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Sick suffer in clinics crisis
EACH day long queues of the sick and the lame wait at many of Nelson Mandela Bay’s 52 public health care clinics for help that often never comes. Medical supplies sometimes run short and there are not enough nurses to deal with the hundreds of patients... More |
| Bay resident Elize Mathee, 33, with her son Marco, 4, waits in line at the Despatch clinic
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Big names set to boost local group’s album
THE Bay’s New Afroteens have managed to secure two major names to feature on their debut album. The 10-member Afrojazz band, consisting of Bay teens from all walks of life, last week secured and recorded two songs for the album with South African music legend Hugh Masekela... More
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Bay band the New Afroteens had a successful trip to Johannesburg last weekend, where they appeared on TV. | |
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Warriors cruise to easy victory over Lions
CRICKET fever reached an all-time high last night when the Chevrolet Warriors thrashed the bizhub Highveld Lions in a dramatic Standard Bank Pro20 final at Axxess DSL St George’s in Nelson Mandela Bay. |
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City caught between less jobs – and higher rates
NELSON Mandela Bay residents may breathe a sigh of relief at a likely lower than expected hike in electricity tariffs come July 1, but the municipality is faced with a dilemma as each percentage increase could lead to massive job cuts, council insiders say. |
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Skeleton belongs to missing resident
POLICE have identified a skeleton which was found, in bushes near the airstrip in St Francis Bay last Tuesday, as that of a local resident who went missing from the area in 2008. |
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Bustin’ a move for a worthy cause
YOU do not have to have Beyonce Knowles’s rhythm or Shakira’s gyrating hips to move your body and feet in a mesmerising sequence, as a group of Bay average Joes – and Janes – have proved with a dance extravaganza they are staging for charity next week.
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Warning on rise in bank attacks
BAY police are warning the public not to draw large amounts of money at banks after a spate of related robberies, including one in which a resident was killed. |
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Hard to find cool pools to beat heat
WITH the scorching heat Nelson Mandela Bay residents have experienced in recent weeks there are only a few municipal swimming pools to cool off in, if you do not fancy getting sea sand between your toes. |
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Former Cope politician joins ANC
FORMER Cope deputy president Lynda Odendaal, who hails from Nelson Mandela Bay, officially started her duties with the ANC this week after joining the party recently, following her disillusionment with Cope. |
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Smartie Train plans on track
NELSON Mandela Bay’s beloved Smartie Train might not run out of steam any time soon – thanks to residents’ open hearts and creative ideas. |
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Photographing rich and famous
FORMER Weekend Post Faces of the Future winner Darren Sacks has gone from sizzling in front of the cameras to shining behind the lens as he captures the ups and downs of the rich and famous. |
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Kind farewell tributes to Larry Brito
TRIBUTES to a member of the well-known Brito family – who started Brito’s Bakery in Port Elizabeth – have been pouring in since his death last week. |
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Taxi boss Hani arrested
CONTROVERSIAL Nelson Mandela Bay taxi boss Melekile Hani was dramatically hauled out of a municipal meeting yesterday by 15 armed policemen who arrested him for attempted murder before ferrying him away in a convoy of speeding police vehicles. |
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Top cops clamp down on leaks to the media
SENIOR police officials have threatened to tap the phones of members of the flying squad and dog unit, and to ensure disciplinary measures are taken should policemen speak to the media. |
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Roadblock nets fleeing suspects
FOUR Port Elizabeth men were arrested at a roadblock shortly after they allegedly carried out an armed robbery in Port Alfred yesterday. |
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Top 50 picked for Miss Port Elizabeth competition
THE telephones at Newspaper House were ringing non-stop yesterday as 156 The Herald Spec-Savers Miss Port Elizabeth entrants anxiously eyed their cellphones to find out who had made it through to the top 50 of the competition. |
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Bay may be declared drought disaster area
CITY authorities are to apply for Nelson Mandela Bay to be declared a disaster area in a desperate bid to get much-needed funding from national government to fight the region’s crippling drought. |
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Robbers shoot traffic cop at speed trap
A NELSON Mandela Bay traffic official was lucky to escape with his life yesterday after he was shot in the arm by robbers who sneaked up behind him on Uitenhage Road while he was manning a speed camera. |
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