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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.
Cyclists ready to roll
IT WILL be a case of David versus Goliath when Port Elizabeth’s best riders take on South Africa’s top pro teams at The Herald VW Cycle Tour on Sunday.
Fitness test awaits Kings centre Cooke
DYNAMIC centre Ronnie Cooke is facing a race against time to be fit to take his place in the Southern Kings lineup to face the Lions in a Super Rugby friendly at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 5pm).
Euphoric Nigeria face stern test against Ghana
STILL high on the euphoria of their epic comeback win over Morocco in the African Nations Championship quarterfinals in Cape Town at the weekend, Nigeria will look to steamroll past Ghana in the semifinals tonight.
Open Kallis spot leaves conundrum for selectors
THE first SA test squad to be named since Jacques Kallis’s retirement last month should deliver evidence of the selectors applying their minds more than they have had to do for much of the past 18 years.
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.
PE actor finds his calling
LIFE has been a roller- coaster ride for former 7 de Laan actor Fiks Mahola of New Brighton. Some may think the 35-year-old is confused about his calling as he has pursued several career paths - at one time even showing interest in becoming a Catholic priest.
Zim has secret
WE should asked ourselves: what does Zimbabwe do, because its crime is low, its education is better, its rhino population is growing, its soccer team made it to the Chan quarterfinals and it does not use foreign nationals in its national teams.
No self-promotion
My theory is a true giver does not tell people what he/she does, they do it for the right reasons, as it should come from the heart, not to feed their egos or for publicity reasons.
Doggy do mars beach walk
I HAD the opportunity to take a trot along Port Elizabeth's magnificent beachfront - wow, what a lovely stretch of sea and beach you have there.
Thank you to hard-working firefighters
WE have had the most scary bush fires in the Sherwood/Kamma Park area which started last week. However on Friday there were fires burning all at the same time in very dry wooded areas (along the Guinea Fowl Trail/ Baakens River).
Readers' views via SMS
JACOB Zuma says people who leave the ANC will attract the wrath of the ancestors. I thought he becoming president was already a manifestation of the ancestors' displeasure.
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.