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Families battle to save homes
By Dineo Matomela
DESPERATE residents battled yesterday to save their homes from a raging veld fire using garden hosepipes to extinguish the blaze....
Man arrested for horror death of dog
THE Land Rover driver who horrified a neighbourhood by allegedly killing a dog has been arrested and appeared in court yesterday....
Van Rooyen brings hope to EP
SOUTH African rugby will undergo major changes over the next few months and smaller unions will benefit most....
Anger at airline’s neglect of frail passenger
SAA has been slammed over its treatment of a frail elderly woman who was almost blown over in yesterday’s howling wind....
Councillor condemns Framesby’s thug pupils
By Max Matavire
COUNCILLOR Gustav Rautenbach has strongly condemned the unruly behaviour of some Framesby High pupils who within 48 hours were linked to two violent and unprovoked attacks on innocent people, including a church group....
Gang’s third victim tells of attack
ANOTHER victim allegedly assaulted by the now notorious gang of youths believed to include pupils of Framesby High School has come forward. ...
High Court to rule on key self-defence issues
By Zingaphi Matanzima
THE case of a Greenbushes man who allegedly shot and killed an intruder in self-defence – referred for trial by the regional court to the High Court on Wednesday – will address key legal issues....
Malabar family held on 60 charges of fraud
By Jimmy Matyu
A PROMINENT Port Elizabeth businessman, his wife and daughter appeared briefly in the Port Elizabeth regional court on 60 counts of fraud yesterday....
Stiff sentence for man convicted of hacking into banking system
Johannesburg – The commercial crime court here yesterday sentenced a 27-year-old man to one year in prison or a fine of R20 000 for “hacking” onto the internet banking system of Standard Bank....
Ngcuka ‘could be prosecuted’, warns Hefer
By Estelle Ellis and Jeremy Gordin
Bloemfontein – Judge Joos Hefer yesterday warned National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka that he could be prosecuted for his adamant silence on what he told newspaper editors....
Horse flu vaccine shortage
By Mawande Jack
VACCINE to prevent the spread of the devastating equine flu is in short supply and More Has Been Ordered From Overseas....
Fears that the J&B Met could be postponed or even cancelled
By Johan Stassen and Herald Correspondents
THE outbreak of the highly contagious equine influenza at the Milnerton Training Centre this week has led to fears that the J&B Met, the premier event on the Cape racing calendar, could be postponed or even cancelled....
It’s a great happy birthday to Dolly
By Muffy Hitzeroth
HAPPY Birthday to Dolly, Bayworld’s much-loved matriarch....
PE civic leader Kwatsha dies
By Jimmy Matyu
A FORMER matron of Empilweni Hospital, Nokulunga Bellina Kwatsha, has died....
‘North Pole’ ad gets frozen out
By Ben Maclennan
Cape Town – The Post Office does respond to children who write to Father Christmas, a spokesman said yesterday....
Youth for Christ preacher guilty of hitting schoolgirl
By Luvuyo Mjekula
Grahamstown – A YOUTH for Christ preacher who was convicted of assaulting a young woman at school was sentenced yesterday to a fine of R1 000 or six months in jail, suspended for four years....
Raped tourist wept after identity parade
Report by Sapa
Nelspruit – RAPED tourist Julie Stevens burst into tears after pointing out a suspect in an identity parade, the circuit court heard yesterday....
Parent’s court battle with school
Herald Reporter
A COURT battle is raging between Newton Park Primary School and a parent who is ruffling feathers with claims of mismanagement....
Male teacher classified female due to ID error
By Jimmy Matyu
A HIGH school teacher got the shock of his life when told by the education department this month that he could not get his salary because his identity document classified him as a woman....
DA adds voice to campaign against toll road
Cape Town – Opposition to the government’s decision to go ahead and run a national toll road through a globally recognised botanical hotspot on the Eastern Cape’s Pondoland Coast continues to mount....
Advocate ‘did not have a trust account’
ADVOCATE Mbuyiselo Christopher Jozana, who allegedly fleeced thousand of rands from “clients” he intended to defend, did not have a trust account, the Port Elizabeth magistrate’s court heard yesterday....
Interdict to close Korsten club set aside
By Max Matavire Municipal Reporter
THE Port Elizabeth High Court yesterday set aside an interdict by the Nelson Mandela metro council to have club Deja Vu in Korsten closed for not complying with health regulations....
Parliament backs Mugabe decision to quit C’wealth
Harare – Zimbabwe’s parliament has ratified President Robert Mugabe’s decision to pull the country out of the Commonwealth....
Herald Christmas Cheer donations rolling in
By Beggar-In-Chief
PE GOLF Club professional Graham Whale’s 22 Bunny Club members have Cheerfully chipped in R500 rather than buy each other Christmas gifts this year – a gesture worth emulating....
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