit Jazztown
Simphiwe Dana will perform on the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown This winter head to Grahamstown and take in the Standard Bank Jazz Festival at the National Arts Festival, here are five...
View ArticlePay patients to take TB meds: study
Giving patients money to reward them from adhering to their tuberculosis treatment may be an effective tool on the long term in the fight against the dreaded disease, a review of studies conducted by...
View ArticleProtesters shut down Pretoria CBD
Highways blocked‚ motorists stoned‚ shops looted‚ the city centre evacuated and police missing in action. This was the scene in South Africa’s capital city on Tuesday (21/06/16). Pretoria central...
View ArticleWATCH: Malema tells police cluster commander he is useless
Outspoken Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema lost his temper on Tuesday as he told an East Rand police cluster commander he is “useless”. Malema went to the Tembisa police station in an...
View ArticleFamily of ‘John Doe’ urged to come forward
The man was brought in on 15 June after being found next to the road in Uitenhage. Pic: Supplied Medical staff at Livingstone Hospital are urgently looking for the family of a young man who was...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s future is bleak as ANC divisions and policy incoherence hamper...
With the African National Congress (ANC) battling a crisis of credibility‚ South Africa is not likely to see economic growth‚ the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Tuesday. The ISS has...
View ArticleEx SABC CEO reported as missing person
A search is on for former SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle‚ who has been reported missing by his family after he was last seen in Umhlanga on Friday night. According to a poster being circulated on Twitter‚ he...
View ArticleHow to have the perfect child -Playtime and breastfeeding are key
Babies exclusively breastfed to six months old are half as likely to have later conduct disorders‚ and enriched play or stimulation to age two creates brighter 4-year-olds. This is according to a pair...
View ArticleMetro housing official in trouble ‘for going awol’
A MANAGER in the municipality’s housing department, Xolani Mbeleni, is in hot water for failing to turn up for work for the past four months. While the municipality said Mbeleni had simply not arrived...
View ArticleEP’s Van Niekerk new SA women’s cricket captain
Dane van Niekerk during the Opening Function of the Powerade National Academy at CSA Powerade Centre of Excellence last month.Picture: Lee Warren/Gallo Images EASTERN Province all-rounder Dané van...
View ArticleUnknown patient’s mother identifies him
A mother who had been searching for her son for a week is rushing to his hospital bed side this morning (22/06/16) after she identified him in The Herald. The Herald published a picture on social media...
View ArticleFormer SABC boss Mokoetle found ‘alive’
Solly MokoetleFile photo: Gallo Images/City Press/Denvor de Wee Former South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) boss Solly Mokoetle‚ who apparently went missing last Friday evening from his home...
View ArticleFisherman in ‘satisfactory condition’ after early morning rescue
The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) Jeffreys Bay and Francis Bay stations assisted in bringing to shore “a 37-year-old Port Elizabeth fisherman suffering chest pains suspected to be from a...
View ArticleDid our ancestors survive the dinosaur era by a whisker?
Fossil of a Galesaurus, a cynodont closely relatedPicture: Supplied T-Rex may have been king‚ but a very mammal-like adaption allowed our ancestors to outlive this beast and that was hair. New...
View Article‘By oath‚ I have never seen Jonas in my life‚’ Ajay Gupta swears
Ajay and Atul Gupta.File Photo. City Press/Muntu Vilakazi / Gallo Images Businessman Ajay Gupta defended his family in television broadcast on Wednesday (22/06/16)‚ saying he was neither a lobbyist nor...
View ArticleProminent EC attorney struck off the roll
A prominent Queenstown attorney who was convicted of fraud for charging fees in dubious lawsuits has been struck off the roll of attorneys. Milile Martin Mpambaniso was convicted in the Bhisho High...
View ArticleRhino poaching suspects denied bail
Three men arrested as part of Operation Full Moon have been denied bail in the Grahamstrown’s Magistrate’s Court. Forget Ndlovu, 40, of Pacaltsdorp, George, Jabulani Ndlovu, 38 of Cleonie Crescent,...
View ArticleIEC voices “grave concern” at pre-election violence
The Independent Electoral Commission has noted with “grave concern” the rising levels of violence and intimidation characterising political and campaign activities ahead of the 2016 Municipal...
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