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 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

 A Port Elizabeth tax consultant has been sentenced to an effective 10 years imprisonment in the city's commercial crimes court. Fifty-one year old Tertius Stiemie earlier pleaded guilty to charges of theft and money laundering involving

 A Port Elizabeth man has been killed in a suspected gang-related shooting in Helenvale, Port Elizabeth. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Alwin Labans, says a lone gunman wearing a balaclava opened fire on the occupants of a house in

 Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says government will move ahead "decisively, yet responsibly" with exploring for shale gas. Speaking at the official opening of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, she

 General Motors South Africa and Volkswagen South Africa were responsible for the largest Foreign Direct Investment in the Eastern Cape between 2003 and 2013. Metrominute reports that over the 10-year period, General Motors invested $683.9

A raging veld fire tore through Settlers Park in the heartland of Port Elizabeth on Monday. AlgoaFM's Tove Cane was in the area, and said the flames were threatening homes in the lower avenues of Walmer - particularly around 5th avenue

Algoa Bus Company has announced an average increase in bus fares of around 5.5 %. CEO, Sicelo Duze, says the new prices come into effect next Monday. He says Algoa Bus has not increased its fares since April 2012, absorbing those costs as a

The Eastern Cape Education Department has been instructed to address several issues which require urgent attention in some rural districts. The order came from parliament's portfolio committee on Basic Education following an oversight visit to

East London police are investigating a case of murder following a business robbery at a supermarket in Summerpride. Police spokesperson, Captain Mluleki Mbi says three suspects entered the shop on Sunday afternoon and held staff and customers at