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 Political bigwigs hit the campaign trail in Plettenberg Bay on Wednesday, a week ahead of what is expected to be hard-fought by-election after serious political turbulence in the Bitou Municipality over the past two months. The DA and ANC

  Two of the Eastern Cape's most notorious criminals have been killed in a shoot-out with members of a task team escorting them to the Mthatha High Court. Thirty-year-old Sakhumzi Mvoko and 32-year-old Yandisa Bhila, were due to make

 An Eastern Cape man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death, will also learn his fate on Thursday. Nkosinathi Xabidiya had reportedly pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, Sandiswa Mhlawuli, whom he allegedly hauled out of a

 Four men and a woman will appear in the Hankey magistrates court on Wednesday in connection with a double murder. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer, Basil Seekoei, says two other male suspects have abandoned their bid for bail and will

 Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula has issued a warning to school principals about a computer insurance scam that has hit some schools. He said in a statement that schools in two education districts in Butterworth and Queenstown

  A school in Bedford is so desperate for funds that a teacher is making and selling steel drum braai stands to help pay creditors. And, according to DA MPL, Ross Purdon, next to go will be the school's tractor and bus. He says a

 Schools in Schauderville in Port Elizabeth closed their doors on Wednesday in protest against teacher shortages. The schools are Abraham Levy Primary School and David Livingstone High School. The closures come after the Deputy Education

The Vodacom shop at Moffett on Main retail centre in 17th Avenue Walmer, PE, was robbed of Ipads and cellphones worth thousands of rands on Tuesday afternoon. Police captain Johan Rheeder says five gunwielding men entered the store shortly before

The National Council of Provinces' Eastern Cape delegation leader, Mandla Rayi, says accountability in the province should be non-negotiable if delivery of services is to reach the poorest of the poor. Rayi was speaking at a media briefing at the