Updated: 8am GMT -- 2005/01/07
Eastern Cape
'All EC schools will have textbooks'
By Zine George Education Reporter EAST LONDON - The provincial Treasury assured pupils and parents yesterday that all Eastern Cape schools will have their required books when the term starts on January 19. Speaking on behalf of Finance MEC Billy Nel,...
Boucher back in squad for Test series
CAPE TOWN - Former Test wicket-keeper Mark Boucher was included in the 14-man squad for the fourth and fifth Castle Lager/MTN Tests announced at Newlands yesterday after the Proteas' decisive win in the third Test against England. Selection conven...
Condolences pour in for Madiba
Bongani Siqoko and Alison Stent EAST LONDON - Among the condolences pouring in from across the Eastern Cape to Nelson Mandela and his family yesterday was a message from King Xolilizwe Sigcawu from the Xhosa royal palace, Nqadu, in Willowvale. "We sh...
EL public donates goods for tsunami relief
By Henrik Dreboldt MERCY SUPPLIES: Brian Sookanathan, Victor Makalala and Delano van Rooyen at the East London airport fire department, with some of the goods that have been dropped there since Monday. Picture by MASI LOSI EAST LONDON -...
2 Transkei hospitals survive on trucked-in water
By Bonisile Ndaliso EAST LONDON - Water is being trucked in daily to two Transkei hospitals - one of which has been without water since Christmas. Health Department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo confirmed yesterday that Mount Ayliff hospital had been wi...
Bhisho saves R800000 a month on calls
BHISHO - The Eastern Cape government has made "massive savings" of R800000 a month on its phone bills following the introduction of pin codes for officials. This was disclosed by Finance MEC Billy Nel yesterday. Nel said that when he took over the Fi...
Thousands expected to attend ANC celebrations
By Luxolo Tyali MTHATHA - More than 60000 people are expected to attend the ANC's 93rd anniversary celebrations at the Cicira College Sports Grounds tomorrow, according to ANC regional secretary Humphrey Maxegwana. Fifty buses have been organis...
Big drop in circumcision deaths this season
By Mvuyo Mati MDANTSANE - Reported circumcision deaths have dropped to such an extent that for the first time in many seasons Health MEC Bevan Goqwana has not been forced to make emergency forays to investigate a crisis. Department spokesman Sizwe Ku...
Police reservists deployed to replace dismissed prison warders
By Lulamile Feni EAST LONDON - A total of 60 policemen, mostly reservists, have been deployed to two Eastern Cape prisons after 59 warders were dismissed this week and further strike action may occur this weekend. Grahamstown police spokesperson Capt...
SAND SUCKER
THE dredger is back in town for one of its two annual six-week-long visits. "The current brings sand into the harbour constantly," said National Ports Authority's East London spokesperson Terry Taylor. "As part of our annual maintenance programme we...
Nestlé factory staff strike over wages
By Lulamile Ramncwana EAST LONDON - Workers at all Nestlé plants yesterday began their fourth day of a national strike over a salary dispute. Food and Allied Workers' Union (Fawu) representative Jongikhaya Tsewu said all the union's 522 members at th...
Transkei brothers die as family spat erupts in gunfire
NGCOBO - Two brothers only a year apart in age were killed and had their homes burnt after a family quarrel in Quthubeni near here this week, police said. Superintendent Nondumiso Jafta said Mphumze Mpetshu, 49, torched his older brother's home at a...
