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Eleven killed in Karoo bus accident 2006-02-08 07:33:47 A bus accident near Beaufort West in the Karoo has claimed the lives of eleven people, SABC news reported. Capsized yacht sighted may be Moquini 2006-02-08 08:49:47 Hope has been raised that the Moquini may have been found following an alert from a ship on its way to China of an unidentified capsized vessel 500 nautical miles east of East London. Elderly couple slain in their sleep 2006-02-02 12:30:27 An elderly couple have been shot dead while they were asleep at their home in Engcobo, Mthatha police have said. |
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Seventeen boys arrested for rape 2006-02-01 19:43:38 Seventeen boys, aged between 17 and 19, were arrested in connection with two alleged rape incidents involving a 13-year-old girl, Free State police said. Fuel shortages reported in PE 2006-02-01 17:04:37 Certain filling stations in the Port Elizabeth are experiencing fuel shortages, according to the SA Petroleum Industry Association. Father, son die in N2 collision 2006-02-01 17:43:21 A father and his son have died in a head-on collision with a truck on the N2 in Butterworth, Eastern Cape police said. MEC called to repay excessive expense claim 2006-02-01 16:19:43 Eastern Cape finance MEC Billy Nel has been claiming more than R1 000 a day from taxpayers to commute between home and work - But the Public Service Accountability Monitor has asked him to pay the money back. PE teacher tried to autograph girls' bottoms 2006-02-01 09:16:40 The sentencing of a Port Elizabeth teacher who tried to sign his name on schoolgirls' bottoms has sparked a major outcry in the city. Initiates appear for alleged gang rape 2006-01-31 14:11:16 The gang rape of a 27-year-old woman, allegedly by a group of eight initiates, has left the residents of Zwelitsha in the Eastern Cape seething. Mother held after her baby is killed 2006-01-30 19:38:53 A 23-year-old woman has been arrested in Maluti after she allegedly suffocated her 10-day-old daughter, Eastern Cape police have said. Poisoning scare: children taken to hospital 2006-01-30 17:56:18 About 80 Port Elizabeth schoolchildren were taken to a city hospital with suspected food poisoning. Scrap car falls on six-year-old boy 2006-01-30 15:10:57 A six-year-old boy was killed when a scrap car fell on him near Tarkastad, Eastern Cape police have said. Ashanti latches onto surrogate mother 2006-01-30 12:08:31 The baby elephant that was abandoned at birth in the Bloemfontein Zoo has found a surrogate mother at the Knysna Elephant Park, according to the park's owner. PE mayor could face prosecution 2006-01-30 13:19:45 Port Elizabeth police have confirmed that a docket has been opened against Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nceba Faku for allegedly contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act. Tornado hits Eastern Cape 2006-01-28 17:50:53 A tornado swept through several areas in Umtata causing damage to buildings, King Sabata Dalindyebo disaster management said. Teen drowns in Eastern Cape 2006-01-28 10:37:55 A teenager has drowned while swimming with friends in a wetland pool near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape police said. Bus crash leaves at least four dead 2006-01-28 07:29:17 At least four people died when a bus overturned on the R61 between Bizana and Flagstaff, Eastern Cape traffic officials say. Shark victim's long wait 2006-01-27 09:19:40 Mauled and bleeding after a shark attack on the Wild Coast, a Scottburgh man watched his emergency air ambulance circling vainly above Mthatha Airport for more than an hour, unable to rescue him because no one was around to switch on the runway landing lights. Xhosa royal house meets to announce successor 2006-01-27 14:45:15 The Xhosa Royal House in the Eastern Cape has held a meeting to announce the successor to the late King Xolilizwe Sigcawu. PE metro official under investigation 2006-01-27 12:50:55 An official of the Nelson Mandela metro is being investigated for corruption, a Port Elizabeth police spokesperson has confirmed. Hail damages homes in Eastern Cape town 2006-01-26 10:28:12 Hail stones as big as tennis balls have wreaked havoc in the Eastern Cape town of Elliott, police have said. MECs run up R1m in travel costs 2006-01-25 15:26:30 Two Eastern Cape MECs have run up a R1-million bill for official