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 The popular Billabong Pro surfing event may have been downgraded but this has not stopped the Kouga Municipality from positioning itself as a Winter playground. To counter the loss of the annual global event, the Municipality has launched a

 Two suspects have appeared in court for the murder of Hofmeyr farmer, Louis Traut. Eighty-year-old Traut died after being stabbed in his house on Sunday night. Traut's 48-year old wife Coleen, and two adult daughters, Mariska and Louisa

 Port Elizabeth police say they are investigating a source, whose tip-off led to the recovery of twelve luxury watches at the city's airport on Wednesday. Captain Stanley Jarvis says the watches, worth around R500 000, were wrapped in

The Eastern Cape cabinet has condemned the disruption of government services in Sterkspruit. The cabinet held a special executive council meeting on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Sterkspruit where it says members of the civic association

 All emergency services in Buffalo City were put to the test on Thursday during a simulation exercise. Police disaster management officer, John Fobian, says the simulation involved an overturned petrol tanker that had spilt its load. He

Key service delivery programmes for Eastern Cape Municipalities will come under the spotlight during a two-day meeting between Local Government MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane and top municipal officials. National Minister, Richard Baloyi, Aaron

 The port of Port Elizabeth will welcome the world's first ship of its size to employ a hybrid electric power plant, and the first ship ever to produce zero emissions while berthed. The 200 metre long hybrid car carrier, Emerald Ace

 The opening of Sedgfield's first taxi rank is expected to ease traffic congestion in the Garden Route town, particularly over holiday periods. With schools breaking up for the mid-year holidays on Friday, Sedgefield is set to welcome scores

Robbers have made off with cigarettes and medicines worth nearly R500 000 in two separate armed robberies in Port Elizabeth. Police spokesperson, Captain Stanley Jarvis, says employees of a tobacco firm were off-loading cigarettes at a spaza shop