AS a pastoral care worker for a church in Port Elizabeth, who visits many homes for the aged, I can no longer bear the pain of so many of the very elderly in Echo Foundation cottages....more

NICE pics in The Herald of the great turnout at the rugby on Saturday. The EP rugby public really showed their commitment to support – well done!...more

THE seven-star Burj al Arab Hotel in Dubai is really a much more beautiful piece of architecture than the proposed Freedom Statue, as shown in illustrations to the letter, “Design similar to that of hotel” (The Herald, January 16)....more

IN June last year there was a competition that was being run, “Knowing your History, Knowing your Future”, which appeared in The Herald from Monday to Friday.This meant I had to buy the paper every day that week....more

I MAKE no apologies for writing this, another appeal to all you dog lovers out there. Your response to my request last year to support Mavis Smith and her helpers out in Greenbushes was very gratifying....more

I VENT my disappointment, rather make that disgust at the “begging bowl society”. I’m not talking about the genuinely needy and hungry amongst us, but the “gimme” and “everybody owes us something” bunch (age doesn’t seem to play a part here)....more

IN the heart of a squatter area, 90 per cent of learners come from poverty stricken homes, at times going to school on empty stomachs, not knowing where the next meal would come from. These circumstances did not deter the class of 2005 at Molly Blackburn Senior Secondary School from doing their best in their matric exams....more

HAVE you noticed some of the following: � The white counter assistant giving the white customer a broad smile and carrying on a pleasant conversation, while the black customer gets a blunt “What can I do for you” in a tone reserved for another ethnic group, sometimes with raised eyebrows?...more