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Malema due to appear today
Julius Malema's supporters were singing and dancing on Wednesday ahead of his appearance on a traffic violation in the Vanderbijlpark Regional Court.
R1.1bn passenger rail line gets green light
COMMUTERS in Motherwell could soon be travelling into the city centre by train. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) this week published a request for tenders for the design and construction of the Motherwell Passenger Rail Corridor.
Ramphele a big gamble for DA
A BOLD move by the DA to field Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele as its presidential candidate in the upcoming general election will only marginally improve the party’s chances of winning over the electorate in the Eastern Cape, analysts said yesterday.
Too early to pack for parliament
ANC leaders itching to be elected to the national and provincial assemblies will have to wait a little longer before popping the champagne.
Shock as beloved lone rhino poached
STAFF at a Garden Route private game reserve were horrified to discover their beloved seven-year-old white rhino bull Sir Fabian was killed by poachers.
NMMU part of student aid scheme pilot
NELSON Mandela Metropolitan University students whose studies are paid for by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) are among the first to try out the government scheme’s new payment model this year.
Ramphele to be DA presidential candidate
Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele said on Tuesday (28/01/2014) she would be the DA's presidential candidate in the general elections in a bid to consign race politics to the dustbin.
Deputy Minister's farm a pig sty, says SPCA
The SPCA in Kimberley has warned the Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Godfrey Oliphant, to clean up his pig farm at Warrenton, in the Northern Cape, or face losing the animals.
Slain wife's family robbed of the truth
AS speculation mounted about why accused wife killer Nathan Lewis committed suicide in Port Elizabeth yesterday, his wife's family were struggling with the fact that they would now never know the truth about her murder.
Plea goes out for boost to varsity funds
THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is on a mission to talk the financially ailing National Student Financial Aid Scheme into funding more of its students.
Turning waste into black gold
GROUNDBREAKING research in biofuels has been described as an innovative way of turning a nuisance into a gold field.
Conference on solar energy heats up
THE second Southern African Solar Energy Conference got off to a bright start in Nelson Mandela Bay yesterday, with international and national experts sharing and discussing recent developments in the field of solar energy.
Two die: U'hage driver in court
A UITENHAGE man charged with culpable homicide and drunk driving appeared briefly in the Uitenhage Magistrate's Court yesterday, where his case was postponed to March.
Dumped bodies: trial to resume
THE case against four men accused of a brutal double murder in which the bodies were dumped along Marine Drive two years ago will continue at the Port Elizabeth High Court today.
Cops under fire in drug case
THE defence counsel for Bluewater Bay businessman Livingstone Makasholo, who is on trial for a string of drug-related charges, believes the case was riddled with "constitutional infractions" because police did not follow the proper procedures during his arrest
Appeal to end water nightmare
EVERY day hundreds of Missionvale residents line up to fill containers with water from just three communal taps. Some residents push wheelbarrows with 25-litre containers and others carry 20-litre buckets up to a kilometre.
Hunks step in to support good cause
YOKHUSELO Haven for abused women is consolidating its work by closing its Prospect Hill crisis centre and moving all operations to its formerly secret refuge.
Powerful message provided by farms
ANOTHER Eastern Cape wind farm has started supplying green electricity to the national grid. Ten of the 60 Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm turbines have started supplying power to Eskom, while all nine of the MetroWind Van Stadens Wind Farm turbines are online.
Knysna red tide warning renewed
Shellfish should not be collected from the Knysna Estuary in the Western Cape following evidence of a red tide, SA National Parks (SANParks) said on Monday (27/01/2014).
Naked butlers now on call
BEING alone and lonely on Valentine’s Day no longer needs to happen now that Butlers in the Buff are in South Africa.
Joost heads to US for clinical studies
Former Springbok captain Joost Van der Westhuizen on Sunday announced that he is heading to the US for clinical studies in connection with his diagnosis of a form of motor neuron disease (MND).
ANC 'sold people like pap and vleis': Numsa
Numsa loves the African National Congress (ANC) but feel like the ruling party sold people on a plate like "pap and vleis" (porridge and meat), union president Andrew Chirwa said on Sunday (27/01/2014).
'Cut cars and planes - let's look after kids'
PROMINENT advocate and social justice activist Paul Hoffman, who in December requested the public protector to order a cut in "lavish and unnecessary expenditure of public funds" in favour of the provision of adequate intensive care unit facilities for infants, has confirmed the matter was being investigated.
DA councillor off to parliament
THE No1 on the DA's Eastern Cape list of candidates to be deployed to parliament after the general elections wants to use his position to raise issues critical to the province and Nelson Mandela Bay.
