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Protesters torch ten electricity poles in Kariega – Gqeberha in the News

1 June 2021 By Port Elizabethan

Protesters torch ten electricity poles in Kariega: Some of the charred wooden electricity poles that were set alight by protesting residents in Kariega are being replaced. The protesters were demanding electrification of their shacks in Area 11. Photo …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

We’ve beaten them before, we can do it again – Kerr: LIGHTING will strike in the same place twice! This is the warning of Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) coach Dylan Kerr to struggling Chippa United ahead of their crucial penultimate DStv Premiership …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

A hundred blades and counting for Gqeberha bladesmith: In just a few short months, more than 100 pieces have passed through Gqeberha bladesmith Jacobus Meiring’s hands, each one building his reputation as a specialist blade maker.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Six teams pensive as relegation fight hots up: It is a case of survival of the fittest, with as many as six teams drawn into the relegation battle in the DStv Premiership.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Bloemfontein fraud suspect arrested in Gqeberha: A man wanted for a string of alleged fraud cases in the Free State was arrested in Gqeberha on Monday. A warrant of arrest was issued by the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court on March 3 after several …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Cop gets his job back 10 years after being wrongly jailed: The Elliot Regional Court in 2010 found the officer guilty of having indecently assaulted a woman who assisted at the Maclear police station.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Property roadshow coming to Gqeberha: The SA Property Investor’s Network (Sapin) will host a roadshow in Gqeberha on Thursday which will help anyone looking to create new income opportunities by either investing in or managing property …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Gqeberha chess whizz becomes continent’s best: Gqeberha’s Jesse February is the queen of the castle when it comes to chess in Africa. February, 24, was recently crowned the 2021 Africa Individual Chess Champion in Lilongwe, Malawi, becoming only …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Foetus found at dumpsite: Gqeberha: A foetus of a baby was found this morning at a dumpsite in Missionvale. It is alleged that at about 09:00 garbage pickers at the Missionvale Road dumpsite found the foetus wrapped in a blanket. A case …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.


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