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POETRY IN MOTION: Mthuthuzeli Mzini at work on the corner of Lindsay Road and Keaton Street in Korsten. Picture: MIKE HOLMES

Sad farewell for friends

ONE of the first horses to join the Port Elizabeth police’s Mounted Unit will be put down this week after nearly 20 years’ service. Fearless Ruler, 23, has been in pain following a string of medical conditions related to old age. Warrant Officer Mark Danielz spends some time with Fearless Ruler (left) and friend Jive King.

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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.

Tempers flare in long wait for sub

SAS Charlotte Maxeke. Image by: AMBROSE PETERS

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

Business Lonmin fails to reach agreement with union AMCU South African miner Lonmin said on Thursday (23/05/2013) that talks with union AMCU had failed to yield a deal that would formalise the group’s status as the majority union at the world’s third-largest platinum producer.
News Rhino poaching toll at 350 The number of rhino poached since the beginning of the year has reached 350, the environmental affairs department said on Thursday (23/05/2013).
News Marikana inquiry - families walk out on Phiyega The families of mineworkers killed during the Marikana unrest walked out of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on Thursday (23/05/2013) during the continued cross-examination of national police commissioner Riah Phiyega.
Business Continuing labour unrest will cost jobs, Zuma warns Continuing wildcat strikes and tension in the mining industry could impoverish South Africa, President Jacob Zuma warned on Thursday (23/05/2013).
News Chipped ID cards roll-out in july Green, bar-coded identity books will be replaced with identity smart cards from July, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday (23/05/2013).
News Politicians, not public servants 'responsible for Guptagate' Public servants should not be scapegoats for the politicians who were ultimately responsible for the irregular clearance and landing of a privately chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base, Agang SA said on Thursday (23/05/2013).
News 'Zuma to blame in Gupta scandal' OPPOSITION parties placed the blame for "Guptagate" squarely on President Jacob Zuma in a parliamentary debate yesterday. They said he should pay for his role in Guptagate at next year's election.
News 'Gangs running rings around cops' GANGSTERS on the Cape Flats are running rings around the police because they have millions of rands to spend on getting superior intelligence.
News Cop, 56, faces probe over 'false pregnancy' A MIDDLE-AGED Port Elizabeth policewoman is being investigated for fraud after she allegedly falsely claimed to be pregnant and took several months' maternity leave.
News Lobby group in call for tough action THE Eastern Cape government must lay criminal complaints against officials implicated in corrupt activities if budget spending is to improve, the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) said yesterday.
News Drivers like officer's moves A NELSON Mandela Bay traffic officer who uses advanced karate moves to direct traffic at a busy intersection brings a smile to the faces of motorists every morning.
News Officials held hostage in disparity protest SENIOR Nelson Mandela Bay municipal officials and councillors were held hostage for about six hours this week by Uitenhage and Despatch workers over a dispute about a wage disparity.

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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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Rapper turns tough life into words of hope

NOT GIVING UP: Rapper, MC, presenter and voice-over artist Siyabulela 'My Man' Nozewu believes his life story will be encouraging to those who have lost hope. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN

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

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.

Rapper turns tough life into words of hope A NEW Brighton rap and hip-hop star who is no stranger to hardship has just finished his third album after a seven-year absence from the music scene.
'Promiscuous minds' gather for Britain’s Hay Festival LONDON - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world’s most “promiscuous minds".
Luxury brands at trunk show KHANYI Dhlomo will be in Port Elizabeth on Friday to launch a fashion range alongside top international labels at an exclusive trunk show.
Crystal power for people and pets CENTRAL Hill personality Carole Law believes crystals have healing powers, and has spent the past 20 years developing a range of gem essences for humans and animals.
Don't panic, says Lillian BREAST cancer survivor Lillian Dube cautions South African women from rushing out to emulate actress Angelina Jolie's preventive double mastectomy.
Wee problems need not be big ones in life's long journey I'VE tackled this head-on before, but a recent debate on "whiteness'' has reminded me again that of all the emotions people are forced to deal with on a daily basis, the most pointless and useless is shame.
Hope at last for EC’S ‘deaf-blind’
TV test of mettle for Ironman Riddle WITH his workhorse-like mindset, top Bay and international athlete, award-winning financial planner and inspirational motivational speaker Alec Riddle added another feather to his cap by featuring in one of Isuzu's latest television advertisements.
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.

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VernE 23 May 2013 4:39 pm

With so many tribal groups, no matter how one draws boundaries either a country will be too small as with the example of Swaziland or there will be infighting. Somewhere along the line we are all goin...

alvonhumb 23 May 2013 9:44 am

So, "No.1" was hiding away at the Union Buildings during the debate. Is it possible that the ANC made him stay there - "ZuMuzzled", if you will, to avoid yet further embarrassment?...

TheRef 23 May 2013 6:49 am

Interesting! 29 April the Waterkloof Air Force Base was decorated by a private company.More! 7 helicopters and 2 fixed wing aircraft landed,one helicopter and one fixed wing bore the Sahara logo,lekke...

TheRef 23 May 2013 5:36 am

In South Africa a well constructed well oiled economy was in place,now the powers that be are destroying it,why is it the African way it happens all over Africa!...

tony 22 May 2013 5:57 pm

If it was not for the colonials coming to Africa where the hell would this continent be, as it is it remains a shambles. All of it....

thirsty 22 May 2013 5:03 pm

There is someone in this country who thinks we are all stupid, I don't know why Zuma doesn't just come out with it and admit to what actualy happened. Alternatively we must start believing that the Ga...

thirsty 22 May 2013 4:54 pm

As we all know it is the schools in the poorer areas that are sufering the most. Now we can see that it is these schools that the government does not give a damm about after they have been asking and ...

Stefano 22 May 2013 2:05 pm

No plan, no clue as to the implications - just do it....

Stefano 22 May 2013 2:01 pm

How terribly sad. I hope he gets a proper send-off from his fellow members of the police force....

Stefano 22 May 2013 1:58 pm

And that's the problem - she's too clean, she's too good at her job. The irony is you're now calling on the most corrupt crook of them all for help. Don't waste your breath, just mark X next to DA....

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Catrakilis over the moon about Bok camp call-up"THIS is probably the best news I have received in my life," an excited Southern Kings flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis said after he was called up to attend a Springbok rugby training camp in Durban next week. 'Battle of the young bulls' in crucial clashSOUTHERN Kings head coach Matt Sexton says it will be the "battle of the young bulls" when his hungry loose forwards face the Cheetahs in a Super Rugby showdown at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Bay team defies odds to get to provincial finalsPORT Elizabeth's Jarvis Gqamlana Primary School has vowed to fly the Nelson Mandela Bay flag at the 2013 Danone u-12 provincial soccer finals to be held at Mdantsane's Sisa Dukashe Stadium in East London on Saturday.

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

	Get another city manager who is more compliant to political pressure
	11% (16 votes)
	Get another mayor
	25% (36 votes)
	Provincial government must tell the mayor to abide by the law
	55% (79 votes)
	The ANC must have another regional election
	11% (15 votes)

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