Former top Eskom executive loses bid to have R30m fraud charges dropped
Former Eskom executive France Hlakudi lost his bid for the striking off of fraud charges in a tax evasion matter.
Continue reading →Lorraine Opperman back to haunt DA
Just two months after being booted out of the DA for voting with the opposition, Lorraine Opperman has come back to haunt the party as she retained control of Kynsna Ward 11 — but this time winning it for the ANC.
Continue reading →TVET colleges ‘the stepchildren of higher education’
Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges in SA are treated as stepchildren by higher education authorities.
Continue reading →Rizaan’s food caravan still going strong after 31 years
When Gqeberha businessman Rizaan Kannemeyer realised there was a need for affordable food for scores of people who use minibus taxis in the northern areas, he knew he wanted to cook for a living.
Continue reading →Chris Walker delivers special treat for SA fans
SA fans of US singer Chris Walker are in for a special treat — the RnB star has released a song especially for them.
Continue reading →Karoo town reawakens to music, street theatre and more
Cradock will be vibing to the groove of Joe van der Linden’s bass guitar at its moonlight market on Friday night at the Karoo Food Festival. The Gqeberha musician in the battered bowler hat will be playing a mixture of … Continue reading →
Family’s pain over bystander killed in bus ‘gang hit’
When a “hard-working, God-fearing” man bought a ticket to board a bus travelling from Gqeberha to Gauteng, he would have had no idea he would not live to see his family — eagerly anticipating his arrival for the Easter weekend … Continue reading →
ANC has failed in local government — Oscar Mabuyane
Where the ANC governs in the Eastern Cape it has mostly failed to deliver services, with its councillors instead creating chaos and anarchy in municipalities.
Continue reading →Dance those Covid blues away
More than a year since Covid-19 brought the live music scene to a screeching halt, Rob Thompson and the Linebackers are back and will perform at The Music Kitchen next weekend.
Continue reading →Lights, camera, lockdown but G&S musical finally on stage
If pupils could remember their schoolwork as well as the young talents in the new PE Gilbert and Sullivan Society show have remembered their lines, teachers would be thrilled and exams would be a breeze.
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