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Highway plane crash drama By Riot Hlatshwayo and Justin Arenstein Nelspruit – TWO Impala MK1 fighter pilots died almost instantly yesterday morning when their jet crashed in Mpumalanga’s notorious Crocodile Gorge.... Ball bounces back to accusers By Marleen Smith Bloemfontein – THE Hefer Commission has placed the ball firmly into the court of the two main accusers of head prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka.... Beware: do not fly Maiden Air – it has no licence yet Johannesburg – The department of transport yesterday cautioned that Maiden Air, which was allegedly selling tickets for flights between South Africa and the United Kingdom, had no licence to operate.... Mystery of Crane’s missing bodyguards By Gill Gifford and Sapa Johannesburg – SOCIALITE Hazel Crane, who was shot dead in an apparent assassination on Monday, left the country at one stage because of death threats she had been receiving.... Fate of ‘hitman’ in the balance Johannesburg – Final arguments in a legal battle over whether alleged hitman Lior Saat can be tried in South Africa are expected to be heard in the Johannesburg High Court today.... Quick end to Nocsa debacle, says Ramsamy Pretoria – Seven months after suspending two executive members, the National Olympic Committee of South Africa hoped to reach a ”favourable” conclusion to the matter soon, Nocsa president Sam Ramsamy said yesterday.... Chaos as new magistrate’s courts left without phones By Zingaphi Matanzima and Dineo Matomela A NEW building housing Port Elizabeth magistrate’s courts has been without telephone lines since staff moved in three weeks ago – and they are having to use their own cellphones to fill the gap.... Concern as top education post is advertised Herald Reporter THE DA has expressed concern after the post of superintendent-general for the department of education was advertised earlier this week.... Province to get more from Manuel By Patrick Cull Political Correspondent Cape Town – THE Eastern Cape’s equitable share of the national Budget will increase from a revised R24,6-billion in the current financial year to R26,7-billion in 2004/05.... Coega an ‘attractive investment’ Political Correspondent Cape Town – Government believes that the Coega Industrial Development Zone will be a major attraction for foreign direct investment.... Focus on education, jobs and services Political Correspondent Cape Town – Next year’s budget will continue with the “progressive strengthening” of government’s core spending priorities.... R2,5bn for lack of health skills Political Correspondent Cape Town – Government is to spend R2,5-billion over three years to address the problem of the skills shortage in health, particularly in the rural areas.... R5,4bn for additional spending, says Trevor Political Correspondent Cape Town – Finance Minister Trevor Manuel tabled an Adjustments Budget yesterday reflecting marked savings on debt service costs and the bill for the corvettes, submarines and other military hardware partially as a result of the appreciation of the rand.... R750m allocated to road maintenance Political Correspondent Cape Town – Government has allocated an additional R750-million over the next three years for maintenance and rehabilitation backlogs on the country’s road network.... ‘Four per cent growth by 2006’ Political Correspondent Cape Town – The economic growth forecast for the current financial year has been scaled down from 3,3 per cent to 2,2 per cent.... Pricing analysis ordered Political Correspondent Cape Town – Cabinet is to be presented shortly with an analysis of pricing and regulation in the key utility sectors and will then make a decision on how to “promote further efficiency in this part of the economy”.... Second national newspaper editor leaves job within a week Johannesburg – In the second major drama to hit newspapers in less than a week, the editor of City Press, Vusi Mona, has resigned.... Tsedu to refer sacking to arbitration Herald Correspondent Johannesburg – Axed Sunday Times editor Mathatha Tsedu has instructed his attorney to take up his alleged unfair dismissal to the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration.... Sale of Mbeki home to State ‘all in order’ Report by Sapa Pretoria – THERE was nothing improper in a 2001 property transaction between first lady Zanele Mbeki and the State. This was the finding yesterday by Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana.... Size could count against Madiba statue project By Max Matavire THE Nelson Mandela Foundation has expressed concerns about the proposed size of the Nelson Mandela Statue of Freedom to be built in the Port Elizabeth harbour.... Teachers fined for attack on girl pupil Umtata – Five women teachers were sentenced yesterday to fines of R3 000 each or 18 months’ imprisonment for assaulting a 15-year-old girl pupil they claimed brought a pornographic magazine to school.... ‘The war is over’, says ET as he is convicted of terrorism Potchefstroom – Former Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging