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ActionSA in the Eastern Cape has called for an investigation into incidents of suspected food poisoning in parts of the province. The call came amid reports that 120 learners from two schools in Komani were admitted to health facilities week after taking ill after eating snacks bought from spaza shops.

If a jubilant Gqeberha rugby fan has his way, the R75 to Despatch could in the future be named after outgoing director of rugby and former World Cup Winning coach, Rassie Erasmus.

A suspected cable thief has mysteriously died after he and two others were apprehended at Frere Hospital in East London.

Gqeberha police are searching for a female suspect who allegedly set a bus on fire at the Eagle Bus Depot on Thursday morning. Police Spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says the suspect is allegedly embroiled in a dispute with the bus company over a cellphone.

A passenger bus at the Inter City depot burst into flames in Cape Road in Gqeberha, shortly before 8 am on Thursday morning.

Makhanda and surrounding areas have been without any post office for three months, and it is unclear when and if the post office will reopen. The Siphiwo Mazwayi post office closed a year ago and now has a for-sale sign-up. In September, we reported that the Hill Street post office closed on 25 July due to non-payment of rent.

More EC learners hospitalised in food poisoning scare.

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) may soon be fitter, faster, and more flexible on the job.This comes after the SAPS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Virgin Active and Planet Fitness on Wednesday, in a bid to encourage employees to remain physically fit and healthy.

Two suspected house robbers were arrested, and another was fatally wounded during a major clampdown on house robbery suspects in Gqeberha's western suburbs by police and private security companies.