Kuyga feud turns ugly
THE ongoing feud at a Greenbushes school in Nelson Mandela Bay has turned ugly, with some concerned parents and former teachers claiming Afrikaans- speaking children are being emotionallyand physically abused.
'Time to heal starts now'
A NEW exhibition at the Red Location Museum in New Brighton has contextualised the devastating riots that rocked Port Elizabeth's northern areas more than two decades ago.
Who will be rugby queens?
EIGHT women's rugby teams will battle it out for the Eastern Province championship at Vosloo Park in Humansdorp tomorrow, starting at 9am.
School demands action
CLASSES at David Livingstone Senior Secondary School in Schauderville, Port Elizabeth, were disrupted for the second time in as many weeks yesterday when parents and pupils marched to the office of the Education Department's district director.
Sisulu clamps down
HIGH-RANKING public servants will be prohibited from quitting their jobs when facing disciplinary cases involving financial misconduct or mismanagement.
Club fixtures
Fixtures for club competitions and sporting events this weekend
EP squad named for baseball event
THE EP Baseball Union have announced the squad to compete in the national tournament in Cape Town at the end of the month. The players must report to Despatch Ball Park on Sunday (9am).
Busting the myth of breakfast time
STILL believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? After discovering how effective intermittent fasting was, local nutritionist Tanya Wyatt now instructs her clients that in order to lose weight they must stop eating breakfast.
Right supplements can boost sex drive
NUTRITION plays a huge role in sex drive, as it affects among other things, hormones, blood flow and minimising oxidant damage, says British nutritionist Patrick Holford.
Healthy, tasty and fills the family too
THIS version of spaghetti bolognaise comes with the whole-hearted thumbs-up from the family of Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa dietitian Erika Ketterer.
'Now all my lekker maatjies can wear it'
FANS of South African Zef rapper Jack Parow now have a chance to "get into his head" and, maybe, understand him better when his signature extra long peak caps hit the shelves soon.
DJ Black Coffee to hit town
POPULAR DJ Black Coffee will perform in Nelson Mandela Bay tomorrow night - and his gig will contribute to a good cause. A children's home will receive half of the takings.
Our children's lives lie in our hands
WE, the undersigned pediatricians of the Nelson Mandela Metro, wish to express our dismay at the cavalier attitude displayed towards road safety by both the driving public and the local traffic enforcement agency. We do this fully cognisant of our own culpability in this regard.
Wake up and see the EC poverty
NOXOLO Kiviet's comments regarding poverty ("Our 57% poverty level will end, Kiviet vows", March 5) are truly unbelievable. She had the audacity to "reveal that close to 60% of the province's population still live in poverty". Just shows she doesn't travel far out of her comfort zones, Port Elizabeth and East London.
Beware of side-effects
WE would like to thank the nurses and medical team in both the ICU and Cedar ward at St George's Hospital for helping our daughter, Poovesh, during her recent illness.
Brutality has no place in democracy
THE continuous power struggles between the police and the citizens of this country are intolerable in any democratic country. The South African police system is lacking integrity and seems intent on destabilising the mutual understanding that partially co-exists between it and the communities it serves.
Khoisan meet to discuss return of chief's body
THE Khoisan Political Task Team, created by the government under the convenership of MP Hope Malgas, MPL Christian Martin and councillor Siena Baartman with me as the spokesman and researcher, had a meeting at Florence Matomela House in Port Elizabeth, to discuss the return of Khoisan leader Dawid Stuurman's remains.
All pupils must take part in PE classes
IT is interesting to note that our minister of sport advocates the re-introduction of physical education (PE) in our schools. We hope it will be re-introduced soon.
Pension: given the runaround
HAVE some compassion for the elderly. All pensioners have to re-register with Sassa to receive a state pension. This is quite traumatic for the elderly in that transport is an issue and numerous phone calls without success have to be made to find out what process to follow.
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Berlusconi sentenced in wiretap trial
MILAN - An Italian court sentenced ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday (07/03/2013) to one year in jail over the publication by his family’s newspaper of a transcript of a leaked wiretap connected to a banking scandal in 2006.
