Khumalo in hot water over racist Facebook post
The Gauteng sports, arts, culture and recreation department has started an internal disciplinary process against employee Velaphi Khumalo over his racist Facebook comments. Acknowledging him as an...
View ArticleBay teenager to appear in court for attempted murder
A TEENAGER will appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court tomorrow on three counts of attempted murder. The 19-year-old suspect, who police say is a known gangster, allegedly shot at a man in...
View ArticleeNCA anchor taken off air for ‘mocking’ Motshekga
eNCA senior anchor Andrew Barnes has been taken off air following his perceived mockery of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s pronunciation of certain words on air. “We have begun disciplinary...
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Hugs and smiles at high-achieving PE schools
TOTAL GLORY: Pearson High School pupils were elated after receiving their Grade 12 results. Pearson boasted a 100% pass rate for the 11th consecutive year, with 94% qualifying for bachelor’s degree...
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ANC bans journo over ‘pantypreneur’ comments
The ANC has decided to ban journalist Carien du Plessis from attending its 104th anniversary celebration in Rustenburg this weekend following a tweet referring to people attending the event as...
View ArticleR900 000 theft case postponed
A FORMER estate agent and wife of a DA councillor in Nelson Mandela Bay will return to court later this month in connection with the theft of almost R900 000. Yvette Greyling, 43, the founder of Just...
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Baartman movie project gets new boost
SAARTJIE BAARTMAN “SAARTJIE Baartman did not have a voice, and 200 years later she talks through me.” This was said by Cape Town filmmaker and stage performer Deidre Jantjies, 25, of her ambitious...
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Policy brief acknowledges medicinal benefit of dagga
MEDICINAL USE: Dagga benefits have long been touted THE Medical Research Council (MRC) has published a policy brief acknowledging there was sufficient evidence that the medicinal use of dagga can...
View ArticlePlan to remove 40 tons of biodiesel from leaking trawler wreck near PE
A FUEL leak at the wreck of a crayfish trawler close to the Port Elizabeth coast prompted quick action from clean-up crews, who will soon remove what could be close to 40 tons of biodiesel from the...
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Assault probe launched after domestic worker hit by rock
Nozuko Cola who was assaulted by minors. Picture: MIKE HOLMES A PORT Elizabeth domestic worker has laid a common assault complaint against her employer’s neighbour, whose child threw a rock at her....
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Death in prison questioned
PEACE MAKER, archbishop Mphuthumi Matyana was in the thick in bid to calm tempers at the funeral of Luvuyo Manqunyana yesterday. Picture: HENDRICK MPHANDE Sister claims brother’s body showed signs of...
View ArticleMalema to meet Dalindyebo
The jailed king of the abaThembu people will receive the commander-in-chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Saturday. A press alert from the party said that “EFF officials led by CIC Julius...
View ArticleMan slain with assegai in Eastern Cape
A 19-year old man was stabbed to death with a homemade assegai on Thursday in Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. According to police spokesperson Captain Jackson Manatha, it is believed that a...
View ArticleVelaphi Khumalo suspended with full pay
Government employee Velaphi Khumalo has been suspended with full pay from the Gauteng Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation Department. In a Facebook post, Khumalo called for black South Africans to do...
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Hard work pays off for top Eastern Cape matric
Emma Finestone (Pearson High) 2nd; Theresa Brummer (Collegiate Girl High) 1st; Odwa Jim (St Johns College (Mthatha) 3rd top matrics in the Province for 2015 during a gala event at East London ICC....
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6 000km wildlife ride
FLYING THE FLAG: Rangers have been giving Wayne Bolton a hero’s welcome as he visits each of the national parks during his 6 000km odyssey Below, STAYING COOL: Wildlife campaigner Bolton sets out...
View ArticleZero fee hikes not sustainable, says NMMU official
NELSON Mandela Metropolitan University’s (NMMU) newly-appointed finance executive director, Mike Monaghan, says zero increases in fees are not sustainable and the government needs to do more. His...
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Animal dumping spikes
DOG’S LIFE: Neglect and dumping of animals keeps rescue bodies busier than usual over the festive season ANIMAL dumping, a disturbing trend which reflects the moral fibre of a society, is rearing its...
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Water crisis leaves towns in dire straits
CARTING WATER: Greenfields, Maclear, resident Letitia Nodikana had to walk a distance to get water from a communal tap, which she said was only enough for drinking and cooking. Picture: ROCHELLE DE...
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Woman dies, scores hurt in city-centre bus crash
FREAK ACCIDENT: A woman died and 44 passengers were injured when a bus collided with the Standard Bank building in Commercial Road in Port Elizabeth. Emergency personal scrambled to tend to the...
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