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About 3000 members of the SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union in the cotton sector are on strike. Sactwu says it issued a strike notice to employers on Monday following failed wage negotiations. Union general secretary, Andre' Kriel says the

Eastern Cape Transport MEC, Weziwe Tikana, will hand over a special award to an Mthatha traffic cop who who was involved in a shoot-out with armed robbers earlier this week. Tikana says the actions of the traffic officer was a positive result of

Students from Walter Sisulu and Fort Hare Universities will, for the first time in eight years, join forces with Rhodes University for a Silent Protest on the 1st of August. The Silent Protest, organised by Rhodes University's Student Affairs

Three suspects, aged between 18 and 22, have been arrested and 11 stolen sheep recovered during a joint operation between the Uitenhage K9 unit, Kabega Park SAPS, Uitenhage Stock Theft Unit and Local Farmers. Police spokesperson, captain Sandra

The Kyalami race circuit, which has hosted Formula One racing greats including Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, was sold at an auction for R205 million in Johannesburg on Thursday. It was sold to a telephone bidder in an auction lasting around 1

Mthatha was the murder capital of the Eastern Cape last year with 145 incidents in that precinct. Lusikisiki was second with 109 murders according to the Annual Performance Plan for 2014/15 of the Department of Safety and Liaison. Metrominute

Mthatha police have arrested two suspects for cloning bank cards. Police spokesperson, Lt Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela, says the suspects from the Western Cape were arrested after a high speed chase in Victoria Street on Wednesday. He says two

Nelson Mandela Bay's five major storage dams are currently at a combined 81.13% of capacity and are holding just over 229 000 megalitres of water. This is down from the 82.11% of capacity on the 7th of June. In releasing the figures, the

A case of possession of dagga is being investigated after a 26 year old man was arrested near Grahamstown and dagga worth more than R30 000 seized. Police captain Mali Govender says members of the Grahamstown K9 Unit were conducting a patrol when