Apartheid death squad commander Coetzee dies
JOHANNESBURG - Dirk Coetzee, who led an apartheid-era death squad and later sought protection from the resistance movement that brought down South Africa’s white minority government, has died, a hospital said on Thursday (07/03/2013).
SA not a violent country: Zuma
South Africa is not a violent country, but there are “elements” that conduct themselves in a shocking manner, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday (07/03/2013).
Pirates kidnap three in offshore Nigeria attack
ABUJA - Pirates attacked an oil industry supply vessel in Nigerian waters this week and kidnapped three crew, security sources said on Thursday (07/03/2013), in the latest attack off the coast of Africa’s biggest crude producer.
Town allowed to deteriorate
THE picture attached (left) is a pretty accurate reflection of the overall condition into which our esteemed metro has allowed the infrastructure of our once proud "garden town" to degenerate.
Service amazing on new buses
HOW thrilling it is finally to witness the Bay's IPTS being operational. Thanks to all the stakeholders who made it a dream come true.
Elderly man survives brutal attack at home
AN elderly man was stabbed several times inside his Stirling Road, Rowallan Park, home during the early hours ofthis morning in the latest house robbery in Nelson Mandela Bay.
In-form Warriors bury the Cobras
ENGLISHMAN Samit Patel announced himself at Axxess St George's last night as he helped the Chevrolet Warriors to an impressive six-wicket victory over the Cape Cobras in a Ram Slam T20 Challenge cricket fixture.
PE-born teen makes debut for Banyana
PORT Elizabeth-born Kaylin Swart, 18, is relishing her inclusion in the Banyana Banyana soccer squad and is hoping to make an impression in the 12-nations Women's Cup, which started in Cyprus yesterday.
SWD, EP need to up the ante in final
SOUTH Western Districts face arguably their most important cricket match of this season's three-day CSA Provincial Challenge when they clash with log-leaders Free State in Bloemfontein, starting today.
Kyle's focus on Ironman event
PORT Elizabeth- born triathlete Kyle Buckingham warmed up for next month's Ironman SA with a strong performance in an Abu Dhabi long-distance triathlon at the weekend, ending ninth overall.
NMMU, Profiles to clash in final
NMMU will defend their title against Profiles next week after two hard-fought semifinals in the men's squash Super League at Westview on Tuesday.
Big hopes for boost from MEC
NELSON Mandela Bay business leaders and residents will be waiting with bated breath today for Eastern Cape Planning and Finance MEC Phumulo Masualle to commit to concrete plans to support business and address unemployment.
Jet-setting lawyers aiming to go far
WHILE keeping their roots firmly planted in Port Elizabeth, two Bay lawyers have taken their legal expertise national and hope to form international links.
Wool prices rise due to weak rand
THIS week's wool sale saw prices rising slightly on the back of a weaker rand and the Cape Wools Merino indicator gained 1.3% on last week to close the day at R112.13 a kilogram (clean).
Career success is on the money
FORMER Nelson Mandela Bay banker Tshiwela Mhlantla is back in Port Elizabeth, this time as Absa's regional executive for retail sales and services across the Eastern and Southern Cape.
Wayile to woo Samsung for Bay
MAYOR Zanoxolo Wayile hopes to land several lucrative investments - including a ship-building and repair yard near the Coega industrial development zone (IDZ) - when he heads to South Korea in two weeks.
Increase in police brutality slammed
AS mourners gathered in Johannesburg yesterday for a memorial service for taxi driver Mido Macia, community organisations in the Eastern Cape slammed rampant police brutality in their home province.
Uitenhage pupils, parents on the march
UITENHAGE was brought to a near standstill yesterday as more than 1000 parents, pupils and residents marched through the town centre in a last-ditch effort to force the education department to act on the teacher shortages.
Hospital access nightmare
LIVES are at risk due to congestion and inaccessibility in Durban Road - one of Port Elizabeth's busiest roads - according to a major city hospital and the ambulance services that transport patients there.
Guardian comes to kids' rescue
AFTER receiving a warm response from audiences in Durban and Johannesburg, a child abuse investigator is visiting Eastern Cape schools to work hand-in-hand with them to reduce crimes against children.
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