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Surfing legends have put Jeffreys Bay firmly on the map
Waking up to the sound of the ocean is the order of the day at this establishment With international interest as a surfing mecca, the Eastern Cape town of Jeffreys Bay has grown over the last few...
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Two killed in accident on R72
Two people died when a truck and a bakkie collided on the R72 outside Alexandria Two people were killed and another two seriously injured when a truck and bakkie collided on the R72 outside Alexandria...
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Hlaudi’s R167m Zuma TV deal
HLAUDI MOTSOENENG - On the front page of the Sunday Times: SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng overruled his staff to push through a R167-million contract with a production company co-owned by President Jacob...
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Three bust for allegedly dealing in drugs in Port Elizabeth area
Two drug-related successes were achieved under Operation Lockdown in Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas‚ police said on Saturday. Members of the Gang Intervention Team‚ stopped a vehicle on one of the...
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SA, like US, in spotlight over deaths laid at police door
CIVILIAN deaths at the hands of police are in the spotlight in South Africa – not just in the US where protests took place this week. In one year there were 396 deaths as a result of South African...
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Dagga debates to weed out ‘legal hypocrisy’
UP IN SMOKE: Dagga activist Jules Stobbs exhales a big cannabis oil hit from his vaporizer while partner Myrtle Clarke looks on at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Pic: David Macgregor After...
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Central blaze believed due to pot of oil left on stove
RAGING FIRE: Huge flames engulfed the roof of the Westhill Lodge and Accommodation in Western Road .Picture: Basil Parker THE probe into a fire that gutted a block of flats in Central and left more...
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‘SABC 8′ who spoke up against Hlaudi receive journalism award for courage
Pic: Twitter Eight SABC journalists who are facing disciplinary action for daring to speak up against the public broadcaster’s controversial chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng have been awarded...
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‘Tutu’s voice will always be the voice of the voiceless’
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s voice will always be the voice of the voiceless‚ the congregation heard during a special thanksgiving service‚ celebrating his four decades of episcopal ministry‚ on...
View ArticleWatch: Prisoners breaking out of cell to help unconscious guard
CCTV footage‚ currently circulating on social media‚ reportedly shows the moment prisoners in Texas broke out of their court holding cell to help a guard who had fallen unconscious. “Eight handcuffed...
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DA: Place SABC under extension and don’t extend R1.5bn guarantee
The Democratic Alliance has called on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the National Treasury not to extend a R1.5 billion guarantee to the SABC‚ but instead place the public broadcaster under...
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Trollip sues for R1m
Athol Trollip and Knight Mali. File Photos I have never litigated against anyone before DA mayoral candidate Athol Trollip is suing former DA PR councillor Knight Mali for R1-million in damages over...
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UDM welcomes DA defector Klaas, others
RANKS SWELLED: New members are welcomed to the UDM by mayoral candidate Mongameli Bobani yesterday. Picture: YOLISWA SOBUWA The UDM yesterday welcomed former DA councillor Xolisile Klaas to its ranks....
View ArticleProbe into illegal sale of homes
An investigation into the illegal sale of RDP houses in Missionvale is under way. Municipal human settlements executive director Mandla George announced this at a residents’ feedback meeting on...
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Maimane, Trollip go door to door in Walmer township
ON THE TRAIL: Mmusi Maimane addresses supporters and the media in Walmer township on Saturday. Picture: MARK WEST DA leader Mmusi Maimane and Bay mayoral candidate Athol Trollip swept through Walmer...
View ArticleRobbers hack through door
Man visiting parents in Summerstrand knifed twice in scuffle with attackers Two robbers armed with knives and a crowbar hacked through the bedroom door in a Summerstrand house yesterday in pursuit of...
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Five killed in Eastern Cape road accidents
ROAD CARNAGE: The aftermath of a collision between a bakkie and a truck on the R72 outside Alexandria. Picture: Supplied Five people were killed and six seriously injured in accidents on Eastern Cape...
View ArticleWatch: NMMU no-go zone due to student protests
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University has been shut down by the South African Students’ Congress which embarked on a mass protest on Monday morning (11 July) “after assessing the political...
View ArticleMadonsela to ask SABC board to explain ‘governance failures’
The public protector has launched a preliminary investigation into the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Advocate Thuli Madonsela confirmed that her office had been asked to probe the...
View ArticleTwins due in the dock over alleged links to Islamic State
A set of identical twins are to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The twins are among four suspected Islamic State supporters arrested in anti-terrorism police raids carried out...
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