‘Mxit affair destroyed my life’
By Barbara Hollands East London Correspondent
A MARRIED Port Elizabeth businesswoman’s flirtation with the controversial Mxit messaging programme has left her life in tatters after she became involved in a sordid sexual relationship with a teenage schoolboy – an affair which has landed her in court on charges of distributing pornography to children and having sex with minors....
Kareedouw cabinetmakers busy carving worldwide fame for work and the town
By Brian Hayward
A LOCAL cabinetmaking business which started off in the backyard of a Kareedouw home in 1953 has turned into a cornerstone business of the area, spreading the word and name of the town to all corners of the globe....
Bulldogs bite Elephants in Eastern Cape derby
THE Border Bulldogs claimed their first win of the Vodacom Cup rugby campaign by beating the BA Mighty Elephants 31-25 (halftime 18-5) in an Eastern Cape derby in East London yesterday....
Stock theft gives farmers the goat
Justin le Roux is a stock farmer just outside Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape. He runs about 120 head of beef cattle and has been farming for the past decade. Justin says stock theft is a major problem; not just for him, but also for his neighbours....
‘De la Rey‘ crooner Bok van Blerk in PE
Arts Editor
THE big music news in the coming week is the arrival in Port Elizabeth of De la Rey singer Bok van Blerk....