Government officials arrested for fraud
TWO Free State Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs officials were released on R5000 bail after appearing in the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court earlier today. The head of department, Mokete...
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NMMU student on China cultural trip
OFF TO CHINA: Pedro Mzileni packs for his trip to China at his NMMU south campus residence. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN PEDRO Mzileni’s ambition to serve his country has resulted in the journey of a...
View ArticleOscar appeal set for early November
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will hear the appeal against Oscar Pistorius’ culpable homicide conviction by the state on Tuesday‚ November 3. The state wants him convicted of the more...
View ArticleCrystal meth worth R29m seized at Johannesburg airport
Customs officials at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg today announced two major busts of crystal meth valued at over R29 million in total‚ that had been concealed in passenger baggage and...
View ArticleEid-ul-Adha festivities in PE
MEMBERS of Nelson Mandela Bay’s Muslim community will don their best threads as they prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha tomorrow. The celebration marks the end of the Hajj, the sacred annual pilgrimage...
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Pedalling for the rhinos
INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: Wayne Bolton, with his daughter Laura, left, and Petronel Nieuwout of the Care for Wild Africa rhino orphanage, is preparing to lead a 6 000km family cycling trip to each of the 19...
View ArticleMercury spill at factory
Experts to remove highly toxic metal from stormwater pipes HAZARDOUS waste experts will today start removing highly toxic mercury found dumped in the stormwater pipes of a Port Elizabeth factory. The...
View ArticleProtection order for PE pupil
Teacher accused of verbal abuse A GRADE 12 Port Elizabeth pupil who alleges she was abused emotionally by a teacher at D F Malherbe High School has resorted to obtaining a protection order to bar the...
View ArticleMeyer makes eight changes to Bok team
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday brought back big guns such as Willie le Roux and Duane Vermeulen to tackle Samoa in the World Cup on Saturday in eight changes to the team stunned by...
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University of Limpopo’s manager arrested for fraud
Lesiba Lazarus Lebelo The University of Limpopo’s Turfloop Campus Labour Relations Manager was granted R3 000 bail by the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court earlier today following his arrest on fraud related...
View ArticleDA declares war against Sadtu
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has declared war on the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu)‚ laying a complaint against the country’s largest teachers’ union for sabotaging the education of...
View ArticleMan who allegedly killed Plett businessman appears in court
A man who allegedly killed Plettenberg Bay businessman John Barnes and his dog during an early morning attack two months ago, appeared in the court this morning. Barnes’s wife discovered his body in a...
View ArticleMotorists warned over pulling off road
POLICE have warned motorists to be extra vigilant when pulling off the road to take a call on their cellphone. This comes after a hijacking in KwaNobuhle at about 8pm on Tuesday. Police said two...
View ArticleEFF wants free tertiary education by January 2016
Blade Nzimande’s “political act paraded for the media to write about” prompted the Economic Freedom Fighters Students Command (EFFSC) to pen a statement questioning the Minister of Higher Education’s...
View Article77% of South Africans proud to be South African
Almost eight in every 10 South Africans (77%) agree that they are proud to be South African – this sentiment is slightly more pronounced amongst the younger age group (18-24 year olds). This is...
View ArticleRubber bullets, teargas used to halt Walmer protest
POLICE fired rubber bullets and used teargas to disperse protesters in Walmer early yesterday. The township residents, protesting against slow service delivery, blocked traffic in 9th Avenue, Victoria...
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PE gears up to take sport to the extreme
GETTING EXTREME: Gearing up for the Inner City Enduro on Saturday and the Urban Run on Sunday are Wade Young (on the bike), Ronald Madhuze (rabbit outfit) Wesley Augustyn (‘Ironman’) and entertainer...
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Eid Mubarak!
The Herald wishes all its Muslim readers a blessed Eid Al-Adha Also read: Eid-ul-Adha festivities in PE The post Eid Mubarak! appeared first on HeraldLIVE.
View ArticleEFF calls for ‘Die Stem’ to be dropped
AS South Africa celebrated Heritage Day yesterday, the Economic Freedom Fighters called for the scrapping of Die Stem from the national anthem. The EFF labelled Die Stem “a song of oppressors, racists...
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Noah voted leading South African
TREVOR NOAH - COMEDIAN Trevor Noah is the first recipient of the South African of the Year accolade. Calls to vote for remarkable South Africans who had achieved global recognition in their chosen...
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