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 A Meeting between the Knysna Municipality and local taxi association yielded certain concessions being made to the taxi operators within the council's budget. The taxi operators used their vehicles to block traffic during peak time two

 Service charges for electricity will account for 41.51% of total revenue accruing to the municipality in the next financial year, according to the 2013/14 Budget presented to Council. Council is scheduled to pass the Budget when it meets on

 Eastern Cape police are searching for a five suspects who robbed a branch of Absa bank in Joubertina on Tuesday morning. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Marianette Olivier, says one of the tellers was assaulted with a firearm and

 The historic Grocotts Mail building in Grahamstown has a new owner. Pam Golding Properties says the building, which was constructed in 1892, has been purchased by Supello Investments, for an undisclosed sum. Grahamstown area principal

Queenstown police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a farmer was found in a freezer. Police spokesperson, lieutenant Pumzile Makaula says the body Braamneck farm shop owner, Dudley Buss was found on Monday morning. "

 A dispute over an elderly man's wish to change his name has led to the arrest of five family members for his murder. Police spokesperson captain Jackson Manatha, says the 72-year-old man's relatives appeared in court on Monday. Manatha

Five vacancies were left open in the Oudtshoorn Municipality on Monday, forcing mayor Gordon April to announce a new executive for the town. This follows a day of high drama on Friday, when the DA said it had wrested control of the municipality

 Trade union federation Cosatu in Nelson Mandela Bay has added its voice of concern to the political instability in the Metro. Cosatu, along with civic body Sangoco, Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and the Ratepayers Association, on

Police in Jansenville in the Eastern Cape have opened two inquest dockets after the bodies of two men were found this morning. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Livhuhani Hani says a passerby alerted police to the body of the first man in