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No end in sight to scourge of violence against women On Friday morning, Port Elizabeth mother Zaida was buried, her infant son on her chest. Just days before, the eight-months pregnant attorney’s baby boy, named Abdul Mazief after his grandfather, was safely enveloped in her womb... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.

Hosting Khomo Week a feather in EP’s cap SA Rugby’s decision to award the hosting of the Grant Khomo Week to Nelson Mandela Bay in 2021 is a big feather in the EP Rugby Union’s cap. Decisions on where SA hosts its flagship tournaments are not made lightly and the selection of Port Elizabeth shines a bright light on EP’s administrators... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.

New Covid variant is no laughing matter Just as we were trying to come to grips with the Covid-19 virus and feeling cautiously optimistic that a vaccine may soon be available in SA and be the solution to the current crisis, a new ultra-infectious variant emerged. On Friday, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced that a new variant of the virus had been discovered in SA and it was spreading fast and “making young and previously healthy people severely ill”... FREE TO READ | Just register...

The stories of parents fighting for child maintenance tell a sorry tale of a system that seems to be in shambles.

Last month, police minister Bheki Cele announced that 26,322 sheep and 14,000 cattle had been stolen in SA over a three-month period, with more than 7,000 cases of stock theft opened. It was a serious problem that required serious attention, Cele said at the time. Stock theft task teams were to be established in areas that were especially problematic.