Justice not for all as four inmates ‘rot’ in jail
Four Eastern Cape young men are today “rotting” in jail for committing comparatively petty crimes while others convicted of more serious crimes were given...
Court told of second box for gold coins
The East London Regional Court heard yesterday there was a second safety box opened on behalf of multimillionaire businessman EV Krull by Nedbank.
This as...
Two people shot dead in suspected gang violence in PE
Two more people have been shot dead in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas‚ bringing to four the number of people killed in two suspected gang-related...
EP cricket stars want to raise the bar
Eastern Province Women’s World Cup cricket stars Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk are looking to raise the bar even further when they take...
It don’t get any bigger than this
Mandela boxing returns to the East London International Convention Centre – a venue where it was first launched three years ago – when Xaba...
Initiative to get work for young graduates
In an attempt to address unemployment in young graduates the “Vodacom change the world” programme is giving an opportunity to some graduates to volunteer...
DA and ANC cross swords over statue: ‘Don’t push us’ warns...
A Buffalo City Metro council debate to allocate and approve a site for a “life size” statue of Dr WB Rubusana in front of...
Athletics selections ‘bungled’
ASA administrators allegedly used the wrong data in choosing squad athletes
The real reason behind Athletics SA’s controversial world championship selection policy has emerged –...
EL couple held over R1.2m drugs
Two people were arrested, allegedly in possession of drugs with an estimated street value of R1.2-million, in Amalinda yesterday.
The pair, a 40-year-old man and...
Young athlete off to event in Spain
TEN-year-old athlete Liam Prime will be jetting off to Spain to represent South Africa at the UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) World Biathle...
Bishoti hits right notes in regional Topstars semifinal
Mdantsane hopeful off to Windhoek
SABC 3’s Expresso presenter and MC Katlego Maboe serenaded the audience with a cover of Ed Sheeran’s hit Shape of...
Jazz legend teaches NU2 children how to play music
Veteran jazz musician Lulama Gawulana has taken it upon himself to teach music to children at the Masizakhe Children’s Home in Mdantsane as his...
Two Itecs join forces to boost child centres
EAST London NGO Itec (Institute of Training and Education for Capacity-building) and national print and document solutions company ITEC share more than just a...
This week’s winning pic
Lance Ralph is this week’s winner of R1000 in cash in the GO! & Express’s ‘Buffalo City’s Hidden Treasures’ photographic competition. Ralph goes in...
Overworked ICU nurses won’t do more for no pay
Intensive care unit nurses at Frere Hospital in East London are refusing to look after more than one patient, saying it constitutes overtime –...
Overworked ICU nurses won’t do more for no pay
Intensive care unit nurses at Frere Hospital in East London are refusing to look after more than one patient, saying it constitutes overtime –...
Bhisho probes R2m software contract
The information communication technology (ICT) manager in the office of the premier is under investigation for allegedly authorising a payment of almost R2-million for...
City of Cape Town suing energy minister
The City of Cape Town has taken Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to court to force her to give it permission to buy renewable energy.
This...
Owner disputes student relocation need
Hundreds of University of Fort Hare students have been hurriedly moved out of a building in central East London into other buildings – including...
Animal care their enduring passion
“THERE is so much work to do to change the misery and suffering of animals in impoverished areas of East London,” says Jeanie Goodrum,...
‘New bill gives Mugabe even more power’
A bill allowing President Robert Mugabe to appoint senior judges sparked outrage yesterday from Zimbabwean opposition and activists, who said it marked a new...
Hotspot gadget hits the mark
Sandiswa invents hot geyser item
EAST London innovator Sandiswa Qayi has found the solution to reducing the energy a hot water geyser uses, which in...
Where did Eskom’s R1 trillion go?
Eskom wants consumers to cough up more for electricity‚ but a lobby group has raised questions about how the power utility has spent hundreds...
Businesswoman calls on companies to fight corruption‚ encourage staff to participate...
Magda Wierzycka‚ CEO of Sygnia Asset Management‚ has called on companies to ignore BEE points and rather fund civil rights organisations fighting corruption in...
AmaHlubi boast of using doctors to do circumcisions
While the use of Western medical doctors and medicine in the ritual of traditional circumcision is still treated as taboo in many tribes, AmaHlubi...
BCM bid to use green energy
Buffalo City Metro plans to use renewable energy as it hopes to stop relying so heavily on Eskom for electricity. A tender advertisement for...
