Schoolboy slain for cellphone

Gareth Wilson HERALD REPORTER wilsong@avusa.co.za

THE senseless murder of a 13- year-old schoolboy in Port Elizabeth‘s picturesque Settlers Park while on his way to school with four schoolmates yesterday morning has sent shock-waves through the community....

Bafana need to fly high against the Super Eagles

Billy Cooper SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

BAFANA Bafana head coach Joel Santana appeared to show his hand at training ahead of today‘s win-at-all-costs 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier against Nigeria to be played at the EPRU Stadium....

Artistic Zambians reach out to kids

Luyolo Mkentane

SKILLED Zambian “brothers” who call Central their second home, are conducting art workshops at a Port Elizabeth childcare centre as a way of ploughing back into the community. The four “brothers” who call themselves “Ever High Dreadz” are Mutale Kaluya aka Louie X, Allan Kayange aka Ankubwike, Caezar Ngulube aka Rankin C and Kennedy Mutambo aka Number 6....

Immigrants and their role in PE

AS THE political borders of states across the world are taken down, as countries reorganise into powerful economic blocs, as specialised new markets emerge and millions of people migrate in search of better lives, so the role of cities everywhere is changing. This is the age of the world city. We’d like to think Nelson Mandela Bay aspires to be such a city. It is surely no coincidence that the cities that are attracting economic investment, that are vibrant and cosmopolitan, that are looking for creative solutions to the challenges of urban life, that are hosting major events and boldly pushing their way into the 21st century, are also the ones that are most open to the influences of the rest of the world and to the diversity that brings....

Same old, same old, sigh sigh, switch off

I‘M confused. I admit it’s early days yet but the fact remains: I’m confused. A few weeks back, in response to a reader’s letter complaining that they kept on showing the same old tired programmes, Multichoice responded by saying they were launching four brand new channels in September. These channels would, it seemed, breathe new life into the dreary package offer by the BBC....