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New hope Nationwide will return to the skies

TROUBLED Nationwide Airlines – grounded last week, leaving thousands of passengers angry and frustrated – may take to the skies again....more

DA in new attempt to stop Scorpions being disbanded

THE Democratic Alliance will again ask the Speaker of Parliament to suspend the process to disband the Scorpions, the party said yesterday....more

D-Day on 2010 stadium hosting Confed Cup matches

TOMORROW is D-Day for Port Elizabeth to know whether it will be one of the host cities for next year‘s Confederations Cup soccer tournament....more

Cops to act on botched DJ case charges

POLICE will act on criticism directed at them by a circuit court judge over mistakes in the investigation into Knysna serial killer Heinrich van Rooyen, a spokesman said yesterday....more

Still no measures against feeding scheme officials

THE Eastern Cape education department has yet to finalise the disciplinary hearings of eight senior officials who were implicated in the collapse of the multi-million rand school nutrition programme in 2006....more

Pink Loerie Mardi Gras ‘a big success‘

THE Pink Loerie Mardi Gras in Knysna was celebrated without incident at the weekend and people came out in their thousands to watch....more

Zille leads anti-crime march through PE‘s northern areas

DA leader Helen Zille led about 400 residents in a march against crime in Port Elizabeth‘s northern areas at the weekend. The 5km march covered areas including Durban Road, Highfield Road, Stanford Road and Schauderville....more

Global first as orcas filmed hunting in Bay

IN A global environmental first, five orcas have been filmed hunting and killing a dolphin in Algoa Bay....more

Much-needed boost for Plett‘s disadvantaged soccer hopefuls

THE Plettenberg Bay Community Police Forum has organised a soccer tournament in the town‘s informal settlements to encourage youngsters to become involved in the sport in the run-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup....more

Somalian arrested for involvement in robbery and murder

A POLICE manhunt in Port Elizabeth led to the arrest of a Somalian who escaped during a swoop operation in the Lower Baakens Valley last week....more

Grannies get a square meal at abandoned PE school

AFTER turning an old school into a feeding shelter for the elderly of New Brighton, Cacadu Homes, a non-profit organisation, gives them not only a warm plate of food, but also a new zest for life....more

Sixty ski-boats lined up for Tuna Classic

PORT Elizabeth‘s Hobie Beach will reverberate to the throb of more than 20000hp tomorrow as 60 deep-sea ski-boats open up their throttles and head out to sea for the first day‘s fishing in the annual Standard Bank Tuna Classic....more

Seven die, 63 injured in Eastern Cape road accidents at weekend

SEVEN people died in separate car crashes in the Eastern Cape over the long weekend....more

Radebe plans ‘way forward‘ for rail transport industry

ROADS and Transport Minister Jeff Radebe is to lead an upcoming conference where he will propose a way forward to the Eastern Cape government on its “Back to Rail” campaign....more


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