Updated: 8am GMT -- 2005/11/05
Eastern Cape
That's torn it, she's shorn it -
Ex-brunette Alison Burnett, a staff member at Hudson Park, is petted by some of her students after volunteering to have her crowning glory shorn off. It was all in the name of a good cause - for St Bernard's Hospice. If you want to look...
Neighbour stones Diwali feast, hurls insults
By LUXOLO TYALI A HINDU gathering for Diwali celebrations on Tuesday night turned into a nightmare when a neighbour allegedly began stoning the gathering. Ravi Pillay and his family hosted 30 guests at their home in Mthatha - for which they fork...
"Buyers" swop keys, cruise off in luxury BMW
By MODISE KABELI Crime Reporter LIGHT-FINGERED car thieves made a key swop while posing as potential buyers at an East London car dealership and later drove away in a R196000 BMW 3 series. Police spokesperson Captain Errol Francis said th...
New casinos expected to create thousands of jobs
International investors among eight bidding for gaming licences By PHUMZA MACANDA Business Correspondent THOUSANDS of jobs, a mega entertainment complex, luxury hotels and budget lodges are on the cards for the Eastern Cape as moves accelerate to ...
THE BIG QUESTION.....Does Afrikaans have a future as a language?
Robby Nell Southernwood NO one should have a right to interfere with anyone's language or culture. I do not agree with it whatsoever. Democratically, Fort Hare is anyone's institution. What about Afrikaans-speaking children coming from disadvantage...
Jajula gets tough: tell me all or I'll cut funding
By SABELO NDLANGISA ARTS and culture MEC Nomsa Jajula is threatening to crack the whip on parastatals in her department that fail to tell her what they are doing. She threatened to cut off their funding unless they toe the line. Jajula hit out ...
Eastern Cape needs more HIV/Aids sites
By ZINE GEORGE THE PROVINCE needs 10 more anti-retroviral treatment sites if it is to cope with the increasing number of people who need treatment, according to Eastern Cape Aids Council chief executive officer Lulama Ntshingwa. Addressing the...
Miracle child beats rare gene disorder
BY LULAMILE FENI JUST over two years ago, doctors gave Johan Coetzee no chance of surviving - but the child with William syndrome celebrated his 12th birthday this week. Johan's fellow church congregants, who prayed for a miracle with his family ...
Judge raps Goqwana for not appearing
I don't think I am above the law says Health MEC By LOUISE FLANAGAN HEALTH MEC Bevan Goqwana failed to appear in the Port Elizabeth High Court yesterday to argue that he was not in contempt of court - but the judge still wants his explanatio...
Port security a positive step
BECAUSE of stepped up security, South African Port Control authorities do not readily divulge sensitive information. News about shipping movements is not a problem but information on, for example, oil tankers is strictly verboten. South Africa la...
In Brief.........
IFP calls meeting to discuss Abaqulusi THE INKATHA Freedom Party yesterday called an emergency meeting to discuss the dissolution of the Abaqulusi Municipality and the axing of 15 councillors. This comes after KwaZulu-Natal Local Government MEC Mi...
Wildfires give flower growers a blooming headache!
PORT ELIZABETH'S Longmore Flower Estate staff were waiting anxiously yesterday for their blooms to open to check for any ash or dust damage incurred during this week's fires. The plants have curled closed under the pall of smoke that has hung ...
Flowers, tombstones stolen from graves
Families say municipality needs to up security at Cambridge cemetery By PERCY GOTYWA GRAVE robbers are cashing in on bereaved East London families. At least five families told the Daily Dispatch this week that flowers, domes and tombstones worth t...
