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A war of words is brewing between DA Eastern Cape leader, Atholl Trollip and the MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, over the government-funded Magwa and Majola tea estates. Last November Qoboshiyane wrote a column

The Department of Basic Education says the results of learners at 14 exam centres in the Eastern Cape will remain blocked. However, the Department said that there are two centres where the results in some subjects will be unblocked

A 24-year-old man has appeared in the Port Alfred Magistrate's Court for allegedly robbing and severely assaulting an 83-year-old woman. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Luvuyo Mjekula, says the woman is now recovering in a Port Elizabeth hospital

Yolande Stander Plettenberg Bay street children will now be able to join their peers in the classroom thanks to diners at local restaurants. On Thursday StreetSmart South Africa handed over R25 000 to Masizame - a Plettenberg Bay based

 Gauteng police say seven people were wounded in a shoot-out between a gang of armed robbers and security guards at a shopping centre in Bedfordview, east of Johannesburg. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Katlego Mogale, said three

 The Kouga Municipality says repairs to the causeway between Aston Bay and Paradise Beach at Jeffreys Bay are set to commence in February. Municipal Manager Sidney Fadi says sections of the causeway will be resurfaced and the foundation

 A man from Conville in George is due to appear in court today on a charge of murder. This follows the discovery of the body of 49-year-old Maria Hendricks this week, after her family reported her missing. Police spokesperson, Captain

Challenging market conditions have led to the wool market taking a dip at this week's sale. Cape Wools says its market indicator lost 5.2 percent to close on 105-rand-62 a kilogram for clean wool. This was also 5.4 percent lower on the opening

  The Railway Safety Regulator says an in-depth investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of a train derailment in the Eastern Cape on Saturday. A locomotive on a Shosholoza Meyl long distance train from Johannessburg to East