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Boks’ bush-bonding secret
Perth – A mysterious boot camp in the wildest depths of the South African veld has left the Springboks believing they can down England in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup crunch match here....
Stage collapse could lead to prosecutions
By Fana Peete
Pretoria – Prosecutions may arise from the collapse of the stage at the Union Buildings on Women’s Day in which a woman was left paralysed....
Dale College disbands school governing body
Herald Reporter
THE school governing board at Dale College in King William’s Town has been disbanded....
Nama tribe expected to receive R10bn from Alexkor case
By Tim Butcher
Johannesburg – An estimated R10-billion windfall will change the lives of 2 000 impoverished members of the Nama tribe after this week’s landmark court ruling awarded them the lucrative Alexkor diamond mine stolen from their forefathers....
Fischer in court case
Johannesburg – The– daughters of Bram Fischer – political activist and former chairman of the Bar Council – will apply for their father to be reinstated to the Roll of Advocates in the Johannesburg High Court today. ...
Hijacked mum shot while saving son
By Gill Gifford
Johannesburg – A WOMAN was shot in the face after resisting a hijacker who wanted to drive off in her car with her three year-old son inside....
‘Six South American hitmen targeting top SA crime intelligence agent’
By Graeme Hosken
Johannesburg – SOUTH African police are on high alert following a tip-off that six South Americans are in the country to assassinate Divisional Commissioner Raymond Lalla....
Couple saved by the bell . . . and their dog
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Asterisk the German shepherd climbed a chair and rang the doorbell to alert his owners to a robbery. Picture: Laird Forbes |
By Elize Jacobs
Pretoria – A Pretoria couple were yesterday saved by the bell – their front doorbell, which was pressed by their dog alerting them to a burglary....
Smoking regulations land manager in court
Cape Town – The manager of the Kelvin Grove Club in Kenilworth appeared briefly in the Wynberg magistrate’s court yesterday charged with ignoring anti-smoking regulations at the club....
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Cape to honour charismatic Hani
THE Eastern Cape will honour assassinated SA Communist Party general secretary Chris Hani on Saturday....
Court delays R1m civil case
Herald Reporter
LIEBHERR-Africa, the Gauteng company which allegedly owes Port Elizabeth’s Maritime Motors R1 059 306 for services rendered, has been granted a reprieve from civil action being taken against it....
No agenda behind N2 speed trap, says official
By Max Matavire Municipal Reporter
THE relationship between the Koukamma municipality and Tracing Management Technology (TMT) concerning the trapping of speeding motorists is that the company supplies the equipment, software systems and administration in return for a monthly fee....
Canadian student loses two years’ work to thieves
By Sam Mkokeli
| A distraught Heather Fisher reflectrs on her loss |  |
A CANADIAN student, in Port Elizabeth to study towards a masters degree, is
devastated after losing two year’s work when her laptop computer was stolen yesterday....
PE marchers declare war on illegal perlemoen trade
By Guy Rogers
DEPUTY Environment Affairs and Tourism Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi led a march at the perlemoen poaching hotspot of Willows on Marine Drive yesterday, and then sat down to hear concerns raised by local officials and members of the public....
Union strike threat looms over airports
Business Correspondent
Johannesburg – ALL airports falling under the authority of the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) could come to a standstill later this week or early next week when the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) is likely serve a 48-hour strike notice to the company....
Judge wants death penalty brought back
By Zelda Venter
Pretoria – A High Court judge has again called for the death penalty, saying it was a certain deterrent for criminals....
Ginwala rejects DA’s claims
Cape Town – National Assembly speaker Dr Frene Ginwala has rejected opposition party claims that next week’s parliamentary session has been cancelled because of disarray in the ANC....
Drama over Maharaj, Shaik statements
By Marleen Smith and Patrick Cull
Bloemfontein – THE long-awaited opening statements of ANC veteran Mac Maharaj and former ambassador Mo Shaik were postponed to November 17 yesterday by the Hefer Commission, despite angry objections from advocates acting for National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka and Justice Minister Penuell Maduna....
Top IDZ official suspended again
By Eddie Botha
East london – In a shock move, Industrial Development Zone business development manager Brenda Mabaso-Simelane, who recently returned to work after a suspension, was suspended again yesterday....
Mbeki’s visit to India ‘waste of money’
By Shoneez Bulbulia
Johannesburg – PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki’s office has dismissed as “electioneering” a Freedom Front-Plus charge that taxpayers’ money was being wasted by sending no fewer than 12 Cabinet ministers with him on his visit to India....
EC gets shooting range, not cops
By Mphumzi Zuzile
East London – The Eastern Cape has a shortage of about 5 000 police officers, but could soon boast a R47- million shooting range – the biggest in the country....
Honour for Stofile’s office
By Patrick Cull Political Correspondent
THE office of Eastern Cape Premier Makhenkesi Stofile has finished third in the second annual public sector reporting awards presented by the SA Institute of Government Auditors....
Teachers to march today amid calls for restraint
By Mphumzi Zuzile
East London – As many as 9 000 teachers from across the province are expected to march to the education department’s head office in Zwelitsha today amid calls for restraint from political parties....
Scottish rugby team moves out as bikers rumble into town
Brisbane – No offence to motorbike enthusiasts. But Scotland’s rugby team are leaving their hotel to avoid them....
Driver flees after boy, 6, is run over and killed
By Tabelo Timse
PASSERSBY watched in horror as a six- year-old boy was knocked down by a speeding bakkie....
Thief’s sea escape flounders
By Sam Mkokeli
WITH police hot on his heels, a suspected thief ran into the sea at Kings Beach and swam 200m in an effort to escape. ....
SA joins Turkey in fighting crime
Cape Town – South Africa and the Republic of Turkey have signed an agreement to co-operate in fighting crime, the Presidency said yesterday....
UPE had second highest number of black students in 2001, statistics show
By Patrick Cull Political Correspondent
SOME 62 per cent of students at the University of Port Elizabeth, at one time a Broederbond bastion, were black in 2001, according to statistics published by the national department of education....
New Brighton honours unsung heroes with wall of fame
By Tabelo Timse
A WALL of fame honouring the unsung heroes who have contributed to the upliftment of New Brighton has been launched at the New Brighton Library....
Film-maker loses child pornography appeal
Johannesburg – The Constitutional Court yesterday ruled that the possession of child pornography without a permit was, and would remain, a crime....
PE man accused of raping stepdaughter
A FORMER supermarket assistant manager, arrested for allegedly raping and indecently assaulting his step-daughter and possessing child pornography, appeared briefly in the Port Elizabeth magistrate’s court yesterday....
More arrests expected in savage Trompies murder case
MORE arrests are expected soon in connection with the murder of four-year-old “Trompies” Bantom, heir to R150 000 whose decomposing body was found near Hankey last month....
Marine rehab centre gets R1m boost
THE National Ports Authority (NPA) has contributed R1-million towards the establishment of a Seabird and Marine Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Port Elizabeth....
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