Animal lobbyists hail stiff sentence
THE Knysna Animal Welfare Society (KAWS) believes a landmark court ruling earlier this month will lead to a higher conviction rate for people mistreating domestic animals.
Big hearts help to beat cancer
TWO weeks ago they were careless 20somethings whose Facebook chatter revolved around cocktails, men, work, their mutual love for animals, and, of course, red velvet cupcakes.
Nervy councillors fear repeat attacks
THE Nelson Mandela Bay councillors who were forced to flee from their homes after they were attacked by Uitenhage residents during last year's violent housing protests have returned home.
Permit confusion stirs pub dispute
BONNI Tiedemann, the owner of Port Elizabeth garden pub establishment Warmer Gardens, is at her wits' end and does not know where to turn after several complaints about noise pollution from a neighbour and what she said were continuous attempts by the police to shut down her business.
Bay cyclists in vicious attacks
THE cycling community was reeling from shock yesterday after two seasoned sportsmen were viciously stabbed and robbed of their bicycles on Saturday morning in Walmer.
Ship leaves after gas leak death
A CHINESE refrigerated cargo ship will be leaving South African waters today after a crewman died while the ship was outside Port Elizabeth harbour at the weekend.
Innovative technology makes fuel
THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) will unveil innovative algae technology today that could turn tons of coal dust wasted in South Africa and elsewhere into high-quality and commercially viable fuels.
Varsities choc-a-block
THOUSANDS of Eastern Cape students will descend on their respective campuses for registration this week, but those who have left applications to the last minute will have to ensure they have what it takes to slot themselves into courses in the science and engineering faculties.
Church member arrested after row
A FIVE-YEAR battle for control of a Nelson Mandela Bay church by feuding congregants and their respective pastors continued yesterday after a parishioner was arrested for alleged intimidation.
Green warriors win
EVERYTHING in their office is recycled, apart from two computer boxes and one shiny new green kettle. The air conditioner, chairs, files, containers and even the teabags that are kept for compost heap recycling - this is as green as any office can be.
AMCU protesters turn violent: Cops
Amcu protesters pelted cars with stones and barricaded roads in Rustenburg where a strike in the platinum industry entered its second day on Friday (24/01/2014), North West police said.
Jo'burg malaria scare unfounded - NICD
There is no malaria outbreak in parts of Johannesburg despite two people contracting it, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Friday (24/01/2014).
Cool ideas for relief when the heat is on
WANT to beat the heat this summer? We asked The Herald Facebook friends if they knew of any clever, low-cost tricks to help keep your cool when the weather is sizzling.
Domestic spat ends in double shooting in J-Bay
JUST hours after engaging with a senior Jeffreys Bay police officer over domestic violence on Wednesday, a mother of six was gunned down by her enraged husband while clutching her five-month-old baby.
Oscar might cough up R3m to family
LEGAL teams for South African paralympic star Oscar Pistorius and his slain girlfriend's family are discussing an out-of-court financial settlement over her murder, a lawyer said yesterday.
Protester shot by police dies
TSHEPO Babuseng yesterday became the sixth person to be killed by police in a series of deadly protests gripping the country over the past three weeks.
'SA's youth an untapped asset, not a problem'
HOW do you motivate disadvantaged youth to have a positive outlook on the future? Social entrepreneur Rob Taylor, 58, has one solution: treat them with respect and reconnect them with the environment in a values-driven manner.
Helenvale mob justice threat
THE shooting of a nine- year-old girl caught in the crossfire of gang violence while innocently playing in the garden of a house on Wednesday night has resulted in northern areas residents threatening to turn to mob justice if the situation is not brought under control soon.
R60m plan to address school crisis
OVERCROWDED Nelson Mandela Bay schools that are bursting at the seams could soon benefit from R60- million set aside by the provincial Basic Education Department to tackle the overflow.
New twist in bunny tale
AN animal rights group has applied to the government to adopt the bronze bunny secretly sculpted inside the ear of a statue of Nelson Mandela.
New twist in bunny tale
AN animal rights group has applied to the government to adopt the bronze bunny secretly sculpted inside the ear of a statue of Nelson Mandela.
Dairy farmers join call to up prices
EASTERN Cape milk producers have supported a national call for the price of milk to increase to sustain the dairy industry in the province and country. Last year the Eastern Cape produced 25% of the country's 2.7 billion litres of milk.
No living in rosy glow
According to the chief scientist in the Mars Programme Office at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr Richard Zurek, while the Martian year is twice as long as the earth's year, there will still be summer and winter seasons because of the Red Planet's tilted axis.
