Eastern Cape

16 days of activism against women, children abuse starts

16 days of activism against women, children abuse starts Weekend Post TODAY is the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, and to mark this period Port Elizabeth ngos will be...

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South Africa: Passengers Unhurt After Plane Leaves Runway

Port Elizabeth — Netcare911 Paramedics Have Been Dispatched to the Port Elizabeth Airport for an Aircraft Which Has Left the Runway. Details of what transpired remain vague but medics are responding to the scene. Firefighters...

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Murder victim prayed for robber

Books Galore! Millions of books available at discounted prices! Fiction, thrillers, biographies,... Clarissa Venter Port Elizabeth - A petite blonde girl testified on Monday how murdered Jeffrey's Bay businesswoman Cecile...

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South Africa: Corporation Keeps Coega Dream Alive

WAY back in 1997, there was an air of excitement in the Port Elizabeth area after a feasibility study had shown that a deep-water port and industrial development zone at Coega, 22km outside the city, was indeed viable.

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Probe R3bn fleet tender call

THE storm over the awarding of a R3.2 billion government fleet contract for the Eastern Cape took a new turn yesterday. A Bhisho Legislature joint committee demanded an investigation by the Auditor-General (AG) into why it was...

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Politicians under investigation for tampering with tender processes

National Police Minister, Nathi Mthethwa says they are investigating politicians suspected to have tampered with the adjudication of tendering processes. Mthethwa says this is part of fighting corruption perpetuated by...

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Blue flag for 29 beaches

Cape Town - Twenty-nine South African beaches have been awarded Blue Flag status this year, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk announced on Thursday. This was ten more than last year and extremely good news for tourism,...

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E Cape to probe irregular housing allocations by officials

The Eastern Cape Housing Department has launched an investigation into allegations of irregular housing allocations, allegedly by municipal officials, councillors and high-ranking department officials.

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3 jailed for 'barbaric' rape

Books Galore! Millions of books available at discounted prices! Fiction, thrillers, biographies,... Johannesburg - Three youths were sentenced to 37-years each by the Eastern Cape High Court in Bhisho on Friday for gang-raping...

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South Africa: Electricity Woes Sink Coega Smelter

ALUMINIUM producer Rio Tinto Alcan has scrapped plans to build a multibillion-rand aluminium smelter at Coega near Port Elizabeth due to concerns about security of electricity supply and Eskom's proposed hefty tariff increases.

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