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A 1.6km-wide tornado has swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes and leaving at least 51 people dead.

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SAS Charlotte Maxeke. Image by: AMBROSE PETERS

Feuding neighbours land in court once again

AN elderly Port Elizabeth woman who locked her landlady in a garage was yesterday acquitted of kidnapping, but not before the magistrate warned her and the landlady to stop terrorising one another. Watch the video here.

Illegal school to be probed

HARD AT WORK: Grade 1 teacher Michelle van Heerden assists pupils at an illegal school in Heath Street, Sydenham, Port Elizabeth. Picture: MIKE HOLMES

Protesters block road over 'broken promises'

HOME FIRES: People living in Timothy Valley and Kwanoxolo in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth protest against the poor condition of their houses and the rectification programme that has been stopped due to a lack of funds. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI

Chess genius Charlize wins international title

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES: Chess whizzes Charlize van Zyl, 13, (front) with her sister Chanelle, 15, at Collegiate Girls' High School. Picture: MIKE HOLMES

News Teachers: fury over unspent R533m THE Eastern Cape Education Department has underspent on teachers' salaries by more than R500- million. This has outraged many schools which have suffered teacher shortages because of a claimed lack of funds.
News Bay leaders on the carpet over 'anarchy' THE ANC in the Eastern Cape summoned Nelson Mandela Bay political leaders to its headquarters in Calata House yesterday to explain the latest claims of political interference in the city's administration.
News Varsities to march against violence EASTERN Cape universities will march against violence towards women today.
News Bhisho underspending triples UNDERSPENDING by the Eastern Cape provincial government nearly tripled in the financial year to March.
News Angry scenes in three Bay protests DISGRUNTLED Kleinskool residents promised to make the area ungovernable as they protested against appalling living conditions yesterday.
News Residents on rampage after no-show DISGRUNTLED Wells Estate residents resorted to violence last night after Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Ben Fihla failed to arrive for a meeting they had asked him to attend.
News Trampled ranger out of hospital THE field ranger who escaped death last week when he was trampled by a one-ton buffalo at the Addo Elephant National Park, has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home.
News Protea joins team rhino PROTEAS and Warriors cricketer Colin Ingram, 27, has added his name to an anti-rhino-poaching campaign. The left-handed Port Elizabeth-born batsman was named ambassador for the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative in Port Elizabeth yesterday.
News Hi-tech drones take to skies in bid to nab rhino poachers A PORT Alfred family have splashed out millions on hi-tech helicopter drones to try and save the African rhino from greedy poachers.
News Raped pupils’ new trauma TWO high school girls – left severely traumatised by their rape three years ago – are too scared to go to school, as they now have to walk past the bushy area where they were attacked because their parents cannot afford the R100 they have been asked to fork out monthly for their children’s transport to and from school.
News Hundreds of children sent home from fire-hit school THERE will be no classes this week for more than 500 pupils at Jubilee Park Primary School in Uitenhage after a devastating fire razed seven classrooms and a library on Sunday night.
Business Fresh move to review empowerment measure A STRONG lobby in both the government and state-owned enterprises is pushing for a larger slice of parastatal expenditure to go to black-empowered businesses by changing Treasury regulations.

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Rotten to the core - why Eastern Cape education is in crisis

CRIPPLED by rampant corruption, widescale inefficiency and almost non-existent financial management, the Eastern Cape Education Department is stealing our children’s future.

A right gone wrong

The health professionals caught between their duty, care and the world of abortion, both legal and illegal, describe their dilemma in this slide show put together by Eugene Coetzee

Young teens no longer afraid of HIV

"Most of the teenagers we see get rejected everywhere they go. Their parents, their school, the clinic sisters – nobody wants to help them.

Abortion - A right gone wrong A scourge ruining young lives in the Eastern Cape PREGNANT teenagers are putting such a massive strain on Eastern Cape state abortion clinics that overwhelmed staff cannot meet the demand – forcing more desperate women into the lethal clutches of backstreet butchers.
Chicken Expose Life in 'Factory Hell' or many of the minimum-wage labourers who clock in at the Sovereign Foods chicken factory in Uitenhage every day, working conditions are nothing to crow about.
Education in the Eastern Cape rotten to the core The Herald investigation into the failure of education in the Eastern Cape has exposed a world of neglect, incompetence and corruption
Fighting For Life Aids orphans fight to survive THE massive surge in Aids orphans in the Eastern Cape, many of whom are forced to drop out of school to take care of their siblings, is undermining gains made in fighting the pandemic.
Medical Emergency Health infrastructure in the East Cape is failing PUBLIC healthcare in Nelson Mandela Bay is facing an unprecedented collapse, with widespread allegations of preventable deaths, desperate communities being left in the lurch by under-resourced clinics and an exodus of highly skilled specialists.

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The Herald Bride and Groom Gala

The Herald Bride and Groom 2012 competition ended on a high note last night at a cocktail finale held at Thunzi Bush Lodge.

