Outcome of Panayiotou’s bid for docket will be known next week
Judge John Smith will on Tuesday next week say whether or not lawyers for murder accused Christopher Panayiotou should be allowed to see parts of the police docket. In the Port Elizabeth High Court...
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Perlemoen suspect arrested in Cape Town
Picture supplied Police arrested a man found in possession of about R2-million worth of perlemoen in Cape Town on Tuesday morning. Police from the Cape Town K9 Unit were conducting Crime Prevention...
View ArticleHome robberies a big worry, research finds
MOST South Africans live in fear of being burgled or robbed inside their homes, according to a new Statistics South Africa report. The Victims of Crime Survey showed that Eastern Cape residents felt...
View ArticleCouncillor’s guards shoot at intruders
MOTHERWELL ANC councillor Thembile Nkosiyapantsi fears for his family’s safety after security guards had to shoot at two armed who tried to jump over the wall of his home early yesterday. This is the...
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Super-wealthy target top brands
CLASSY BUT COSTLY: A model wears a suit by Ermenegildo Zegna Even in Africa millionaires are splashing out, new survey reveals THERE is no cash crisis in Africa. That is according to the spending...
View ArticleMunicipality sets May deadline for cellphone bills to be settled
FROM this month, 86 Nelson Mandela Bay councillors who owe the municipality more than half a million rands in outstanding cellphone bills, will have to pay back the money. They have been given until...
View ArticleANC leadership battlelines drawn
Jordaan, Lungisa, Duba all touted for Bay chairmanship INTENSE lobbying, behind-the-scenes meetings and power plays are in full swing as ANC members in Nelson Mandela Bay thrash out who should lead the...
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State slams ‘most brutal’ murders
THE ACCUSED: Top, from left, are Mbulelo Breakfast, Zonwabo Kilani and Lukhanyo Bolo and below, from left, are Vuyo Plaatjies, Vernol Fillis and Makwenkwe Pamle Theescombe attack: prosecutor seeks life...
View ArticleLIVE: Panayiotou and co-accused in court
Christopher Panayiotou and co-accused Sizwezakhe Vumazonke and Sinethemba Nenembe will appear briefly in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court this morning. This is a mandatory court appearance and the...
View ArticleSouth African forces attack Congo rebels‚ sparking possible diplomatic row
SANDF Rooivalk attack helicopters have launched multiple attacks on Islamic-linked rebel forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ugandan separatist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...
View ArticlePanayiotou case postponed until January 2016
Murder accused Christopher Panayiotou made a brief appearance in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court this morning, where his case was postponed to 11 January 2016 for further investigation....
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Author just one of many wanting to help pupils after devastating fire
SEVERAL good Samaritans have come forward to assist a Helenvale school, ravaged by a blaze after thieves started a fire during a break-in. Last Thursday’s fire at nofees school Bayview Primary – where...
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Skywise passengers left high and dry
AIRLINE: Skywise has been grounded indefinitely Travel plans up in the air as airline is grounded indefinitely over service fee arrears THOUSANDS of South Africans’ holiday plans were thrown into...
View ArticleSlaps fly in constituency office scuffle over stamp
SUSPENDED Nelson Mandela Bay DA councillor Bahle Ngqondela has opened a case of assault against one of the party’s activists following a scuffle over a council-issued stamp. Activist Mxolisi Breakfast,...
View ArticleGirlfriend kidnapped after failure to pay for costly bull
A HOGSBACK woman’s 20-hour kidnap drama has been linked to the failure of a freelance herdsman to pay an East London businessman R10 000 for his Christmas bull. Arrests are imminent as police...
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Mali’s future in the balance
KNIGHT MALI DA councillor could be fired over claims he worked with ANC to undermine Trollip THE future of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Knight Mali hangs in the balance as the DA’s national bosses...
View ArticleTerror in California: gunmen massacre 14
THE Californian town of San Bernardino was in a state of siege last night as police hunted for up to three gunmen in military dress who opened fire at a centre for disabled people, killing at least...
View ArticleResidents urged to be alert
Warning comes after PE couple held hostage during daring robbery AUTHORITIES are warning residents to expect a spike in house robberies as the festive season approaches. The warning comes just hours...
View ArticleCourt to give ruling on state’s appeal in Pistorius case
OSCAR Pistorius will find out today whether he will be branded a murderer for shooting his girlfriend. This morning, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will deliver its ruling on the National...
View ArticleBucket toilets service hitch
ALMOST half of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s bucket collection trucks are not on the road, hampering the city’s ability to provide a biweekly pail-collection service. This, and staff...
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