Prospect of surgery amid all this death frightens me
I hate to sound morbid, or neurotic — OK I am a bit neurotic — but the past few months have been especially frightening.
Continue reading →Walking through lockdown: the need to feel free
No matter how small the space, or how tremulous the pace, there is magic in walking.
Continue reading →Police consistency essential in enforcing Covid regulations
On Sunday, at the funeral of minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu, Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane was caught without her mask on.
Continue reading →He didn’t do it: Bishop Zondo’s follower disputes niece’s allegations of rape by man of the cloth
The alleged sexual abuse claims against the head of the Rivers of Living Waters church on Monday exposed how the scandal has seemingly torn a family apart.
Continue reading →Dead fish at Swartkops ring alarm bells
Hundreds of fish have died in what seems to be the latest eruption of the alien hazardous algal bloom Heterosigma akashiwo in the Swartkops estuary.
Continue reading →Entangled ocean giant washes up at Willows
One of the mightiest predators of the seas washed up on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth this week, once again flagging the threat of mismanaged waste and marine debris.
Continue reading →Murder accused, 18, denies gang affiliation
An Arcadia man who was just 17 when he allegedly shot dead a rival gangster told the Port Elizabeth High Court on Monday that though he socialised with known gangsters he was not part of any gang.
Continue reading →High-speed chase ends abruptly as cop car knocks down wall
A New Brighton grandmother claims she was traumatised after a police officer threatened to shoot and assault her after a police vehicle crashed through the boundary wall of her house during a high speed chase on Sunday morning.
Continue reading →Teenage girls, young women urged to enter essay-writing competition
Non-profit organisation Sesi Fellowship and Skill Hub is calling on teenage girls and young women to have their voices heard by participating in an essay-writing competition about issues affecting them in their communities.
Continue reading →Maskless in Mpuma: I’m guilty and I’m sorry, says premier Mtsweni-Tsipane
Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has paid an admission of guilt fine for not wearing a mask at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral at the weekend.
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