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 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

 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