The two men involved in the attempted murder of East London K9 Warrant Officer Pieter “Swanie” Swanepoel and security specialist Darren Saayman have been sentenced to an effective 25 and 22 years’ imprisonment respectively.
Whether you’re new to baking or looking for an easy weekend treat, pharmacist Joanne Bernardie, 52, from Bonnie Doon, has whipped up a collection of simple recipes to satisfy any sweet tooth in her debut cookbook When Fun Meets Yum.
A jubilant crowd of nurses and staff surrounded a white cake at Life St Dominic’s Hospital in Southernwood on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the institution’s 75th birthday. The hospital, which opened as the Mater-Dei maternity hospital on April 26 1948, has been upgraded, but the statue of Mother Mary still welcomes patients at the now mechanical sliding doors.
East London heart warrior and Daily Dispatch Local Hero Unakho Ntshintshi, born with a complex set of congenital heart disorders, finally received a heart transplant in a daylong procedure at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town last week. Unakho, now 18, and her mother, Noxolo, had travelled to Cape Town from St Dominic’s Hospital in East London a few days earlier for her to receive an implantable device to regulate her heartbeat.