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Children burn school books to protest teacher issue Children burn school books to protest teacher issue

BURNING RAGE: Angry pupils of John Bisseker Secondary School in East London burnt books yesterday in protest over a shortage of teachers at the school Picture: YANDISA MONAKALI

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As the world commemorates the 23rd annual World Aids Day, The Herald brings you special reports on exactly how bad the HIV/Aids pandemic is in the Eastern Cape.

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The ANC celebrates 100 years of existence. This special feature covers the celebrations and delves into the past of the organisation which brought democracy to South Africa and ponders what lies ahead.

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The Herald reporters Brian Hayward, Estelle Ellis, Khanyi Ndabeni, and photographer Eugene Coetzee won the online category at the prestigious Journalist of the Year Awards for this in-depth investigation into the crumbling state of public healthcare in Nelson Mandela Bay.

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The Herald reporter Khanyi Ndabeni went undercover to work for chicken processor Sovereign Foods and undercovered a host of illegal and unfair labour practices.

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The Herald did an award-winning investigation in the greater area around Port Elizabeth and Jeffreys Bay into the terrible conditions which many state schools have to overcome to teach - from dilapidated classrooms to condemned buildings.

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Read all sport news » Ernie in with chance at matchplay champs, thanks to Mickelson

ERNIE Els never expected it to be easy after being gifted a spot in this week’s WGC-Accenture Matchplay Championship when Phil Mickelson withdrew from the event to spend time with his family.

Xoli rips through Muir’s batsmen

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Aldre dishes up campus batting lesson

EASTERN Province senior provincial batsman Aldre Nel smashed a double ton to lead Mecer NMMU1 to a 219-run victory over Gamrose in Super A League Top 10 action at the campus on Saturday.

Fans in full cry at PSL encounter

THERE was cheering, singing and blowing of vuvuzelas as thousands of soccer fans turned up at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last night to witness the Premier Soccer League clash between Kaizer Chiefs and Jomo Cosmos.

Bride & Groom

BUDDING FUTURE: Anita Marks married Ryan Prinsloo at Pine Lodge in December Picture: IAN ZAAIMAN

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BrandGat 23 February 2012 4:15 am

Budget now at a Trillion Rand? hmm! were will it all go,could be a big boost for corruption....

mcr 22 February 2012 2:38 pm

Right now I understand the teachers aren't being treated fairly and that the pupils are upset but burning school books? How exactly is this going to help? At the end of the day, they are making your o...

vim 22 February 2012 12:23 pm

Ridiculous. It has been about 10 years since I last saw a warden in uniform anyway. Fire them....

ijedereL 21 February 2012 8:41 am

Single people who are unattached are left out of the party every Feb. 14. But a brand new study suggests a way that the lonely singles can at least increase their likelihood of not being alone next v...

ijedereL 21 February 2012 8:41 am

Single people who are unattached are left out of the party every Feb. 14. But a brand new study suggests a way that the lonely singles can at least increase their likelihood of not being alone next v...

ijedereL 21 February 2012 8:41 am

Single people who are unattached are left out of the party every Feb. 14. But a brand new study suggests a way that the lonely singles can at least increase their likelihood of not being alone next v...

ijedereL 21 February 2012 8:41 am

Single people who are unattached are left out of the party every Feb. 14. But a brand new study suggests a way that the lonely singles can at least increase their likelihood of not being alone next v...

dokhotelo 18 February 2012 6:48 pm

..The best comedy since Aristophanes times:.... ...Malema said he HAS to hire white lawyers, because the judiciary is in white hands (possibly black lawyers are 'lost in translation')...... ....ANC Y...

dokhotelo 18 February 2012 6:35 pm

......yet, President "Showara" Zuma congratulated the 'excellent' job of the teachers in the Eastern Cape in his "State of the Nation Undress" speech.......... And, as usual Vavi and COSATU quiet in a...

dokhotelo 18 February 2012 6:30 pm

......actually the ANC fraudsters and corrupters, DO know what they are doing!....which is to pocket the most of public money in the shortest time possible. Since there are no reins and rather rewards...