Ramaphosa applauds wild game industry
The game breeding industry must be applauded for its efforts at transformation, Stud Game Breeders' spokesman Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday (23/01/2014).
Hofmeyr fined R10,000: Report
Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr was fined R10,000 for speeding by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court on Thursday (23/01/2014), the SABC reported.
Mapisa-Nqakula mum on 'spy' satellite
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she will not be drawn into public discussion on Project Flute, the name of a secret contract reportedly involving a Defence Intelligence satellite.
Big day dawns for blind students
THREE months ago, their hopes of attending the university of their dreams were dashed when they were rejected for being completely blind.
Mbalula set to kick-start Bafana's road back
SPORTS Minister Fikile Mbalula is determined to hold the SA Football Association (Safa) to account for Bafana Bafana's shock exit from the third edition of the African Nations Championship - and he expects heads to roll.
PE mom in court accused of illegally exporting shark, octopus
GLAMOROUS suburban mother- of-three Sharmilla van Heerden cut a lonely figure in the dock yesterday when she appeared in the Port Elizabeth's Magistrate's Court in connection with illegally exporting more than 95 tons of shark and octopus, worth millions, to Australia.
Rescued raccoons find new home in Plett
MORE than 20 raccoons had to travel nearly 10000km to Plettenberg Bay to have a taste of freedom after living in appalling conditions as illegal pets in tiny cages in Belgium for most of their lives.
City sued over R5m guardrail deal
A LEGAL spat between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the company it hired to repair guardrails and fencing in 2010, Moko Construction, will be in court on Monday.
Racist charge: man acquitted
AN EASTERN Cape man accused of calling his partying neighbours "Zuma's baboons" before firing a shot in the air, has been acquitted after the court found that the complainants had "lied" under oath.
Oyster and linefish in short supply due to Bay red tides
THE tide has turned against oyster stocks in Nelson Mandela Bay, where the delicacy is in short supply following the extensive red tides which have occurred over hundreds of kilometres of the Eastern and southern Cape coastlines.
Police patrol riot-hit Kamesh
POLICE maintained a strong presence in Uitenhage's western areas yesterday following protests by residents on Tuesday night.
No principal for eight years
A GROUP of Kirkwood pupils protested at their school yesterday, saying their poor matric pass rate was the result of a lack of leadership.
Protest halts 'green' launch
A GROUP of irate small, medium and micro enterprise owners forced an environmental project on-site demonstration to be abandoned in Port Elizabeth yesterday.
PE man dies in shower
A PORT Elizabeth man was found dead in his shower yesterday morning - apparently after he fell.
Coega in R4m offer for hotel
AN incomplete hotel may be bought by the Coega Development Corporation for R4-million after a R3.6-million offer made for it at an auction last October was not finalised.
Huge police raid in Sidwell nets drugs
A MASSIVE police raid on known drug dens in Nelson Mandela Bay last night netted dagga, mandrax and cocaine rocks, as well as a number of suspected illegal immigrants.
Top matric takes gap year in Oz
A PORT Elizabeth matriculant who achieved eight distinctions last year is jetting off to Australia where she has been accepted to study at the Hillsong International Leadership College, an affiliate of the Pentecostal megachurch, Hillsong Church.
Pupil tells of her four weeks in Germany
VICTORIA Girls' High School pupil Danielle Walker has recently returned home from an FSA Youth Exchange programme overseas after being selected as top candidate for the Eastern Cape.
Win a love boat cruise
THE Herald Bride and Groom competition is building up to its richest prize package as sponsors once again roll out an impressive line-up of prizes worth nearly R70 000.
TWO suspected members of the notorious A-team gang were arrested in Port Elizabeth yesterday after a brazen snatch-and-grab at a Richmond Hill gift shop.
TINY Makyla Kruger lived for just one day - an excruciating day when she, her mother Marelies, and doctors fought for her to live.
CABLE theft and vandalism at Nelson Mandela Bay's Happy Valley have plunged the iconic gardens into darkness, leaving the municipality with no choice but to dig deep into its coffers to buy "vandalproof" infrastructure.
An ANC councillor who attended last week's meeting, but cannot be named for fear of reprisals, said: "Let's be honest, the project has collapsed."
AN ANC veterans' leader warned yesterday against the party making unrealistic promises in its election manifesto.
TWO outstanding Nelson Mandela Bay pupils pursuing maritime studies in Cape Town can do so proudly wearing uniforms sponsored by the Coega Development Corporation (CDC).
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