Gqeberha furore: One week left to object
There is just one week left before the closing date for objections to the renaming of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha and Uitenhage to Kariega.
Continue reading →Goodyear workers down tools in solidarity with colleagues
Dozens of Goodyear employees downed tools on Tuesday in solidarity with 56 colleagues who were suspended last week, allegedly for not complying with the company’s staggered lunch-break protocols.
Continue reading →Load-shedding will be with us until 5am on Saturday
Eskom said on Tuesday that rotational power cuts would be in place until 5am Saturday, reduced from stage 2 to stage 1 from Wednesday at 5am.
Continue reading →Ruthless Dolphins keep Warriors on the back foot
The Dolphins ended the day on 67 for 2 with Senuran Muthusamy (34) and Marques Ackerman (8) at the crease, only 57 runs behind.
Continue reading →SMMEs call for Mabuyane to intervene in housing contract row
Small businesses in Nelson Mandela Bay have vowed to get Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane to intervene in the impasse between them and mayor Nqaba Bhanga on a R46m housing project.
Continue reading →Witness tells of assaults before murder of Airport Valley woman
A relative of slain Andiswa Tose claimed he had been drinking with the alleged assailant in the days leading up to the murder and had witnessed a number of physical altercations between the two.
Continue reading →Driver of Polo killed in head-on collision with truck near Gamtoos
A man driving a Volkswagen Polo died in a horrific head-on collision with a truck on the N2 near Gamtoos on Tuesday.
Continue reading →King Goodwill Zwelithini’s will to be read after memorial service
The will of the late Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini will be read after his memorial service, which is due to take place on Thursday, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Tuesday.
Continue reading →Channel your inner Irish on St Patrick’s Day
Gqeberha may be thousands of kilometres from Ireland, but green beer and Guinness stew can still be expected on the menu this St Patrick’s Day.
Continue reading →Early B to build car from scratch — on TV
Gqeberha-born musician Earl “Early B” Swartz has temporarily traded in his microphone for mechanical equipment.
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