Eastern Cape

New CT scanner at Frere 'in 3 weeks'
By Nick Wilson EAST LONDON -- Frere Hospital will most likely have a CT scanner in place within three weeks, Health MEC Dr Bevan Goqwana said yesterday. Goqwana, who spoke to the Daily Dispatch before he delivered a keynote address at a National...

Nazo delegation brings hope for local exports to Kuwait
By Simpiwe Piliso EAST LONDON -- Kuwait, which imports 92 percent of its products, has expressed interest in fostering strong trade and investment ties with this city, Mayor Lulamile Nazo said yesterday, shortly after his visit to the Arab countr...

Neer's motorcade reckless ­ charge
By Eddie Botha EAST LONDON -- A charge of reckless driving has been laid with the police after an incident involving a motorcade transporting Safety Liaison and Transport MEC Dennis Neer -- who was escorted by two provincial traffic officers. Th...

Chest staff able to trim costs
EAST LONDON -- Despite the difficult economic circumstances the Border Community Chest had been able to distribute an extra R25 000 to deserving organisations during the financial year to March, 1999, the president, Les Behrens, said at the 13th a...

Bins ignored, beach left awash with litter
By Simpiwe Piliso EAST LONDON -- It would be easy to believe that the once tranquil, beautiful and quiet Eastern Beach area here had been struck by a raging hurricane leaving behind piles of scattered litter, broken glass and destroyed coastal ve...

Baby found dead in parents' microwave
LANEXA, Virginia -- Authorities are investigating the death of a month-old baby found in a microwave oven in his parents' home. Neighbours said they heard the father of Joseph Lewis Martinez screaming shortly before sheriff's deputies arrived at ...

Fred Croney dies in EL aged 77
By David Denison EAST LONDON -- One of the legends of Daily Dispatch lore, former assistant editor Fred Croney, died here yesterday at 77. In an association of more than 40 years, Croney was racing editor, sports editor, news editor and chief su...

Govt 'knows about arrears'
Municipal Reporter EAST LONDON -- Eastern Cape government departments are regularly made aware of their account arrears, therefore the municipality cannot be accused of disconnecting services without warning, says East London city finance directo...

Not a hint of Heritage for EL
EAST LONDON -- Heritage Day here came and went without a hint of the glittering ceremonies, rallies, parades and cultural performances locals have become accustomed too. The only ceremony scheduled for Mdantsane was "postponed" after the organise...

Night attack prompts couple to leave for UK
By Denver Donian KING WILLIAM'S TOWN -- Local couple Keith and Joyce Loxley, who were attacked and injured in their home here on Wednesday evening by a lone intruder, have decided "enough is enough" and are packing their bags and heading back to ...

EARTH'S VOICES:
Diana Graham opens the Voice of the Earth exhibition at her Ecology Shrine in Hogsback yesterday, one of the first events in the mountain village's three-day spring festival. Today's events include yoga at 8.30am, marimbas at 10am, happy time for...

Masekela gives EL jazz a boost
By Cornelius C Thomas EAST LONDON -- Hugh Masekela,the don of South Africa's jazz family visited the city this week for an in-store promotion of his latest CD, Sixty, and to give music here a boost. Masekela visited Albert Spaargaren's Jazz Inn ...

98 days to go before EL millennium bash
By Matt Ramsden EAST LONDON -- The final countdown of the 20th century and the second millennium has begun and today heralds 98 days to go to the end of 1999. Preparations are in full swing all over the world for the biggest party in history, wi...

Rhodes stargazer solves international mystery
GRAHAMSTOWN -- Dr Justin Jonas, a radio astronomer at Rhodes University here has provided the key to unlock an enigma for a group of colleagues in Argentina. They were proposing new research when they received a copy of Dr Jonas's PhD thesis, w...

Stofile invites Austrians to invest in EC textiles
By Eric Naki Political Correspondent BISHO -- Eastern Cape Premier Makhenkesi Stofile sold the Eastern Cape to Austrian business investors as a province filled with abundant investment opportunities, during his recent visit to the Lower Austria ...

Five Stutt men granted amnesty
EAST LONDON -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission this week granted amnesty to five ANC Youth League (Ancyl) activists for a variety of offences ranging from housebreaking to attempted murder. They are Randile Bhayi, 29, Jimmy Nokawusana, 29...

2 die as taxi overturns near Tarka
QUEENSTOWN -- Two people died and eight were seriously injured when the taxi they were travelling in overturned 19 kilometres outside Tarkastad on the road to Queenstown at 7.45am yesterday. This brings to three the number of crashes on the road ...

Fat set to fly in Tarkastad boerewors battle
By Sonja Raasch QUEENSTOWN -- Pans are set to sizzle as contenders for the first official Eastern Cape King of Boerewors battle it out at the Tarkastad showgrounds on October 30. From the private, small-time Saturday boerewors-braaier to the exp...

Tourism Board sets up Wild Coast networking
By Kerry Engelbrecht UMTATA -- The Eastern Cape Tourism Board's Wild Coast district branch held the first in a series of networking seminars this week, in an attempt to share ideas with stakeholders in the tourism industry and to establish what s...