Suspect arrested for public violence in Walmer
Picture: Supplied A 36-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged for public violence during a protest in Walmer today. The suspect is due to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court today....
View ArticleIthuba blames Quick Pick number mystery on ‘small technicality’
National Lottery operator Ithuba is investigating how an Eastern Cape man was issued seven Lotto and Powerball “Quick Pick” tickets with the same sequence of numbers‚ but it’s not up to it to tell the...
View ArticleWALMER AT WAR
Five arrested as rioters cause widespread damage. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE Five arrested as rioters cause widespread damage WALMER descended into a raging battleground yesterday as thousands of...
View ArticleTaxi associations act on overloading
Safety checks: Uncedo Service Taxi Association members conduct a roadblock yesterday. Picture: Eugene Coetzee HUNDREDS of KwaNobuhle commuters saw their journey to work yesterday take a slight detour...
View ArticleBay surfer aims to break world record
OFF THE LIP: Josh Enslin cuts back on a wave as he prepares for his attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest surfing marathon later this year. Picture: GRANT ‘CEA-LEGGS’ CLEGG A PORT...
View ArticleNMMU in big takkie drive for schools
NOT SO TACKY Biokinetics masters students at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, from left, Siphesihle Nqeniso, Larissa Adams and Danielle Smith with their supervisor Prof Cheryl Walter, in the...
View ArticleSpike in Summerstrand robberies
NMMU warns students to be vigilant as cops hunt for pair terrorising suburb A MANHUNT is under way for a group of knifewielding robbers terrorising university students and residents living in...
View ArticleVIDEO: In loving memory of Alida Davis
AFTER beating breast cancer a few years ago, the overall 2013 The Herald GM Citizen of the Year winner – described as an angel of compassion – Alida Davis, died earlier this week following a further...
View ArticleMaimane: ‘Suspend visa regulations with immediate effect’
President Jacob Zuma referred to them as “unintended consequences”. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane instead chose to call them an “economic catastrophe”. Maimane on Friday led a protest...
View ArticleViral video highlights dangers of social media
One of the most popular YouTube video watched by South African this week, highlights the potential danger social media has on the youth of today. In the video posted by Coby Persin, 21, he showcases...
View ArticleBrazen gang attack
Rescuer almost killed as boys in school uniform seize woman in Walmer A HORRIFYING and brazen gang attack in broad daylight in which a young woman narrowly escaped possible rape and murder in Walmer,...
View ArticlePremier addresses violent protest
CONCERN: Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle and NMB mayor Danny Jordaan. PICTURE: EUGENE COETZEE EASTERN Cape premier Phumulo Masualle said Walmer Township was receiving his undivided attention....
View ArticleSt Francis folk fear being washed away
COASTAL EROSION: Weekend Post reader Robin Moulang provided a few pictures illustrating the eroding state of the St Francis Bay sand spit ST FRANCIS Bay residents are deeply concerned that in the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Call on community to unite for safety
VIGIL FOR JUSTICE: Port Elizabeth community members came in their hundreds to support the march from Kings Beach to Hobie Beach for justice for slain Muslim student Asadullah Ajimudin. Picture: BRIAN...
View ArticleOscar to be released this week
While it’s unlikely that there will be the same intense media attention for the “Blade Runner”, television stations are already preparing for his release from Kgosi Mampuru Prison on Friday. File...
View ArticleElephant skin may save injured rhinos
PATCHED UP: iThemba, the rhino mutilated by poachers for her horn has a good chance of recovery after getting a skin graft from an elephant.Image by: SAVING THE SURVIVORS Grafts of elephant skin could...
View ArticleKids return to Israel as mom remains in SA
A FORMER Port Elizabeth woman opted to remain in South Africa, while her three children flew back to Israel with their father at the weekend as per a court order. She refused to comment yesterday. The...
View ArticleDad finds his son shot dead
A BETHELSDORP father came across the body of his son, moments after he was shot dead outside their home early yesterday. Police spokeswoman Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said the home owner heard...
View ArticleAnimal angel Ellen Dunning dies at 76
DEVOTED TO DOGS: Ellen Dunning, founder of Domestic Animal Care, spent the last 37 years of her life caring for stray dogs. She is seen with some of those who benefited from her selfless dedication....
View ArticleHelping is in the blood for cancer survivor
PAYING IT FORWARD: Igazi Foundation volunteer Zodwa Dube is a regular blooddonor to the SA National Blood Service at the Port Elizabeth Provincial HospitalPicture: GILLIAN McAINSH Recruiting bone...
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