mileage with their private vehicles, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of MECs using their own transport. Elderly man found floating in E Cape dam 2006-01-25 12:49:56 The body of a 84-year-old man has been found floating in a dam on a farm in Venterstad, Eastern Cape. Woman dies of malaria 'after Joburg visit' 2006-01-24 19:16:05 An Eastern Cape woman, 67, has died of malaria in a private hospital in Mthatha, the Eastern Cape health department said. Developers hack pristine Keurbooms vegetation 2006-01-24 10:21:13 Developers have ripped into sensitive coastal thicket at Keurbooms River near Plettenberg Bay, carving a swath through indigenous vegetation. Plan to rebury Oom Gov dropped 2006-01-25 11:23:57 The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Council has dropped plans to rebury the remains of President Thabo Mbeki's late father Govan. Women stab lovers to death 2006-01-23 17:27:40 Two women have been arrested for stabbing their lovers to death in separate incidents in the Karoo, Eastern Cape police said. Plan to dig up Mbeki's father sparks anger 2006-01-22 10:24:34 A bizarre plan to relocate the remains of President Thabo Mbeki's father to a Port Elizabeth struggle museum has been slammed as illegal and immoral by his family, a newspaper has reported. Visiting boffin finds magic in a bottle 2006-01-18 09:18:09 It's been gathering dust on a shelf in Grahamstown for years - and now an American scientist has brought it into the light of day: a brand new species of fish. Pupils get hooked, line and sinker 2006-01-18 13:08:06 An Eastern Cape school has added an very unusual suject to its formal syllabus after receiving a donation of 100 fishing rods. Minister's niece killed 2006-01-17 19:28:10 A niece of Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya has been shot dead in a Port Elizabeth township. Murder-accused DJ withdraws bail application 2006-01-17 07:27:01 Heinrich van Rooyen, the man accused of raping and murdering two waitresses from Knysna, is happy to remain in custody "until the time is right to re-apply for bail". Two die after vehicle overturns in Karoo 2006-01-17 09:26:40 Two people died when their 4X4 overturned between Middelburg and Steynsburg in the Karoo, Eastern Cape police have said. Couple arrested after parents burned to death 2006-01-15 17:39:41 A man and his girlfriend are to appear in the Port Elizabeth magistrate's court after he allegedly burned her parents to death. Mbeki pays tribute to King Sigcawu 2006-01-27 14:46:23 President Thabo Mbeki has paid tribute to the late King Xolilizwe Sigcawu of AmaXhosa, saying he was a traditional leader who refused to sell out to apartheid. A down-to-earth winner of millions 2006-01-14 17:32:22 Lotto millionaire Vuyisile Mpupa may still not have his driver's licence after striking it lucky almost two years ago, but he still has his feet firmly on the ground. Thousands gather for Xhosa king's funeral 2006-01-27 14:46:54 Thousands of people have gathered at the Nqadu Great Palace at Willowdale in the Eastern Cape for the funeral of the late Xhosa king, Xolilizwe Sigcawu. Four arrested in E Cape robbery attempt 2006-01-13 19:06:13 Four people have been arrested in the Eastern Cape after what police believe was a failed robbery attempt. New watch warns of malaria onset 2006-01-13 15:19:02 A Port Elizabeth inventor has manufactured a device that will constantly monitor the blood of those in malarial areas and immediately sound an alarm if the parasite - which is the biggest single killer on the African continent - is detected. Mthatha freak storm claims one life 2006-01-13 19:04:41 A toddler has been killed, 29 homesteads have been razed and about 14 people have been admitted to hospital after a 20-minute wind storm hit rural areas near Mthatha. Eastern Cape lightning storm kills two 2006-01-13 10:44:17 A lightning storm in Butterworth has claimed the lives of two people in separate incidents, Eastern Cape police said. Navy divers find perlemoen stash 2006-01-11 18:37:00 Navy divers have hauled 120 suspected perlemoen poachers from the sea between Cape Recife and Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth. Man accused of stabbing family to death 2006-01-10 09:20:50 A man has appeared in the Centani magistrate's court for allegedly murdering seven members of an Eastern Cape family, police said. |
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