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Murder accused Christopher Panayiotou has been denied bail in the Grahamstown High Court. He lodged the appeal in the higher court after he was denied bail by PE magistrate, Abigail Beeton in June. Judge Nomatamsanqa Beshe briefly read out the

A teenager is expected to appear in the Welkom Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of attempted murder for allegedly hacking his father with an axe last week. Free State police spokesperson, Mamello Mokhuoane says the incident happened on

An Eastern Cape farm worker sprang to the aid of a Uitenhage policeman whose official vehicle was swept off a low-lying bridge into a flooded river. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Gerda Swart, says 29-year-old Thulani Njoli, witnessed the

Eastern Cape Education MEC, Mandla Makupula, is expected to meet school principals in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday to address the issues that led to a violent protest in the Metro on Monday. Several people were injured in clashes between police

Port Elizabeth police have arrested two suspects following Monday's violent protests in the city's Northern Areas. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Marinda Mills, says the suspects aged 19 and 21 face charges of public violence

Employees from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Electricity and Energy Directorate are continuing to illegally strike in a protest relating to allowance issues. Municipality Spokesperson, Mthubanzi Mniki, says the strike has placed

The Democratic Alliance says people living in Port Elizabeth's Northern Areas are living in fear. The Northern Areas have been rocked by violent protests and Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg says police are maintaining a strong presence and

The trial of a middle aged man from Great Brak River who allegedly raped his own mother, starts in the Mossel Bay Regional Court on Monday.  The 42 year old man from Tergniet is accused of raping his 79 year-old mother over a period of time

The Northern Areas Education Forum has made an urgent appeal for calm in parts of Port Elizabeth's Northern Areas rocked by violent protests on Monday morning. What was supposed to have been a peaceful protest over teacher shortages and other