SAA at risk of running out of cash after credit cancelled
SA AIRWAYS (SAA) is at risk of running out of cash this month following the cancellation of a R250-million credit facility from Citibank in December‚ on which it depended for short-term funding. SAA...
View ArticleAward for Sarah Baartman area
District named second-best ANC-run municipality ENSURING leadership stability and avoiding political interference in municipal administration is the key to its recognition as the second-best performing...
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PE surfer makes waves with third record bid
RIDING THE WAVE: Josh Enslin takes cover in a barrel. He has his eyes set on another world record. Picture: GRANT ‘CEA-LEGGS’ CLEGG PORT Elizabeth surfer Josh Enslin will again test his mental...
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Water gushes out of pipes at housing project
WHAT A WASTE: A Chatty Extension 13 resident inspects one of the pipes pouring out thousands of litres of water a day. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE THOUSANDS of litres of fresh, drinking water is gushing...
View ArticleMetro urged to limit use of external lawyers
INSTEAD of wasting hefty amounts on private lawyers to represent the metro in internal disciplinary cases against its employees, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality should beef up its legal services...
View ArticleDA to launch plans for PE metro police force
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday said it has “a viable solution to start saving lives and finally win the fight againts drug lords and gangsters” in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB). This‚ the party said‚...
View Article64-year-old woman shot in the leg
A 64-year-old woman was shot in the leg after four armed suspects entered her home in Mgwanza Street, KwaNobuhle last night (11/01/2016). According to police, the suspects entered the home and demanded...
View ArticlePanayiotou murder accused to apply for bail
ONE of the men accused of murdering school teacher Jayde Panayiotou will apply for bail as soon as his sentence for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition is concluded this week. A lawyer for...
View ArticleFestive season road death toll at 1755
A total of 1755 people perished on South Africa’s roads during the festive season‚ an 11% increase from the 2014 figure of 1535 fatalities‚ Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said in Pretoria on Tuesday....
View ArticleOscar’s lawyer: This is how appeal court went wrong
In finding Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder‚ the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) exceeded its jurisdiction and made errors of law. This is the contention by Pistorius’s lawyer in an application filed on...
View ArticleRoyal family faction rejects Dalindyebo’s son as new king
A faction of the abaThembu royal family has rejected support for Prince Azenathi Zanelizwe Dalindyebo, son of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, to assume the throne while his father serves time in jail. A...
View ArticleParys as farmers appear in court
There was a heavy police presence outside the Parys Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for the appearance of four farmers accused of killing two suspected farm attackers. Barbed wire had been unrolled...
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All systems go for new school year in the Bay
SCHOOL STARTS: Grade 1 orientation took place at Summerwood Primary yesterday, a day before the new school year starts, with eager little faces lining the corridors at the school in Summerstrand. In...
View ArticleEducation heads ‘must be fired’
THE ANC Youth League in the Eastern Cape wants Education MEC Mandla Makupula fired, together with his district directors and the principals of under-performing schools. This follows the dismal 2015...
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Seven days behind bars for serious traffic offences
FAST OPERATOR: DJ Black Coffee was arrested for speeding ROAD traffic offenders could find themselves behind bars for seven days before being allowed to apply for bail. In addition, if a plan by...
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Trollip urges implementation of metro police
CALL FOR ACTION: NelsonMandela Bay DA mayoral candidate Athol Trollip and councillor Gustav Rautenbach call on the ANC to implement the metro police force Picture: MKHULULI NDAMASE CURBING water and...
View ArticlePressure on for ANC elective conference
Branches expected to hold meetings by Wednesday, paving way for new leadership THE ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay hopes to wrap up its branch meetings next Wednesday to pave the way for an elective...
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Ngqezana not keen on becoming Makana’s mayor
LIKHAYA NGQEZANA FORMER Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral adviser Likhaya Ngqezana has been nominated as a councillor candidate for Grahamstown’s Makana municipality, with some in the ANC eyeing him to take...
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U’hage girl at the top of her game
CHESS QUEEN: Jesse February was named chess player of the year for 2014-15. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI chess aficionada Jesse February has been named South Africa’s 2014-15 Young International Player of...
View ArticleForeign visitor numbers rise
Minister downplays effect of less harsh visa laws SOUTH Africa’s tourism industry appears to have been resuscitated. Yesterday, Home Affairs revealed that the number of foreign arrivals to the country...
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