The Fort Beaufort police station be officially re-opened by the Honourable Deputy Minister of Police Bongani Mkongi (MP) on Tuesday 18 July. The Station, which was shut down by the Department of Labour after it was found to be unsafe for occupancy as a result of structural defects, has been renovated. The Deputy Minister will start the day by joining a crime-fighting operation at King William’s Town Cluster. He will be joined by Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General, Liziwe Ntshinga, SAPS senior management members and King William’s Town Cluster Commander, Brigadier Luntu Ngubelanga.
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The Eastern Cape Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison MEC Weziwe Tikana will today Sunday 16 July hand over R200 000 worth diving and training material to young people undergoing training for maritime related skills in Port St Johns. The 35 trainees between the ages of 18 and 35, were selected from coastal local municipalities falling within the OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo District Municipalities. This skills development project is an initiative of the Port St Johns Municipality in partnership with the Department of Transport and the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) and implemented through the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board. The youth are…
The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week will conclude on a thrilling note at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Friday (14 July) with Western Province meeting Eastern Province in the final match of the U13 tournament, while Western Province will go up against SWD in the U16 competition. All four teams were unbeaten in the respective Coca-Cola Youth Weeks after four days of rugby in the City of Roses. In the U13 Week on Thursday, Eastern Province held their nerve in a nail-biting match against the Itec Blue Bulls to win 29-17, while Western Province defeated…
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) stated there will be controlled blasting scheduled to take place between Dutywa and Mthatha on Tuesday, 18 July at approximately 12pm and Wednesday, 19 July 2017 at approximately 1pm. On Tuesday, the blast will take place at approximately 23.85 kilometres from Dutywa when travelling towards Mthatha. On Wednesday, the blast will take place at approximately 32 kilometres from Dutywa when travelling towards Mthatha. The road will be closed during the blast. The duration of the closure will be kept to as short duration as possible, but the road could be closed…
Grahamstown-born Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti and Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela will kickstart Trading Live a week early today, Friday 14 July, by spending time with the youth of Joza as part of the Nelson Mandela Day initiatives. Trading Live is an annual initiative by Rhodes University’s Community Engagement division. The concept is that all staff, students and community organisations, businesses and schools should donate at least 67 minutes of their time during this week to build new relationships of reciprocity with the Grahamstown community and Rhodes University. At midday, Mabizela will be…
Eastern Province beat Griquas in the second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Bloemfontein on Wednesday (12 July). Western Province, SWD, the Free State XV, Boland and KZN registered vital victories in the second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Bloemfontein to stake a claim for a place in the final match of the tournament on Friday. Three penalty goals and a conversion by Eastern Province flyhalf Juandre Liebenberg allowed his team to claim a narrow 26-24 victory against the Griquas in a tight match, despite the Kimberley side outscoring them four tries to…
A man who told police he was transporting copper wire was arrested when his explanation for having it wrapped up in a duvet cover in his vehicle was not supported by his employer. Police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the Fort Brown police were conducting an integrated anti-rhino-poaching vehicle check point on the R67, with local rangers and the vehicle identification unit on Friday 7 July 2017, when a team member stopped a vehicle travelling from Alice to Port Elizabeth. Searching the truck, officers found a roll of copper wire tucked inside a duvet cover. Both truck and the copper…
Southern Kings head coach Deon Davids on Wednesday continued to maintain consistency in his selections by making minimal changes to the team that will take on the Toyota Cheetahs in the last match of the Vodacom Super Rugby competition when the two sides meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday 14 July. Kick-off will be at 7pm. Davids, who has led the 2017 Southern Kings side to their best season in the competition since the Eastern Cape franchise’s first involvement in Vodacom Super Rugby since 2013, made just one change to his starting XV that beat the Vodacom…
Shining Stars Football Club beat City Pirates of Grahamstown 1- 0 in a tense final at a packed Glenville Celtic Sports Complex on Sunday, 9 July to clinch their maiden Engen Knockout Challenge Port Elizabeth title. A goal by Vuyolwethu Dlabango early in the first half sealed the result for the Motherwell-based champions. Dlabango found the back of the net with a low-drive after intercepting a defensive clearance. Over an actioned-packed weekend, 16 of the best under-17 youth teams from around the Eastern Cape contested the 2017 Engen Knockout Challenge, Port Elizabeth leg. In the first semi-final City Pirates beat…