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A 27-year-old Eastern Cape man appeared in court for the brutal rape and murder of an elderly aunt on Christmas Day.

George Municipality is counting the costs of the vandalism of its Christmas lights, launched with some fanfare earlier this month.

EC cops seeking man for questioning in triple murder at initiation school.

Tributes have been streaming in following the tragic death of South African playwright and theatre legend Mbongeni Ngema in an accident in the EC.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating the murder of a 61-year-old property agent on Wednesday.

The number of people killed in accidents in the Eastern Cape continues to rise.

A 66-year-old, local resident died at Klein Brak Beach on Christmas Day. Spokesperson for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Craig Lambinon says by the time they were alerted, a woman had already managed to swim the man to the beach, although he was lifeless in the water.

Six people perished in a single-vehicle accident near Ngcobo in the EC on Christmas Day.

At least ten people, including two pedestrians, have lost their lives in five separate motor vehicle accidents in the Eastern Cape over the past twelve hours.