Alleged rapist in court after woman bites off piece his tongue
A 24-year-old man accused of allegedly raping a 66-year-old Eastern Cape woman – who bit off a piece of his tongue during the ordeal – appeared before the Centane Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning....
View ArticleBusy rescue weekend for NSRI
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) experienced a busy weekend with several callouts. NSRI Plettenberg Bay responded to a woman on a jet-ski in difficulty in the Keurboom River Mouth yesterday...
View ArticleExpected peak season travel times to help you plan
If you’re travelling to or from Port Elizabeth this festive season, knowing what to expect could make your journey just a bit easier. Here’s a list of the expected peak travel times over the December...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly raping 12-year-old girl
The Family Violence‚ Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) at Butterworth in the Eastern Cape has arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping a 12-year-old. The attack allegedly occurred...
View ArticleUnhappy Kings players give ultimatum
EP Rugby President Cheeky Watson and members of the union’s executive met with a group of Kings Rugby players at the union’s offices in Port Elizabeth this morning. Kings players, led by Kevin Luiters...
View ArticleDebit order fraudsters back with a vengeance
The new process of fining the originators of unauthorised debit orders up to R1‚000 per debit order has not weeded out the fraud syndicates who continue to defraud unsuspecting consumers. Fred...
View ArticleMan in court for sheep farmer’s murder
A man appeared in the Aberdeen Magistrate’s Court this afternoon after being implicated in the murder of sheep farmer George “Schalk” Featherstone last week. Despite two suspects being taken in for...
View ArticlePrison warder bust for dagga
A 38-year-old prison warder from Oudtshoorn was arrested by Grahamstown police on Sunday night after 12.7kg of dagga was found inside his vehicle. The man was caught by the Highway Patrol unit who...
View ArticleDA councillor’s wife gets bail after arrest for theft
THE wife of a DA councillor in Nelson Mandela Bay was arrested yesterday for theft totalling almost R900 000. Yvette Greyling, 43, was released on bail of R1 000 after appearing briefly in the Port...
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School nets R1m in help from company
HAPPY DAY: Gelvandale’s Papenkuil Primary School principal Neil Deerling, Oceana Group director Lea Conrad, and Oceana Group representative Renzke Treu get a special thank you from pupil Hope Salter,...
View ArticleGeorge child abuse trial postponement angers parents
FAMILY and friends of some of the young girls who were allegedly raped and sexually abused by a George father are frustrated after the case was postponed yesterday. The man faces more than 3 000...
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Icon remembered in 4 000-piece mosaic artwork
MADIBA MAGIC: University of Fort Hare law student Mandilakhe Koyana, 21, shows the large mosaic of Nelson Mandela.Picture: STEPHANIE LLOYD AN EASTERN Cape law student who tapped into the arty side of...
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Popular fabric shop forced to shut
END OF AN ERA: Longstanding Nelson Mandela Bay fabrics company Mums is thought to have become the latest casualty of the struggling textile industry and will soon go under the hammer. Picture: BRIAN...
View ArticleFarm killing: man appears
Suspect faces second murder charge ONE of the men arrested at the weekend in connection with a brutal farm killing in Aberdeen last week appeared in the town’s magistrate’s court yesterday. Prominent...
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Deaths rise to 16 just two weeks into initiation season
TERRIBLE TOLL: Three more initiates have died THREE more initiates have died in the Eastern Cape, pushing the initiation death toll within the first two weeks of the circumcision season to 16....
View Article171 arrested in Uitenhage over the weekend
MORE THAN 170 suspects were arrested in Uitenhage over the weekend in a sting dubbed Operation Duty Calls Festive Season. The operation, ahead of the festive season aims to clean up the Metro of...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius arrives at court
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius had to brave a large media contingent outside the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday morning, with photographers jostling for space to snap a picture of the...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius studying business law
Former athlete Oscar Pistorius disclosed during a Pretoria High Court appearance today that he is studying while serving house arrest for the killing of his girlfriend. “I have enrolled at the London...
View ArticleCouncillor Mali’s DA membership terminated
Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Knight Mali’s DA membership has been terminated, it was announced today. According to a press statement, councillor Mali was under suspension for a number of different and...
View ArticleGelvandale man arrested for rape of 2-year-old girl
A 41-year-old Gelvandale man will appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for allegedly raping a 2-year-old girl. Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the man, who cannot be...
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