leader Eugene Terre’blanche was convicted yesterday of five counts of terrorism under the Internal Security Act.... Fight against HIV/Aids gets huge financial boost By Patrick Cull Political Correspondent Cape Town – Government has allocated an additional R1,9-billion to provinces over the next three years – R323-million to the Eastern Cape – in preparation for the roll-out of anti-retroviral treatment programmes.... Metro’s debtors stand to win prizes by paying for services Municipal Reporter IN an effort to encourage consumers to pay for municipal services and boost the metro council’s dwindling coffers, the council is starting a competition to reward consumers who pay off outstanding accounts in December.... PE bridge stars glowing after SA win By Sam Mkokeli THE Springbok bridge team might have been booted out early in the World Bridge Champions currently under way in Monte Carlo but they are still over the moon!... East Cape crew take the plunge By Sam Mkokeli EASTERN Cape crewmen are proudly flying their province’s colours aboard SAS Amatola, the controversial new corvette bought for the SA Navy that was introduced in Simonstown, near Cape Town last week.... Shocked Steinbachs mourn loss of well-loved Sandy By Guy Rogers AT the age of 24, Sandy Steinbach’s whole life had come together in a marvellous way.... Parents keep vigil as popular son remains critical after tragic crash By Guy Rogers THE two victims of Monday’s horror car smash near the airport were both very popular individuals, well known in Port Elizabeth’s most “happening” youth circles.... Paterson policeman accused of another car accident cover-up By Mike Loewe Grahamstown – A Paterson policeman under scrutiny for his conduct at an accident last Saturday is now being accused of “covering up” for another accident two years ago.He allegedly tried to cover up for an Addo detective involved in an accident last Saturday in which Port Elizabeth student Justin Emslie, 21, and Rhodes student Leigh Paige, 21, were killed. They were on a motorbike which collided with the car of Addo detective Alfred Ntabeni.... Circumcision ‘doctor’ fined Bisho – A traditional surgeon has been sentenced to 15 months’ jail or a R5 000 fine by a Transkei magistrate, the Eastern Cape health department said yesterday.... Gambler locks child in car Johannesburg – A man from Randburg appeared in the Kempton Park magistrate’s court yesterday on a charge of child neglect.... Grants agency on the cards By Patrick Cull Political Correspondent Cape Town – A national social security agency that will be responsible for the payment of social grants throughout the country should be in place in two years’ time, social development committee chairman Cas Salojee said yesterday.... Holomisa hits at ANC over jobless Herald Reporter THE UDM says the way the ANC has gone about making pre-election promises on issues that they have neglected for 10 years is the root cause of apathy among voters.... Car guard died after hit and run incident FORMER Port Elizabeth car guard Len Killian, who was critically injured in a hit and run incident outside a popular pub, died as a result of serious injuries he sustained to his head and face.... Eight die as bakkie overturns in Knysna By Peter Everett Knysna – Six people were killed instantly and another two died later in hospital when a bakkie transporting construction workers from Nekkie’s township in Knysna to Plettenberg Bay, left the road early yesterday.... School race attack probe Cape Town – The white schoolgirl who allegedly defecated on a black fellow pupil last week is to face a disciplinary hearing.... EP rugby debt row with council goes on Municipal Reporter THE payment dispute between the metro council and the Eastern Province Rugby Football Union continues as the two parties cannot agree on how much the union owes for using council sporting facilities.... School closed as Bisho fails to pay R80 000 rent Herald Reporter ABOUT 300 pupils at Misgund Primary in the Langkloof were locked out of their classes yesterday because the education department owes the United Reformed Church R80 640 in rental arrears over 32 months.... Injuries from taxi, police vehicle crash SEVERAL people were injured when a police vehicle collided with a taxi in East London yesterday.... Man charged with murder of young girl Johannesburg – A 35-year-old unemployed man who has been held in police custody since Sunday in connection with the abduction and murder of 11-year- old Tina Bernardes appeared in the Johannesburg magistrate’s court yesterday.... ‘Trompies’ murder: Stepmum refused bail A STEPmother who allegedly masterminded the sudden disappearance of four-year-old Makhumandile “Trompies” Bantom two months ago, was yesterday refused bail when she appeared in the Uitenhage magistrate’s court.... Arrest order for striking Zim doctors Harare – The government in Zimbabwe has ordered the arrest of striking state hospital doctors for defying last week’s court order to return to work.... |
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