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A prisoner in the Wellington Prison in Mthatha was caught on Saturday morning hiding a gun in a box of cereal. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Mzukisi Fatyela says police found a firearm in a box of Weet-Bix, five rounds of ammunition in a

President Jacob Zuma says South Africa's ruling ANC will win general elections next year that will mark two decades of democracy. Zuma told France 24 that from the ANC's point of view - there was no question that they'll win the elections

Police in Cookhouse have opened a case of public violence after a muncipal building was set alight by dissatisfied community members. Police spokesperson, Captain Stephanie Smith, says the building was partly damaged, while residents also burnt

An elderly Uitenhage woman accused of shooting dead her 73-year-old husband made another brief court appearance on Friday. The case against 70-year-old Beatrice Rudman was postponed to the 11th of November for a decision from the provincial

Metrorail Eastern Cape will be introducing train service between East London and King William’s Town in November. The service will be introduced in two phases, with phase one starting consisting of a Bus Shuttle Service from Fort Jackson to

By John Harvey Former Port Elizabethan and president of the Dagga Party Jeremy Acton has rallied to the defence of a man sent to prison this week for the possession of dagga in the Coffee Bay area, saying it is the transgression of his cultural

Residents of the Wilderness rallied to assist a baby whale which beached on Thursday. NSRI Wilderness deputy station commander, Torsten Henschel, said they were called out at around 7pm on Thursday night following reports of a baby whale beached

Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane plans to transfer R200 million to the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality, to assist the administration in meeting its contractual obligations. Notice of the transfer of the funds in

A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM A BROKEN HEART By Sharon Salmon On Thursday 17 October Marie Swanepoel was buried in Steynburg, Eastern Cape. Since her daughter, Tessa Beetge's arrest in Sao Paulo in 2008 Swanepoel has been campaigning fearlessly and