Maimane swiftly condemned for Sparrow comment
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane was swift to comment on a racist Facebook post that was keeping South African Twitter users busy on Monday (04/01/2016) morning. But‚ by joining the online...
View ArticleDA lays criminal charges against Sparrow
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday (04/01/2016) laid criminal charges against Penny Sparrow “for investigation of crimen injuria for infringing the dignity of all South Africans and for...
View ArticleEastern Cape EMS official stabbed to death
AN Eastern Cape ambulance official was stabbed to death this morning (04/01/2016) while attending an emergency call at Woodlands near Kareedouw. EMS manager Dominic Francis confirmed the incident to...
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We fear for our safety – Penny Sparrow’s daughter
Penny Sparrow’s daughter has broken her silence on a race row that has gripped the country. Sparrow had taken to Facebook and described black beachgoers as “monkeys”, in an apparent reaction to litter...
View ArticleHundreds arrested in Uitenhage over the New Year weekend
A total of 273 suspected criminals were arrested in the Uitenhage Cluster over the New Year weekend. Police spokeswoman Lieutenant Gerda Swart said the arrests came during a series of crime prevention...
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Six killed in gruesome crash near Thornhill
IN PIECES: Six people died when this Ford Bantam bakkie left the road and hit a tree yesterday. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE A FUN afternoon drive ended tragically yesterday when six people died and three...
View ArticleSuspect in court for New Year’s Eve break-in
A 28-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly breaking into a house on New Year’s Eve was released on R300 bail by the Port Elizabeth Magistrate court earlier today. Police spokeswoman Colonel...
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Awards to celebrate arts in PE tomorrow
THEATRICAL SUCCESS: The annual Twelfth Night Awards ceremony tomorrow will celebrate the success of last year’s shows. Pictured are the cast of last month’s ‘Music! Movies! Magic!’, clockwise from...
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Metro comes to aid of family
Elian Lepico ioutside her burned house in Colridge Road, Schauderville. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI A PORT Elizabeth family lost all their possessions in a fire which gutted their Schauderville home on...
View ArticleTeenagers among dead
Victims of horror crash named Yesterday, police said the driver was Tyron November, 45, and the passengers were Yoliswa Simani, Linda Thembani, and Siundokuhle Badi, all 16, as well as 15-year-olds...
View ArticleKhoisan outcry over proposed movie
THE Gamtkwa Khoisan Council has lashed out at Beyonce Knowles-Carter, calling her disrespectful for not consulting them about a proposed Sarah Baartman movie. The UK’s The Sun newspaper reported that...
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Medic dies in row over money
Pietie Links an EMS official that died after he was stabbed in the neck while on duty Attempt to collect a debt ends in stabbing incident near Kareedouw A DISPUTE over money turned violent yesterday...
View ArticleShow goes on in Plettenberg Bay despite sozzled singer’s arrest
A PROMINENT South African rock singer plans to book into rehab following a series of violent drink-fuelled incidents which will see him face assault and malicious damage to property charges. Former...
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Hooters gigs not a hoot for residents
BUSY TIME: Hooters staff, from left, Rene Dyer, Yolanda Masoka, Chelsi Harrison and Chante van der Walt, are being kept extra busy on concert nights. Picture: MIKE HOLMES Some find pub noise levels...
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Anxious wait after farmer’s son plunges 60m
The waterfall a 22-year old man fell 60 meters down from on a farm near Kareedouw “RIGHT now, we can only hope for a miracle.” These were the words of distraught Kareedouw farmer Herclé van Huyssteen,...
View ArticleDismay as national matric pass rate expected to drop
WITH Education Minister Angie Motshekga expected to announce a drop in the national matric pass rate today, education experts are still trying to explain the reasons for the decline. Professor John...
View ArticleWATCH: Addo rangers rescues baby elephant
Despite sweltering heat and the obvious danger of a huge herd of elephants nearby, rangers at the Addo Elephant National Park successfully saved a baby elephant that got stuck in a deep ditch near...
View ArticleTwo suspected Port Elizabeth gangsters arrested
TWO suspected gangsters have been arrested over the past week for shootings linked to the ongoing gang violence in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas. Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said that...
View ArticleBeyonce not worthy of playing Sarah Baartman – Chief
Sarah Baartman’s story is not American megastar Beyoncé’s to tell, said a local chief of the Ghonaqua First Peoples. “She lacks the basic human dignity to be worthy of writing Sarah’s story, let alone...
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#ClassOf2015: Get your Herald here
Matric results will be in The Herald tomorrow! You will be able to get your copy of The Herald hot off the press at all major retail outlets as well as street corners and at Newspaper House in Baakens...
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