Rapper having a blast despite legal worries
AMERICAN rapper Mos Def and his family were having a ball in Cape Town despite their legal woes, his lawyer said yesterday. The celebrity, who now goes by the name Yasiin Bey, lodged an application in...
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Navy gets old-age home shipshape
SA Navy manpower is being used to revamp the Ekuphumleni Home for the Aged in Zwide. Picture: MIKE HOLMES R1m refurbishment part of Legacy Project A GOOD navy should know a thing or two about how to...
View ArticleRhodes staff demand safety plan for protests
UNIONISED Rhodes University academics and staff are demanding a safety plan for students and staff. Meetings were held this week but vice-chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela said he was not ready to comment...
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Rescued baboon flown to sanctuary
LITTLE MONKEY: General Lee is used to people A TWO-MONTH-OLD baboon landed at his new home at the Riverside Wildlife Sanctuary in Tzaneen yesterday after the Uitenhage SPCA rescued the affectionate...
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Mokonyane gives breakaways a tongue-lashing
NOMVULA MOKONYANE ANC National Executive Committee member Nomvula Mokonyane has lashed out at political party leaders who broke away from the ANC – saying they will never rise again. Mokonyane was...
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Mountain of rubbish builds up at school
GROWING PILE: DA mayoral candidate Athol Trollip points out the piles of rubbish at Kama Primary School in New Brighton, where the DA cleaned and found this dumping site on the school premises....
View ArticleStandard Bank system downtime on Sunday
Standard Bank customers can expect system downtime on Sunday, 7 February in order for the bank to do system changes. According to the bank, this will affect the ability of customers to perform certain...
View ArticleBody of missing girl found
THE decomposed body of a teenaged girl was found in dense bushes near Damaskus farm in Booysen Park, Bethelsdorp, yesterday. It was located after a dog was seen feeding off some of the teenager’s...
View ArticleSix arrested in Kamesh, Uitenhage
Six suspects were arrested and a firearm seized after a 35-year-old man was shot and injured at Puffin Street in Kamesh, Uitenhage yesterday morning. Police in Kamesh with assistance from surrounding...
View ArticleZuma may pay back some money‚ but remains critical of report
President Jacob Zuma believes the auditor-general and minister of finance are capable of “independently and impartially” determining how much money he owes for the Nkandla upgrades. On Tuesday morning‚...
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1.5m lizard takes a dip in Pretoria family’s pool
A 1.5 metre lizard that took refuge in a Pretoria home pool on Monday. A Pretoria family had a shock of their lives when a 1.5 metre lizard took refuge in their suburban home pool on Monday evening....
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DA wary of Zuma’s Nkandla settlement proposal
Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday (03/02/2016) morning said it will be meeting with its legal counsel before commenting further. The Economic...
View ArticleSimba takes a bite out of ‘copycat’ competitor
A small local potato crisp manufacturer has to change its logo and packaging after Simba chips accused it of being a copycat. The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) partially upheld...
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DJ rocks PE children with new uniforms
GIVING BACK: Loyiso High pupils celebrate the 100 new uniforms they received from DJ Nwaiza, centre right. Vusi Thanda from SABC 1 comedy ‘Emzini Wezinsizwa’ was also there. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN A...
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Phiyega to reply to Ipid charges‚ as Popcru throws weight behind her
RIAH PHIYEGA Suspended national police commissioner Riah Phiyega will on Wednesday (03/02/2016) give her response to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (Ipid) decision to press charges...
View ArticleAndrew Trench joins TMG
Andrew Trench joins Times Media as digital editor News24 editor-in-chief Andrew Trench is joining Times Media as digital editor, the group announced on Wednesday. He will drive Times Media’s digital...
View ArticleWATCH: Teacher gets rough with pupils
What appears to be a teacher at East Rand’s Olympia Park School (a Lutheran Special Education Ministries school) has been caught on video slapping and shoving a pupil. A second video showed the same...
View ArticleVacancy: Junior Multimedia Reporter
POSITION: JUNIOR MULTIMEDIA REPORTER REPORTING TO: DIGITAL EDITOR DEPARTMENT: EDITORIAL LOCATION: PORT ELIZABETH The Herald is looking to hire a multimedia reporter to join our digital first team to...
View ArticleWatch: Road rage bloody fist fight in EL
A BLOODY road rage brawl erupted in East London out of an argument between two motorists over a lane change. The fight was caught on camera by a passerby and was posted to social media. It happened in...
View ArticleWATCH: Phiyega will defend her actions at Marikana
Suspended national police commissioner Riah Phiyega said on Wednesday she believes there is a “witch hunt” against her as she prepares to prove her fitness to hold office. She was responding to the...
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