The Department of Correctional Services has encouraged families and friends to visit prisoners during the festive season. This comes as the Department seized music systems, TV sets, a four pound hammer, a device to break windows and lots of home-made alcohol among other items from one prison during their annual Operation Vala.
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Two teenagers answered the desperate call of a child at West Beach, Port Alfred, Wednesday 21 December helping to save his mother from drowning.
A bad smell and a dog sniffing at a dust-covered bundle led a Grahamstown family to a horrifying discovery in their back garden on Tuesday 20 December.
Why is ‘free education for all’ such a terrible idea?
An electronic tracking application was used to locate a man suspected of stealing electronic equipment from a Bathurst resident in the early hours of Thursday 8 December.
Before I launch into my latest rant, here’s a confession: I am a borderline auction addict. I am so keen that I think I’ve been to about 100 of these things over the last 10 years—in Grahamstown alone!
The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) has warned road users that controlled blasting will take place at the Shaw Park quarry, between Port Alfred and Fish River, tomorrow (November 24) at 2pm.
The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) has warned road users that controlled blasting will take place at the Shaw Park quarry, between Port Alfred and Fish River, tomorrow (November 24) at 2pm.
Striking employees toyi-toyiied outside the Grahamstown premises of construction company CMHDM Joint Venture for the second day running today Wednesday 9 November. Around 40 members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) were gathered from early yesterday, and again today, in Glanville Street, in support of their demand for a R5 increase to their hourly rate.
Bank statements were produced in court today, Tuesday 8 November, in a bail hearing where the applicant's alibi could be the deciding factor. In a bid for bail is Thembani "Zion Eyes" Onceya, the fifth suspect to be arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of Grahamstown man Thembelani Qwakanisa, 29. Qwakanisa's body was recovered from Zion Dam in Extension 6 last month.