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 Authorities are still cautioning against the collection of shellfish from the Knysna estuary, following evidence of a red tide. Sanparks says in a statement local expert, Professor Brian Allanson of the Knysna Basin Project is in touch

 The Eastern Cape government says it will investigate allegations of the misuse of funds, allocated by the Buffalo City Metro Council for the memorial and funeral services of our former President, Nelson Mandela. Local Government MEC, Mlibo

  Port Elizabeth police have opened an inquest docket, after a man in his 40's was found hanged in a restaurant in the Bridge Shopping Centre in Newton Park. Spokesperson, Capt Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the man, who was out on bail for

A forty-seven-year-old Port Elizabeth cyclist is in a critical condition, after he was attacked while riding along Victoria Road in Walmer on Saturday. Netcare 911's Chris Botha says  the critically injured man was transported privately to

Three men, aged between 32 and 34, who attempted to assist a suspect to escape from a Grahamstown hospital where he was admitted with gunshot wounds on Friday, were arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police captain Mali Govender

Beaufort West police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of an off-duty policeman and a relative. Police spokesperson, captain Malcolm Pojie, says the bodies of 43-year-old Glenville Kelly, an off-duty policeman from De Aar

National public relations consultancy, Meropa Communications, has opened a fully-fledged office in Nelson Mandela Bay. Chief executive, Peter Mann, says until now they've been servicing Eastern Cape clients, particularly the Coega Development

  Mystery surrounds the appointment of a new chief financial officer for the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. An item recommending the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board CFO Trevor Harper should be appointed by Council, was withdrawn by Mayor

 A Port Elizabeth woman accused of exporting more than 95 tons of shark and octopus worth millions of rands has made another appearance in the city's magistrates court. Thirty-six year old Sharmilla Van Heerden of Summerstrand faces eight