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The Eastern Cape Transport Department said four people were killed in a head-on collision on the R-63 outside Middledrift.

Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for a suspect responsible for the fatal shooting of two people and wounding at least three others in a tavern near Mthatha.

A private investigator has been appointed by a Hartenbos family, following an extensive search for 53-year-old Desmond Share who disappeared without a trace on Tuesday.

Three family members have died in a shack fire in Rosedale in Kamesh.

Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane says the Province is ready to welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa, members of his Cabinet, and other government officials during the 9th District Development Model Presidential Imbizo in Tsomo next Friday.

The Public Servants Association (PSA) has called for increased security at the St Albans Correctional Centre in Gqeberha following the stabbing of an official by an inmate on Thursday.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has imposed an interim 10-year fishing limitation in waters around penguin colonies, including two sites in the Eastern Cape.

At least 72 schools in six districts in the Eastern Cape suffered damage during last week's gale force winds that swept across the province, leading to two fatalities in Buffalo City Metro.

An extensive search is underway for a man from Hartenbos on the Garden Route who disappeared without a trace three days ago.