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Garbage continued to pile up on the streets of East London on Wednesday on day four of a municipal worker's strike. Protesting municipal workers also set fire to pile of garbage in several parts of the East London CBD. A fire was also started

 Hundreds of Uitenhage residents gathered outside the Uitenhage town hall on Wednesday afternoon to hand over a petition to Nelson Mandela Bay Metro executive mayor, Benson Fihla. Residents from Rosedale and Kwalanga are unhappy about land

 Outgoing DA caucus leader in Nelson Mandela Bay, Leon de Villiers, says he believes his party can still win control of the Metro in 2016. De Villiers today announced his resignation as city councillor, three years after he said he intended

 Police in Port Elizabeth's northern areas are investigating two cases of attempted murder following gang-related shootings on Tuesday night. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Alwin Labans, says one person was wounded in the hand when a

 One year ago, on 21 January 2013, the body of a drowning victim was found on the banks of the Swartkops River at Redhouse, Port Elizabeth. The victim could only be identified as being a male person. Age and identity unknown. This victim was

 Buffalo City Metro Mayor Zukiswa Ncitha says demands of the 14th cheque made by Samwu members are out of the municipality's hands. Ncitha says Samwu members should take their demands to the SA Local Government Association. She says the

  Nelson Mandela Bay could be hit by several protests on Wednesday as residents of Uitenhage threaten to take to the streets over housing issues and schools in the Port Elizabeth's northern areas protest over teacher shortages. Residents of

South African motorists will have to pay a record price for their petrol from midnight tonight (Tuesday)  – 13 rand 96 cents a litre – as the rand tumbles and economists warn of tough times ahead. The Automobille Association

 Technical teams from the Municipality are working on restoring power to a number of areas in Nelson Mandela Bay. Lovemore Heights, Driftsands and Schoenmakerskop were left without electricity on Monday night when widespread veld fires