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Alert Butterworth Traffic Officers have arrested a 21 year old rape suspect at a road block on the N2. Police captain Jackson Manatha says the suspect is alleged to have raped a 22 year-old woman at knife point at the Magxaki Informal

 The National Sea Rescue Institute says a woman was found drowned off the Port St Johns coast in the Eastern Cape on Sunday. The NSRI's Craig Lambinon says they launched their rescue craft early in the afternoon after receiving unconfirmed

The Clubhouse of the Buffs Rugby Club in East London has been destroyed by fire. The fire started while club members were watching the second half of Sunday's rugby Test between the Springboks and Scotland at Murrayfield.. Police spokesperson

A 65 year-old wheelchair bound man died on Sunday morning when the farmhouse at Goedemoetsfontein in the Kragga Kamma Area outside Port Elizabeth burnt to the ground. Police warrant officer Alwan Labans says another family member who was also in

The 70 kilometre stretch of the R61 between Tarkastad and Queenstown has been closed to traffic after a bridge under construction at a detour collapsed in heavy rains - 13 kilometres from Tarkastad. Engineers began their inspection of the bridge

The young girl hit by a stray bullet during the Uitenhage protests has died in hospital. Uitenhage police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Gerda Swart has named the victim as 10 year-old Marisha Speelman. Swart told AlgoaFM news that an initial

 Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Executive Mayor Chippa Ngcolomba has called for calm and stability in the Uitenhage northern areas. The areas which include Kwalanga, Rosedale and the surrounding areas have been engulfed by violent protests for

 The Eastern Cape Health Department says an 11-year old girl is in a critical condition after being hit by a stray bullet during the Uitenhage protests. Department Spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo says the girl was admitted to Uitenhage

Schooling in the Uitenhage area is being disrupted because of ongoing protest action by local residents, who are unhappy about a shortage of housing. Primary schools in the area are barley functioning, as scared teachers did not attend school and