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The Mandela Bay Development Agency and its partner, German Cooperation, have called on non profit organisations to come together as a unit to step up campaigns against social violence and crime in the Port Elizabeth. The call was made at a

 Eastern Cape Liquor Board workers have embarked on a strike, demanding a 10% wage increase. The Nehawu-affiliated workers, which include administrators, liquor license issuing officers and outlet inspection and compliance officers, started

 Continuous pressure by civil rights organisation AfriForum on the Chris Hani District Municipality to lower water tariffs, has borne fruit. Spokesperson, Anton Brummer says initial tariff increases as high as 600% were on the cards for

  A report by the World Economic Forum says the quality of South Africa's maths and science education places it last out of 148 countries. The UN reports says under the "skills" sub-category, the quality of South Africa's maths

 Hundreds of footwear workers in Port Elizabeth, George and Oudtshoorn, have joined their counterparts across the country in a national wage strike. Members of the National Union of Leather and Allied Workers embarked on a protected national

A human rights lawyer who brought a class action law suit against the Department of Correctional Services, has written to the new minister asking why disciplinary action had been stopped against prison warders who allegedly tortured inmates during a

A 28-year-old woman has appeared in court in connection with a double murder in Kwanobuhle in Uitenhage at the end of March. The case against Phumeza Holland was postponed to next Friday for a formal bail application. Police spokesperson

  Work on upgrading the 47-kilometre stretch of the N-2 between Grahamstown and the Fish River Pass, could get underway as early as September this year. The Basic Assessment Report on the project has been completed ahead of submission to

 Seven suspects, aged between 22 and 38, have been arrested for murder in Stilbaai. Police spokesperson, Captain Bernadine Steyn says the incident happened at a house in Melkhoutfontein on Sunday morning. She says the suspects allegedly