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Hospital cuts: Lives at risk Exclusive report by Lourens Schoeman HOSPITAL services in Port Elizabeth are on the brink of collapse and patients may die because of Bisho’s drastic budget cutbacks.... ‘Prison diet’ for patients By HEIDI BANTAM and Trevor NeethlingA CUP of watery soup and a slice of dry brown bread – reminiscent of prison food – was all that the patients at Livingstone Hospital had for supper last night.... Tension building for Mark’s multi-million blast-off Herald CorrespondentBaikonur – Nearly 50 of Mark Shuttleworth’s friends, business associates and relatives have jetted into Moscow from South Africa, New York, Australia and London to support the IT billionaire – and all are feeling the tension and excitement as launch day approaches.... Mark not weighed down by legal fees Herald CorrespondentBaikonur, Kazakhstan – It takes more than rocket fuel to get into orbit. It also takes legal fees high enough to make even a billionaire feel slightly queasy, long before experiencing weightlessness.... ‘SA one of world’s most violent countries’ Report by Sapa Johannesburg – ALMOST one-third of South African children had been subjected to sexual abuse before the age of 18, the SA Human Rights Commission’s report on sexual violence against children estimated.... Denzel back to school – perhaps today Herald ReporterJEFFREYS BAY teenager Denzel Bonaparte could be back at school as early as today.... Harksen’s wife released by court on R25 000 bail Cape Town – Jeannette Harksen, wife of controversial German businessman Jurgen Harksen, was released yesterday on R25 000 bail by a Cape Town magistrate.... I was threat to boss’s son – theft accused By Hendrick MphandeA FORMER director for Doors Eastern Cape charged with 31 counts of theft amounting to R45 317 claimed in the Port Elizabeth Regional Court yesterday that he was fired from his post because he was a threat to his boss’s son.... SA lottery ranks with world’s best By Sicelo Fayo Business EditorTHE national lottery isn’t doing too badly, having created 167 instant millionaires and collected funds in excess of R1,2-billion for welfare in only two years of operation, said Uthingo chief Humphrey Khoza during a visit to Port Elizabeth this week.... PE couple ‘plotted’ Algoa man’s death Herald ReporterSTARTLING evidence was led in the Port Elizabeth High Court yesterday when a man convicted of the 1999 murder of Ferdinand Holtzhausen, 35, told how the murder was planned by business couple Andries Swart, 36, and his wife, Tina, also in her 30s.... Gang’s rape, murder rampage By Julian RademeyerA GANG of robbers went on a bloody rape and murder rampage near Umtata on Monday, hijacking one car and attacking the occupants of another, killing both of them.... Beukman to be new Scopa head Report by Sapa Cape Town – FRANCOIS Beukman, an NNP MP, is set to become the new chairman of Parliament’s key standing committee on public accounts.... Trail upgrade ‘a tourism boost’ By Trevor NeethlingTOURISM in Port Elizabeth is set to take another dimension with the R60 000 upgrading of the Heritage Trail in Central.... Wildlife body lays charges over building of waste dam By Guy RogersAN ENVIRONMENTAL watchdog organisation has laid criminal charges against a major Port Elizabeth hazardous waste management operator for alleged illegal construction work.... Immigration Bill dealt a huge blow by HRC By WYNDHAM HARTLEY Cape Town – Provisions in the Immigration Bill that will make employers who hire “illegal foreigners” guilty of a crime unless they prove otherwise are unconstitutional and should be removed, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) says.... Radio Kingfisher in new licence bid By Nick Wilson CHRISTIAN radio station Radio Kingfisher will today make a fresh application for a four-year licence at the offices of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa in Johannesburg.... Zim thugs decapitate mother, destroy home Report by Sapa-AFP and ReutersHarare – A WOMAN whose son was murdered by ruling Zanu-PF party militiamen last year was herself beheaded at the weekend because of her alleged support for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, it was reported here yesterday.... |
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