Man killed in yard of Despatch home
A DESPATCH man has been gunned down in the front yard of his Solomon Mahlangu Street house. Tyron Biehl, 57, was shot several times in the upper body on Saturday at about 8pm. The gunman fled on foot....
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Forum makes strides in assisting unemployed artisans, youth
Education activist Richard Draai A NON-PROFIT organisation aimed at addressing high levels of joblessness among artisans in Nelson Mandela Bay has already helped place more than 30 unemployed youths on...
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Tsotsobe family spreads sport gospel
Former South African fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe Famous siblings hold event to launch non-profit organisation AS CHILDREN, the Tsotsobes grew up playing sports, something which kept them united as a...
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Friends describe how girls were mowed down
Lorren Abrahams, 20, (left) and Jaydene Lucas, 16 (right). DISTRAUGHT witnesses to an alleged hit-and-run accident in which two young sea cadets were mowed down by a suspected drunk driver have told of...
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A life with links to Livingstone
FLORAL TRIBUTE: Nurse manager Patricia Deysel received flowers on her last day at Livingstone Hospital. Picture: MIKE HOLMES Nurse manager retires after 42-year career connected to Bay hospital where...
View ArticleManageress tells of shock at grisly find
“I WAS shocked when this came to light. I heard no screaming, no crying, or any sign that there was anything wrong.” This was said by the manageress of the modest Port Elizabeth city centre building...
View ArticleZuma lands high-profile role at the United Nations
President Jacob Zuma has been appointed to co co-chair a United Nations High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth alongside President François Hollande of France. The appointment...
View ArticleWhatsApp to drop support for BlackBerry and Nokia
By the end of this year, WhatsApp Messenger plans to end support to mobile platforms such as Blackberry and Nokia, according to a notice it posted to its site on Friday. The Facebook-owned company in a...
View ArticleHearing into abuse of religious systems starts tomorrow
NELSON Mandela Bay pastors, prophets, priests and other religious leaders will gather tomorrow for the Eastern Cape leg of the national hearings by the CRL Rights Commission on the commercialisation...
View ArticleWATCH: Woman beaten at taxi rank
Video footage of two women fighting at a taxi rank is doing the rounds. It is not clear what caused the fight, but a woman is seen being beaten by another woman for over a minute until the by-standers...
View ArticleVarsity Cup matches postponed
All Varsity Cup matches have been postponed for today, according to NMMU’s Facebook page. The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International Board took a decision to postpone all fixtures for...
View ArticleI never left ANC, says UF defector Lungile Mxube
THE Eastern Cape convener of the United Front (UF), Lungile Mxube, has defected back to the ANC. Mxube said yesterday he had never deserted the ANC and only joined the UF because he did not know it was...
View ArticleReligious leaders ‘offended’
A COMMISSION tasked with investigating the commercialisation of religion and the abuse of people’s beliefs will hold a hearing in Port Elizabeth today. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection...
View ArticlePresidency in call for calm over Moyane
IN reaction to ongoing speculation about a standoff between President Jacob Zuma and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, the Presidency issued a statement yesterday saying issues were being addressed...
View ArticleGumtree sale of son ‘left her cold’
A MOTHER who tried to sell her baby online felt nothing when she handed him over to a buyer last year. The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court heard yesterday that the 20-year-old woman interacted with...
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Zoe thrilled to star in ‘The Voice’
SMILE OF SUCCESS: Zoe Mtila THE journey back home flashed before her when Zoe Mtila, Port Elizabeth’s The Voice South Africa contestant, neared the end of her song – with no coaches turning. But with...
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Determined baby waits till Leap Day
DADS’ DELIGHT: Two proud dads with their Leap Day babies at Life St George’s Hospital. Leslie van der Merwe, left, holds his son Zac and Thulane Mngenela his daughter, Mcina. Picture : EUGENE COETZEE...
View ArticlePlan for new meeting with ‘mole’
Fresh twist emerges in standoff between Zuma and Gordhan THE ANC said yesterday it was necessary for its secretary-general, Gwede Mantashe, and his deputy, Jessie Duarte, to meet an alleged mole from...
View ArticleBarclays makes firm intention to sell Absa
UK banking group Barclays Group on Tuesday made firm its intention to sell its 62.3% stake in Barclays Africa Group (formerly Absa). The global banker listed as part of its rationale for the sell-down...
View ArticlePresidency: NDPP decision to drop charges will ‘withstand any scrutiny’
The Presidency on Monday said the “proceedings are an abuse of process by a political party in order to advance a political agenda”. The highest office in the land also seemed confident that the...
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