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A man from Conville, George has been sentenced in the Thembalethu Regional Court to 48 years imprisonment for the rape and abduction of a 14 year old girl.  Fifty one year old Errol Borcherds was earlier convicted of abducting the teenager

Courtroom 26 of the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court was packed to capacity this morning, ahead of the appearance of 28-year old Christopher Panayiotou, for the murder of his wife Jayde. Panayiotou’s bail application is set to

The Buffalo City Municipality is reporting a crisis at Needscamp in East London. BCM spokesperson Keith Ngesi says community members have drained the small reservoir at Needscamp and have now started draining the 10 megalitre reservoir. 

Port Elizabeth police have issued a warning to liquor store owners following a spate of robberies in recent weeks. Police spokesperson, Captain Johan Rheeder, says three men, who were armed with rifles, robbed a Tops Liquor Store at Five Ways on

A group calling itself the defenders of the EFF constitution want party leader Julius Malema to step down while he sorts out his legal battle with the SA Revenue Service. The group said in a statement yesterday that it does not want to head

A 35 year old suspect is due to appear in the Beaufort West Magistrate's court on Tuesday after being arrested at the weekend for dealing in drugs worth nearly four million rand.  Police spokesperson, Captain Malcolm Poje, says they were

A 38 year old Port Elizabeth police officer was denied bail on Monday when he appeared briefly in the New Law Courts for making a false bomb threat. Sergeant Nathan Slater was not asked to plead and the case was remanded to the 1st of June for

Motorcyclists in the Southern Cape are getting ready for the annual Whale Rally which will take place in Hartenbos this year. The event is scheduled to take place from the 5th to the 7th of June. The popular rally originated in 2005 and was held

The DA is ratcheting up its campaigning in Nelson Mandela Bay, calling for freedom of choice when it comes to the immunisation of babies. DA mayoral candidate, Atholl Trollip, led a march Monday morning by DA supporters to the Department of