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Coega boom begins By Nick WilsonTWO major investments were unveiled yesterday as the Coega factor begins to impact on Port Elizabeth’s regional economy.... Mystery of teenager’s hanging death By Max MatavireMYSTERY surrounds the death of a 17-year-old Despatch schoolgirl who was found hanged at her home yesterday morning.... ‘Mercy killing’ of wife, son By DENVER DONIANEast London – A prominent retired businessman here shot dead his ailing wife and mentally handicapped son, turning the gun on himself in what a family member described as a “mercy killing” yesterday.... Pet monkey scratches toddler in horrific attack By Trevor NeethlingA TODDLER is recovering in her Somerset East home following a horrific attack by a domesticated monkey on Wednesday.... Wife drops charges in Burchell assault case By Nick WilsonPORT Elizabeth taxidermist Kristen Burchell has withdrawn assault charges against her former millionaire father-in-law Fred Burchell and his son, Barry.... Policeman suspected of killing five petrol attendants BY LINDIZ VAN ZILLA and TONY WEAVERCape Town – A police officer is the main suspect in the execution of five petrol attendants in Grassy Park.... ‘Trents jealous to the point of vendettas’ By Patrick Cull, Political CorrespondentMETRO Mayor Nceba Faku has accused former DA provincial leader Eddie Trent and DA council leader Elizabeth Trent of “being jealous to the point of (conducting) personal vendettas and personal attacks” against him.... Task teams sets up circumcision sites By Max Matavire, Municipal ReporterFOUR areas have been identified in the Nelson Mandela metro as circumcision school sites.... Five charged with murder following initiation deaths Johannesburg – Five men were yesterday charged with murder in connection with the deaths of four youths and a young man who died during initiation ceremonies earlier this week.... Reprieve for PE’s community vet clinic By Guy RogersPORT Elizabeth’s unique community veterinary clinic, teetering on the edge of closure, has been rescued.... Debt collectors targeted Business EditorTHE Cape Law Society has thrown its weight behind efforts to rein in the activities of unregulated debt collectors, saying it would do everything in its power to protect consumers from falling prey to this sector.... Edward and Sophie visit East Cape Johannesburg – Britain’s Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, arrive in South Africa tomorrow on a tour to raise the profile of an international youth awards scheme, the scheme’s trustee said.... Trent calls for free distribution of ‘femidoms’ By Max Matavire, Municipal Reporter DA METRO leader Elizabeth Trent yesterday had fellow councillors in stitches when she said women felt unfairly treated by being made to purchase female condoms while men got theirs free.... Stofile ‘supports’ 4×4s on certain beaches By SAM KA MKOKELIGrahamstown – EASTERN Cape Premier Makhenkesi Stofile has promised to talk to Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Valli Moosa to lobby for the use of vehicles on certain beaches.... G8 debt relief ‘represents no progress’ Cape Town – The announcement by G8 summit leaders in Kananaskis, Canada, on Wednesday to grant up to $1-billion (R10,3-billion) in additional debt relief to some of the world’s poorest countries represented neither progress nor a breakthrough on debt relief, according to Jubilee South Africa.... Law ‘could lead to violence’ By AMY MUSGRAVEJohannesburg – UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has told the country’s highest court that the controversial floor-crossing legislation could lead to political violence in KwaZulu Natal.... 2 000 judoka on their way to PE champs By Trevor NeethlingFOR the next week Port Elizabeth will be turned into a showcase of throws, counter-attacks and falls as close to 2 000 judoka descend on the city.... Celebrities fly in for first wildlife festival Herald ReporterSOME of South Africa’s best-loved celebrities are jetting into the Eastern Cape today for the Kirkwood Wildlife Festival.... Recruitment freeze ‘has metro staff in crisis’ By Max Matavire, Municipal ReporterMETRO social services committee chairman Melvin Manentsa said yesterday that everyone in the organisation was working overtime because of a critical shortage of staff due to the freeze on recruitment.... Top-level delegation visits E Cape hospitals Herald Reporter and CorrespondentHEALTH Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang yesterday led a top-level national team on a visit to the Eastern Cape to examine the province’s ailing public health service.... ‘Mandate of African Union broadened’ Cape Town – The African Union will not merely be a continuation of the Organisation of African Unity under a different name, acting Foreign Affairs Minister Zola Skweyiya said yesterday. ... Overpaid workers must repay earnings By NCEDO KUMBACAEast London – The Eastern Cape transport department plans to deduct money it has overpaid to its 72 workers since 1996, the department’s human resource directorate head, Richard Fonte, said yesterday.... New twist in donated clothing saga By ASHA SPECKMANGrahamstown – Suspicions are growing that the department of tariffs and trade could be pinching from the 40 boxes of donated clothing which they have refused to release to the Grahamstown Area Distress Relief Association (Gadra).... Newspaper appeals against weigh-in defamation suit Herald ReporterTHE City Press newspaper yesterday lodged an appeal against a Port Elizabeth High Court judgment which ruled that it had in 1999 wrongfully defamed retired school principal Tennyson Mackay, of Gelvan Park.... Helicopters evacuate 21 Russians from ship in ice By BRENDAN BOYLECape Town – Rescuers took advantage of moderate weather yesterday to evacuate 21 Russian scientists trapped deep in the Antarctic and said an icebreaker on the way should be able to free their ship.... Rotary fetes a tireless worker By Jimmy Matyu PROMINENT Port Elizabeth woman Adele Allen has been awarded the highest award in Rotary, the Paul Harris Fellow award.... Rugby bosses slam book By ANDY COLQUHOUNJohannesburg – THE authors of a new book claiming that South African rugby was being ruined by quotas for black players and faced financial ruin if it didn’t change its ways have been described as ill-informed mischief makers by rugby bosses.... Student in harrowing Cape Road incident A SHOCKED teenager told last night how a man tried to get into her car when she stopped at a red robot.... Slabbert backs court ruling on party defections By Patrick Cull, Political CorrespondentCape Town – Electoral Task Team chairman Frederik van Zyl Slabbert said yesterday that it would be “extraordinary” to have a closed proportional representation electoral system and allow crossing-the-floor.... Staggie prosecutor cleared of misconduct Cape Town – A top level investigation demanded by a full bench of the Cape High Court has cleared Rashaad Staggie murder trial prosecutor Willie Viljoen of misconduct.... Child, 5, sees mum shot and killed by gang of hijackers Johannesburg – A 33-year-old Alberton woman was shot dead in front of her five-year-old daughter in an attempted hijacking, police said last night.... Apartheid victims file suit against Tutu By DARREN SCHUETTLERJohannesburg – APARTHEID victims angered by reparation delays have filed a suit against Nobel prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and top government officials in a bid to get their money, lawyers said yesterday.... Newly restored jet fighter to be displayed at museum By Heidi Bantam and IVOR MARKMANA HISTORIC and newly restored jet fighter will soon be on display at the South African Air Force Museum in South End.... Warrants of arrest withdrawn Herald ReporterWARRANTS for the arrest of former traffic officer Michael Viljoen and his co-accused, Morne Saunders, charged with contravening legislation banning vehicles on beaches, have been withdrawn.... Bisho told to settle bill for lab services By Max Matavire Municipal ReporterTHE metro council is calling on Bisho urgently to settle a R3-million bill owed to the National Health Laboratory Services for services to the metro clinics.... Another Zim judge says he is to retire early Harare – One of Zimbabwe’s two remaining white judges will take early retirement next month, the sixth judge to leave the bench since President Robert Mugabe clashed with some judges over judicial independence.... |
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