Creator
When 64-year-old Mandy “Ocean” Dean plunged into the icy, heaving waters of Sardinia Bay to save two drowning men, she had no idea the rescue would eventually earn her a place in lifesaving history. Now the lifesaving legend from Gqeberha…
Derek Smith was a hard-SHARP NEWSMAN: Derek Smith, the former editor-in-chief of The Herald, Weekend Post and Evening Post, has died Image: ARCHIVEShitting, no-nonsense editor, much needed during the peak of political turmoil and…
GOING UP: The recent fuel hike will see taxi fares in Nelson Mandela Bay increase by R2 while the fare for long-distance trips will cost between R5 and R30 more from Monday Image: SUPPLIED A trip to town in a taxi is about to be a little…
Parliament’s ad hoc joint committee on flood disaster relief and recovery said it was satisfied with clarification on the R1bn made available for the catastrophe. The National Treasury clarified that the money was available, but there was…
Suspected stolen copper cables with a replacement value of more than R600,000 were confiscated and a 43-year-old Bethelsdorp woman was arrested during a special police operation in the Bay’s northern areas on Thursday. Police spokesperson…
Again doing what little boys were made to do, playing in mud and kicking stones, two Eastern Cape children who received life-saving heart surgeries are back at school and thriving. The mothers of both boys expressed relief this week at…
After a few months of lower Covid-19 infection rates reported in the Eastern Cape, the number of active cases has shown an upward trajectory. According to the latest statistics supplied by the Eastern Cape department of health, the number…
Police have opened a missing person inquiry following the disappearance of Siphosethu Dakuse, 20, who left home for school on May 13 and never returned. Police spokesperson Captain Mluleki Mbi said information was later received that she…
Several healthcare facilities have been closed in Nelson Mandela Bay as medical personnel down tools, leaving patients stranded. This, as some healthcare workers have embarked on the illegal strike action decrying staff shortages, while…
Growing good citizens was top of the agenda on Wednesday when the SA Electoral Commission (IEC) commemorated Freedom Day by encouraging the youth to exercise their hard-earned right to vote during elections. The commission invited pupils…
The Transnet National Ports Authority’s new business development manager, Nozipho Booi, is the first MPhil in Maritime Studies graduate at the 2022 autumn graduation at Nelson Mandela University (NMU). And as if that history-making moment…
After serving the group for more than 23 years, Arena Holdings chief executive Andy Gill will step down from his position at the end of April. Gill began his career as a journalism cadet at Business Day in 1989 before moving to Reuters.…
Former president Jacob Zuma has “waived” his right to appeal in court today, but his application for postponement can proceed, his advocate Dali Mpofu said on Monday. Zuma is said to be unwell and under the care of the surgeon-general. “A…
Crumbling roads are hurting Eastern Cape farmers’ pockets as maintenance, damage to vehicles and produce along with delivery delays are steadily taking their toll on the agriculture sector’s economic contribution to the country. This will…
An inquest docket has been opened after a woman’s body was found floating in a pool in Gqeberha on Monday. The deceased has been identified as the wife of former Springbok rugby coach, Peter de Villiers. The body of 62-year-old Theresa de…