DA to lay culpable homicide charges against Motsoaledi over KZN cancer...
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal will be laying criminal charges against Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and his provincial counterpart over an oncology crisis gripping the...
Consumers go the extra mile to save on meat
More people are ditching the butchery aisle in retail stores‚ cutting out the middle man and turning to bulk meat-buying to save money.
“If I...
Month-long sewage spill at school brings teaching to standstill
For the second day this week, pupils at Nkululeko Secondary School in KwaNobuhle have not been taught due to a broken pipe at a...
First casualty of GM move
Coega Autospray has become the first casualty of General Motors SA’s (GMSA) decision to leave South Africa after the Port Elizabeth High Court granted...
Exhibit highlights current relevance of 60s black power art
The Sixties was the heroic age of African-American politics, producing movements and concepts whose implications have reverberated through the world ever since: Civil rights,...
Mandela’s doctor a ‘loser’ who wanted to exploit my grandfather’s name:...
Nelson Mandela’s grandson‚ Ndaba‚ has lashed out at Dr Vejay Ramlakan over his now-recalled book Mandela’s Last Years‚ saying the former military doctor was...
Ex-teacher’s bail terms relaxed as rape trial delayed
Bail conditions for a former Grade 7 Clarendon Primary School teacher accused of rape were relaxed by the East London Regional Court yesterday.
Magistrate Ignatius...
Mandela put SA first. The same can’t be said of Jacob...
Nelson Mandela was born last week 99 years ago, when the telegraph was the means of mass communication. But much of the commemoration of his July 18...
Mdantsane airwaves silent in strike action
Mdantsane FM presenters, news readers and producers downed tools yesterday over allegations of mismanagement of funds.
This forced thousands of loyal listeners to tune to...
Mdantsane airwaves silent in strike action
Mdantsane FM presenters, news readers and producers downed tools yesterday over allegations of mismanagement of funds.
This forced thousands of loyal listeners to tune to...
School accused of targeting black pupils over natural hair
A woman has accused a school in Gauteng of policing black pupils’ hair after her niece was sent home over her “inappropriate” hairstyle.
Siyabonga Ngwenya...
School staff crisis ‘heading for court’
Huge backlog should be addressed according to need, not budget, warns Gade
The Eastern Cape Department of Education is putting itself at risk of court...
Education department wants to drop compulsory maths for accounting pupils
The Department of Education wants to remove maths as a compulsory subject for pupils studying accounting until matric.
The department has gazetted the proposed change...
R5m in gold coins missing at bank
Multimillionaire local businessman EV Krull yesterday told the East London Regional Court he was stunned when he found more than 300 of his Krugerrand...
Panel vows ‘no escape’ for state capture accused
Top guns at Eskom and members of the Gupta family may be forced to face committee
Members of the portfolio committee on public enterprises say...
Premier Masualle’s mother Dineo laid to rest
Senior ANC and traditional leaders descended on Mpheko Village in Mthatha on Saturday to pay their last respects to premier Phumulo Masualle’s mother Dineo.
These...
South African HIV-positive child medication-free for almost nine years
A South African HIV-positive child has been without antiretroviral treatment for almost nine years and is healthy‚ with only trace amounts of the virus...
Mentally ill teenager held in jail
Mother’s battle to have son released highlights care facility crisis in E Cape
The locking up of a teenage psychiatric patient at St Albans Prison...
Education over fortune
Boxing sensation Azinga Fuzile has chosen education over fortune after he decided to miss a lucrative fight series to concentrate on his matric exams.
Fuzile...
Madiba family’s fury over new book by doctor
The executors of Nelson Mandela's estate and his grandson, Mandla, have distanced themselves from a tell-all book soon to be published by Mandela's doctor.
Human...
Teens nabbed for dog fight
Group caught pitting puppy against older pitbull after tip-off
Six teenagers were caught allegedly pitting two dogs – one just a puppy – against each...
Scarf from Mandela to the queen goes on display at Buckingham...
A silk scarf gifted to the queen of England by former president Nelson Mandela went on display on Saturday at Buckingham Palace.
The scarf‚ depicting...
Wayde van Niekerk and Akani Simbine hit out at SA team...
Sprint stars Wayde van Niekerk and Akani Simbine have come out strongly against Athletics South Africa’s selection of the team for the world championships...
