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 A 45-year old woman made her first appearance in the East London magistrate’s court on Thursday on charges of fraud and theft involving R3.7 million. Fiona Marcella Bosch was arrested at the Directorate for Priority Crime

The Rhodes University SRC says students will continue with protest action against rape and sexual assault until management address their demands. This follows a  protest by students after the names of eleven past and current students accused

A 30-year-old Eastern Cape man has been arrested for the alleged rape of a three-year-old child. Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, says the suspect was arrested on Thursday morning in a village near Kei Bridge close to Butterworth

Rhodes University will be closed until Monday. The administration said that this was in recognition of in recognition of the trauma and strain that students and staff have experienced over the past two days during anti-rape protest. Rhodes

Western Cape police have made a huge drugs bust, worth more than 2 and a half million rand,  in the Karoo.  Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut says police officer stopped a light delivery van for a routine inspection in the early hours of

Water supply has been restored to most parts of East London after emergency repair work was concluded on Tuesday afternoon. The Buffalo City Metro's Thandy Matebese says the siphon, which supplies raw water for treatment at Umzonyana Water

Management at Rhodes University (RU) on Wednesday suspended lectures after police arrested five students who were participating in an anti rape protest outside the campus. Police said the students were arrested for blocking the road next to the

Protests by some residents of Cathcart, against the closure of the local hospital, entered its third day. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant, Namhla Mdleleni, says about 200 residents are still protesting on the N-6 which is open to traffic. She

The Health Professions Council of South Africa has confirmed that a second sexual assault complaint has been laid against Port Elizabeth doctor. The 62-year-old was initially arrested at his Rowallan Park practice last month, but the matter was