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The long-mooted International Convention Centre for Nelson Mandela Bay is back on the agenda of the Mandela Bay Development Agency. The MBDA today unveiled some of its future plans as it marked its 20th year of existence.

Buffalo City Metro reported a second fatality as a result of strong winds that lashed parts of the Eastern Cape over the weekend.

The Eastern Cape Health Department says contingency measures are in place after strong winds caused damage to health facilities in several parts of the province.

One person from the Postdam village in the Buffalo City Metro was killed after the roof and wall of her house collapsed on her while she was asleep.

Seven police officers based in Ekurhuleni will make their first court appearance tomorrow on charges of assault, aggravated robbery and malicious damage to property. Spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Robbie Raburabu says it is alleged that the members on Friday went into a restaurant in Nigel where they assaulted managers.

Tributes are pouring in for a seasoned athlete, coach and mentor who was killed yesterday while taking part in the Washie 100.

Two police officers attached to the Kamesh police station in Kariega will spend the weekend behind bars following their arrest on charges of assault and rape. The 41-year-old Constable and 42-year-old Sergeant from Kamesh Visible Policing appeared briefly in the Kariega Magistrates Court on Friday.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating a cash-in-transit robbery (CIT) that took place in Central on Friday. Spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says a private security company collected money from a business in Govan Mbeki Avenue at about 10 am.

A woman from Gqeberha who was reported missing on Monday has been found shot dead. Police Spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says 47-year-old Janine Susan Swartz was last seen in Vastrap at a friend's house.