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Third Avenue Dip reopened, new lanes for William Moffett to remain 6 Nov 2012 | 07:01 pm
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has reopened the Third Avenue Dip in Newton Park for traffic from 4pm this afternoon as a result of the fast and efficient work by contractors after the recent floo...
93-year-old woman murdered in Walmer 5 Nov 2012 | 06:44 pm
A 93-year-old woman was found murdered in her bed in a granny flat in Prospect Road, Walmer this morning. Police spokesman, Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, said Marjory Southerland Uren was found s...
Warehouse on fire in Grahamstown Road 2 Nov 2012 | 05:59 pm
A fire has broken out in a warehouse on Grahamstown Road in Port Elizabeth this afternoon, and has already completely gutted one building. Police spokesman, Warrant Officer Alwin Lebans says the fire ...
Banks, BASA, Treasury agree to curb irresponsible lending 2 Nov 2012 | 03:21 pm
Representatives of major retail banks, the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) and the National Treasury have signed an agreement aimed at improving responsible lending and preventing household...
Unemployment rate rises 2 Nov 2012 | 03:16 pm
South Africa’s unemployment rate had increased from 24.9% to 25.5% in the third quarter of 2012, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday. Releasing the third Quarter Labour Force Survey (Q...
Wrong to believe inequality has widened since 1994 – Zuma 2 Nov 2012 | 03:15 pm
President Jacob Zuma said it was wrong and scientifically not true that the gap between the rich and poor had widened since 1994, and that this amounted to an attack on the democratic government. Addr...
Cwele hails work on Protection of State Information Bill 2 Nov 2012 | 03:13 pm
State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele has welcomed the work being done by the Adhoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill in efforts to improve the Bill. Cwele appeared before the Co...
Boon for motorists as petrol price drops slightly 2 Nov 2012 | 02:54 pm
The retail price of petrol will drop by 10c a litre next week Wednesday, due to lower international prices, the energy department said this afternoon. The drop in price will mean the cost of 95 octan...
Stats SA, Council stand by Census results 2 Nov 2012 | 02:17 pm
Statistics South Africa and the Statistics Council have defended the accuracy of the results of Census 2011, saying they were in line with universally accepted standards and were reached after much co...
SA set to make Afcon a brilliant African showpiece 2 Nov 2012 | 12:41 pm
South Africa is determined to make the African continent proud by hosting a lively and brilliant 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), says Sports and Recreation Director-General Alec Moemi. “We promise...
