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 Members of the Uitenhage K9 unit have made a sizeable dagga bust and arrested three suspects. Uitenhage Police spokesperson Marianette Olivier says Warrant Officer Jacques Adlem and Constable Melisa Potgieter were patrolling in the Despatch

 The North End Lake in Port Elizabeth is polluted in excess of the permissible standard for full recreational purposes. That's according to a report to be submitted to the Public Health Committee next week. The Public Health Directorate

 The DA has won the Ward 14 by-election in George by a huge majority, increasing its support from 43% in 2011 to more than 63% this year after securing 1 418 votes. Interestingly local party the Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners (PBI) trumped the

 Former president Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel left his bedside on Thursday to thank South Africans for their demonstration of love for the ailing statesman. She said she'd like to take the opportunity in the presence of ministers and

 The Central Karoo K9-unit has arrested two men, aged 29 and 37, after mandrax tablets and heroine were found in their vehicle in Beaufort West. Southern Cape Police Captain Bernadine Steyn says police stopped a white Iveco minibus in

 OK Energy has submitted an Environmental Management Programme for its proposed oil and gas exploration off the coast of Port Alfred. The Petroleum Agency of South Africa accepted the company’s application for an exploration right in

 The remains of three of former president Nelson Mandela's children will undergo forensic tests before being taken to Qunu on Thursday. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela says the bodies are currently at a

 Police in St Francis Bay are investigating a case of attempted murder and housebreaking following an assault of an elderly man. Police Warrant Officer Marianette Olivier says the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning in

 After months of unhappiness, the Oudtshoorn municipality has finally agreed to approve its budget for the coming year. Since March the municipality has been rocked by a scandal in which an attempt was allegedly made to overthrow Mayor