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By Patrick Cull and Yolandé Stander VIETNAM’S role in South Africa’s rhino poaching scourge appears to be more apparent as new figures reflect how many of the animals are being killed or targeted by people from that country, both legally and illegally. Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told the national assembly that of the 384 foreign nationals who have hunted rhino in South Africa since July 2009, some 185 were Vietnamese. In reply to a written question from DA shadow minister of … [Read more...]

By Patrick Cull THE first routes on the long- awaited Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) between Motherwell, Njoli Square and Greenacres, and Uitenhage and KwaNobuhle will start running from July 1. A report to the Nelson Mandela Bay council on Friday said that following a workshop on Wednesday it had been agreed that during peak hours in the morning “express buses” would run directly from Motherwell to Greenacres via the freeway. Others buses would link Njoli Square and the shopping … [Read more...]

By Shaun Gillham BAY Stars managing director and businessman Tony Lovegrove has slammed a move by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality – in particular Mayor Zonoxolo Wayile – to buy Premier Soccer League (PSL) team Maritzburg United as a slap in the face for local football development. An angry Lovegrove said on Friday that politicians and officials “did not care about the great talent in their own back yard” and were demonstrating that they did not think locals were “good … [Read more...]

By Barbara Hollands RISING fuel and food costs are changing the face of the Eastern Cape household as many homeowners can no longer afford to employ domestic workers and gardeners. As Statistics South Africa announced that for the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011 a total of 46000 people in the province lost their jobs it has also emerged that employment in private households dropped by 45000 – or 32.4% – from 139000 to 94000 over the same period. While many … [Read more...]

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By Patrick Cull MANY of the controversial leases identified in the Kabuso Report were being renegotiated, acting municipal manager Themba Hani said in a report to the Nelson Mandela Bay council today (Friday). The “interim report” on actions flowing from the release of the report follows resolutions taken by council on December 8 last year with respect to the leases, rental of office accommodation in Kwantu Towers, an investigation of staff misconduct, and the reporting of “prima facie … [Read more...]

Eugene Szulik of Poland has been tireless in his trek. Picture: Mike Holmes By Shaanaaz de Jager A EUROPEAN construction worker who gave up his job to pursue his dream of trekking around Africa on a bicycle has ended his journey in the Eastern Cape. Eugene Szulik, from Marklowice in Poland, began his African odyssey on November 4 last year and has now covered a distance of 13000km, visiting nine countries – Egypt, Northern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho, South Africa and … [Read more...]

By Patrick Cull and Yolandé Stander EASTERN Cape residents may have been told by 2010 Fifa World Cup organisers that the spectacle was a “once in a lifetime” event but Friday’s announcement that Port Elizabeth will be a host city for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations is creating almost as much buzz. Following the announcement by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula that the city would join Durban, Rustenburg and Mbombela as host cities, soccer fans, tourism authorities and business leaders … [Read more...]

Xolile Sam’s remains were officially handed over to his family on Friday. Picture: Mike Holmes By Shaun Gillham TWENTY-FOUR years after his brutal death at the hands of apartheid-era security police the remains of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) special operations commander Xolile Sam were returned to Nelson Mandela Bay. About 300 people packed the Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton on Friday May 4 to witness the moving ceremony which ended a two-decade wait by surviving family members eager to make … [Read more...]

WELL-KNOWN Port Elizabeth-based international jewellery designer Jenni Gault has come up with a show-stopping new “Perfect You” ring that will form part of a stylish stash of Mother’s Day prizes to be won this coming weekend. Gault, of Jenni Collections, said she was excited that the design was finally complete, as it was her most technical piece yet. What made the ring unusual, she said, was that the Swarovski crystal at its centre could be interchanged with crystals in other colours – … [Read more...]

Sriking a pose with the floating trophy which Collegiate and Grey High Schools hold jointly are (front) pupils Michelle Zondagh and JP Jooste, and (back) Melita Bagshaw (Collegiate principal) and Ryan Laurie (Grey teacher). Picture: Mike Holmes Weekend Post Reporter THE belles and beaus of Nelson Mandela’s ballroom dancing scene will be putting the best foot forward when they compete in this weekend’s annual Dare 2 Dance Studio Inter-schools Social Ballroom Dance Competition. The cream of … [Read more...]

By John Harvey and Yolandé Stander A GHOULISH trade in body parts is flourishing in the Eastern Cape and a lengthy investigation has revealed that rogue funeral parlours and staff at mortuaries are illegally removing joints, ligaments and corneas and selling them to “body-part brokers”. While the researchers involved in the investigation – many of them with years of experience in the funeral and related industries – have yet to confirm the end destination of these remains, it is … [Read more...]

THE illicit trade in human body parts is booming, including in the Eastern Cape as Weekend Post’s special investigation into the ghoulish practice reveals in our front page lead of today’s paper. To read our story get your copy of Weekend Post today. You can click on the link below to read the latest report by HumaneAfrica, an organisation  established to reduce the number of people mutilated for their body parts. Click here to view report. … [Read more...]

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