Man injured in Schauderville shooting
Picture: EUGENE COETZEE A 28-year-old man was shot during a suspected gang shooting outside Adolph Schauder Primary School this morning. It was reported that the man endured two bullet wounds to his...
View ArticleViolence erupts in Ward 41 conflict
One of the residents whose shack was set alight had to run for his life as he was pelted with stones. Picture: Yoliswa Sobuwa Police are monitoring two different groups of Ward 41 residents who have...
View ArticleM&G apology shows there’s ‘no need for proposed media tribunal’
An apology by the Mail & Guardian to the Democratic Alliance (DA) is proof that “self-regulation can work and that there is no need for draconian censorship measures”. That’s how the DA on Friday...
View ArticleMore than R10 000 worth of Khat confiscated
Warrant Officer Rigby Mitchell holding some of the Khat that was confiscated by police. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN About R18 000 worth of Khat believed to have been smuggled into Port Elizabeth by bus...
View ArticleAuthor Harper Lee dies at age of 89
Harper Lee‚ the American novelist widely known for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird has died at the age of 89‚ according to reports. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ published in 1960‚ won the Pulitzer Prize and...
View ArticleGALLERY: Armed Forces Day rehearsals
Fabulous pictures of the rehearsals taking place today along the beachfront in preparation for Armed Forces Day on Sunday. The Silver Falcons, a squadron of choppers and a Hercules aircraft followed by...
View ArticleBay penguins buck trend
RICH DIVERSITY: Penguins and oystercatchers on Jahleel Island. Picture: LLOYD EDWARDS Innovative system to protect sardines they feed on is paying off, writes Guy Rogers SINCE 2004 the global...
View ArticleTwo arrested after car chase, shootout
A CAR chase and shootout in Motherwell ended in the arrest of two people and the recovery of a hijacked vehicle. Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said when members of the Port Elizabeth...
View ArticleGALLERY: Spectacular end to ‘armed invasion’
AWESOME, exciting, spectacular and out of this world. These were the words used by some of the thousands of spectators who flocked to the Port Elizabeth beachfront yesterday to describe the display of...
View ArticleSearch on for third suspect after kidnap
TWO men will appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an eight-year-old boy outside his Mill Park daycare centre on Friday afternoon. The...
View ArticleDeadlock on AbaThembu acting king
THE AbaThembu kingship succession is still far from being finalised as ameeting of AmaDlomo – the AbaThembu ruling royal clan – again deadlocked on choosing an acting king. It had been thought that the...
View ArticleMolly among UCT casualties
MOURNED BY MANY: People gather to pay their respects after PE anti-apartheid activist Molly Blackburn’s death in 1985 Collages on PE’s anti-apartheid icon believed torched in student protests REVERED...
View ArticleYoung marchers demand crackdown on crime
SICK AND TIRED: Hundreds of youngsters take part in the march to City Hall. Picture: NICK MOULD ZERO tolerance of illegal behaviour, more visible policing and a crackdown on gangs were some of the...
View ArticleActivist to be sworn in as PR councillor
JUANITA SMITH A NORTHERN areas businesswoman and passionate anti-abuse activist, Juanita Smith, is expected to be sworn in as COPE’s new PR councillor today. Smith, 50, replaces former councillor Monde...
View ArticleNew app for Baywest visitors
MESSAGES ON THEMOVE: Baywest’s new app keeps shoppers up to date on deals, specials and other happenings as they move through the centre. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE Host of information for shopping mall...
View ArticleProtest campers face legal action
PUTTING ON PRESSURE: Concerned parents Marlon Daniels, Jacobus Tus, Desire Visagie, Chief Khoi San SA and Crawford Fraser look at Christian Martin. They have been camping at the Education Department in...
View ArticleSearch for PE girl, 14, missing since Thursday
Tanya Botha A SEARCH is under way for a missing 14-year-old girl from Port Elizabeth after family members informed the Mount Road police station that she had not been seen since Thursday evening. Tanya...
View Article‘You are dishonest’– Krejcir tells judge
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir told Judge Colin Lamont in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday that he was dishonest and biased. Krejcir, dressed in a white T-shirt, stood up during his sentencing...
View ArticleWATCH: Baby elephant saved after falling into drain
This video, which shows an amazing act of kindness, was posted to YouTube by HESCCheetahCentre on Thursday. According to HESCCheetahCentre, the rescuers and brothers, Johan Bezuidenhout and Quenton du...
View ArticleFisherman dies at sea after asthma attack
A 51-year-old fisherman died at sea after suffering an Asthma attack on board a chokka fishing boat near Port Elizabeth on Monday morning‚ despite a scramble to obtain emergency assistance for the...
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