Cheetahs attack tourist at Kragga Kamma Game Park

Scottish tourist Violet D’Mello was mauled by two cheetahs at the Kragga Kamma Game Park in Port Elizabeth as she was trying to protect a seven-year old Bay boy on Saturday (28/04/2012). Cleary Estate family Glenda and Samuel Malan, and their children – Cassidy, 11, Camryn, 8, and Calum, 7 – were also there. Camryn was a...

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Snoop defies dagga warning

Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion performs at the MTV Africa All Stars Concert on May 18, 2013 in Durban, South Africa. Picture: Justin Barlow/Getty Images

More is more as Kings player weds his queen

WE DO, WE DO: Jacques Engelbrecht of the Kings married Anele Bester at the weekend Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI

Wunderkind raises his voice

11-year-old Knysna schoolboy Luyolo Mvimbi took a gold and two silver medals at the National Championship of Performing Arts in Rustenburg last month and now plans to with collaborate with American prodigy Jackie Evancho.

Cavemen's diet may solve obesity today

Scientists this week released results of a clinical study that suggests meals rich in nutrients and fibre inspired by our Palaeolithic ancestors are better at satisfying the appetite than a regular meal and could also help combat obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Snoop defies dagga warning Snoop Lion ignored a metro police warning and allegedly smoked dagga on stage at the Standard Bank Arena, in Ellis Park, Johannesburg, the New Age reported on Tuesday (21/05/2013).
More is more as Kings player weds his queen SOUTHERN Kings player Jacques "Vleis" Engelbrecht said "I do" over the weekend to teacher Anele Bester at The Plantation.
Tribute to king of reggae AS THIS month focuses on uniting all Africans, four bands will pay tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley on Africa Day next Saturday.
Adding class to glass to revive a forgotten art TWO Eastern Cape women are reviving the art of stained glass which, they say, goes beyond the "elaborate cathedral windows and old-fashioned items from a bygone era".
In-depth training for career in glass FOR people interested in making a career out of stained glass, rather than pursuing it just as a hobby, in- depth, four-year courses are offered at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU).
Rollin' on the river in a bird lover's paradise S A CITY girl with more of a penchant for stilettos than slip-slops, the idea of canoeing down the Sundays River was somewhat daunting.
Old-world class meets African charm in Addo hotel FOR a getaway that combines old-world attention to detail, chic African luxury and gourmet cuisine there is no better place to visit than Woodall Country House and Spa.
Dining at country house in Addo a delightful affair DINING at Woodall Country House in Addo is a delightful affair – but more delightful was that our head chef for the night was Bradley Nelson from Uitenhage.
Fun things to do in and around Addo THE greater Addo area has a host of activities for visitors to enjoy. Among these are:
Not a problem in sight at the Wine Club "MY book club only reads wine labels, darling," drawls a widely shared Facebook cartoon. Partners snicker about "wine club with a book problem". So, 13 years ago, a group of PE women decided to dodge the jokes and formed "Wine Club".

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alvonhumb 20 May 2013 8:22 pm

Message to NMBM residents: When are you going to realise that the ANC doesn't give a damn about your problems? Can't you see from the perpetual infighting (most recently shown up yesterday with threa...

Malma 20 May 2013 3:43 pm

Slaan my dood!!!! Cant they even wait until he dies?????? Vultures circling over the living prey!!!...

TheRef 20 May 2013 11:08 am

Please help,i`m looking for a course in corruption i too want aR430000 RangeRover,i don`t want work just job in corruption!...

ding-dong 20 May 2013 10:23 am

Author: Wayward I think you forgot to mention SOLIDARITY. You never complained about this association....

Wayward 19 May 2013 8:42 pm

'We, as the Black Management Forum...' - imagine the uproar if there was a 'White Management Forum'!!!!...

Fair Player 18 May 2013 2:11 pm

This is how South Africa 'manufacture' soldiers and send them to the slaughterhouse in the name of 'South Africa's commitment' to the UN....

Fair Player 18 May 2013 2:06 pm

What's the big deal with the bodyguards, old man? Do you want to live forever? When someone asks for 'protection', there must be something sinister happening now that you're in this position. To the l...

Fair Player 18 May 2013 1:22 pm

Eskom's savings could be improved by cutting bonuses and fringe benefits ot it's top salary earners. There are many talented people around with good skills who would be only too glad to be given a cha...

Fair Player 18 May 2013 10:15 am

SANDF "lost" 14 soldiers? Were they not perhaps "sentenced"? Why would they switch to "defend" a foreign country when it's called South African National Defence Force? Or was it an Attack Force that w...

alvonhumb 17 May 2013 1:42 pm

Was that a pig that just went by my 3rd floor window? Must have been an hallucination, something like the idea of the E Cape ANC being able to deliver anything in the way of actual administration. The...

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Today's Poll

How should the clash between the NMB city manager and mayor be defused?

	Get another city manager who is more compliant to political pressure
	10% (7 votes)
	Get another mayor
	26% (19 votes)
	Provincial government must tell the mayor to abide by the law
	55% (41 votes)
	The ANC must have another regional election
	11% (8 votes)

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