SOME Port Elizabeth residents could be without electricity until Thursday while municipal staff work feverishly to repair the demolished substation that blew up in Walmer on Friday....more

BIRTHDAY girl Nobathembu Gali, who turned 23 on Friday night, was the popular choice as the new The Herald Greenacres Miss Port Elizabeth during a vibey show at the Feather Market Centre....more

THE Chinese ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe appears to be headed for Angola, but it may not have enough fuel aboard to reach its destination....more

THREE people died and six were seriously injured in two head-on collisions in Port Elizabeth at the weekend....more

PLETTENBERG Bay school principal Norman Kunene has appeared briefly in court on charges of assaulting a teacher at another school in full view of young children....more

THEY are infamous for their parasite-like behaviour that preys on the desperate and poor, depriving them of every penny in order to fatten their own already bulging pockets. Widely known as Skoppers in the townships, loan sharks are perceived to be without honour or humanity. According to Simphiwe Mabhija, 66, of Kwazakhele – who owes a Skopper R2 500 which he has been paying for nearly three years – loan sharks are seen as a quick and easy source of money when one is in a fix....more

A NEW Brighton resident who has been running a motor vehicle repair workshop illegally is still operating his business despite a High Court order that forbids him to do so....more

THE Eden district will submit a final damage report to the national disaster relief fund at the end of this month and hopes to have some direction from the cabinet by midMay as to when it will be able to access funds for flood relief....more

JUST hours after winning The Herald Greenacres Miss Port Elizabeth title, Nobathembu Gali was playing cricket in high heels on her first official duty....more

FORMER The Herald Miss Port Elizabeth Valene Sampson missed this year‘s gala finale on Friday night due to a modelling commitment in Cape Town – but drove through the night to make her graduation ceremony at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University the next morning....more

THE Algoa Kart and Motorcycle Club is under constant siege from criminals who are literally coming through the walls to gain access to the clubhouse....more

DELAYS in environmental impact assessments (EIAs)pose a major threat to housing delivery in the city, says Nelson Mandela Bay municipality special assignments and strategic operations director Anton Synders....more

A 22-YEAR-OLD KwaNobuhle man was found murdered with a single gunshot wound to the chest at the weekend....more

AN 18-YEAR-OLD Willowvale schoolgirl was found murdered at the weekend. Her genitals had been cut out....more

A PATENSIE couple charged with the murder of their two-year-old nephew appeared briefly in the Hankey magistrate‘s court....more

Pretoria – ANC president Jacob Zuma expressed surprise at the level of poverty among white people during a tour of an informal settlement outside Pretoria....more