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 This week the IRR released a Fast Facts report, which assesses the nine provinces according to a number of economic and social indicators ranging from education to health. Key findings included: Only Gauteng and the Western Cape are

 The Western Cape Department of Transport and public works reports that the 22 alcohol blitz roadblocks set up across the Western Cape over the long weekend saw a total of 2 194 vehicles stopped as part of Provincial Traffic services safety

 Members of the Mount Road policing cluster in Port Elizabeth arrested 188 people over the Christmas long weekend. Police captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says a substantial number of those arrested were for drunken driving. Several

 A series of cable faults led to this weekend's power outages in the Humansdorp-Jeffreys Bay and St Francis Bay areas. Technicians are currently working on the problem. Eastern Cape Eskom spokesperson, Ntombekhaya Mafumbata, says they hope

  Port Elizabeth police are investigating a case of murder after a young man was shot and killed in Burke Street, Bloemandal, at around 4.30pm on Sunday. Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg has named the deceased as 21 year-old Christo

  Three suspects will appear in court soon after their arrest for a houserobbery that took place in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Police Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says a man and his girlfriend were in his house in Sanctor when three

 Three people have been arrested following a house robbery in Kabega Park, Port Elizabeth, on Christmas Day. Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the victim and one of the suspects were partying together at his house till the early hours

  The Kouga Municipality is advising that a number of Eskom power lines have fallen in the Humansdorp area. Municipality spokesperson Laura Leigh Randall reports that about half the town is without electricity. Eskom personnel are busy

 An outing to Van Stadens on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth came to a tragic end yesterday when a man from Kabega Park drowned. Police Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the 36 year old man was swimming in the lagoon when he got into