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Strong ties bind Eastern Cape to journey to freedom
IT IS no small feat that Enoch Sontonga – born in Uitenhage in 1872 – composed South Africa’s national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. And that the designer of South Africa’s iconic flag – said to be the world’s third-best known – attributes his success in heraldry to the nurturing of the Eastern Cape when he … Continue reading
Paul Verryn: man of the people
by Reports by Katlego Moeng PAUL Verryn is a member of the dying breed of activist priests. A church minister since he was 21, Verryn says all he ever wanted was to fight for – and with – the poor. In an interview just before his suspension by the Methodist Church, this social activist spoke … Continue reading
Taxi Strike
MAYHEM erupted late last night as the Nelson Mandela Bay taxi strike turned violent, with stone- throwing, petrol bombings and vehicles set alight across the metro. Two clinics in Motherwell and an ANC office in NU7 were gutted by fire. In Heugh Road, Walmer, youths in an attack on the municipal office near Ninth Avenue … Continue reading
Ex-Bay woman blooms in Cope limelight
FOR a woman thrust into the political spotlight as the third in charge of newly formed Congress of the People (Cope) three weeks ago, Lynda Odendaal, who hails from Nelson Mandela Bay, shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Standing little over 1,5m tall the diminutive Odendaal, 44, has already shown her size has … Continue reading