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 Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism MEC, Mcebisi Jonas says a total of R18.1b will be invested in the 10 wind farms planned for the Eastern Cape. Of this, compulsory local content spending will amount to R5.4b. Jonas

  Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says its a question of when, not if South Africa's nuclear energy programme will get underway. She was speaking on Thursday morning at the sod-turning ceremony for the DCD wind tower project in the Coega

 Buffalo City Metro Mayor Zukiswa Ncitha has listed the upgrading of roads in the Metro as well as acquiring land for housing as some of the key development projects being targeted by the 2013/2014 budget. Ncitha hosted a business breakfast

 Eastern Cape Education MEC, Mandla Makupula, is in Sterkspruit on Thursday. He's joined by superintendent-general Mthunywa Ngonzo at the meeting. The Bhiso education department says their meeting is aimed at ensuring and maintaining

The Zipunzana by-pass remains closed following a protest by residents of Duncan Village. Earlier, police used rubber bullets and a stun grenade to restore order after residents set up burning barricades and also stoned police. Police

 The South African Police Service says the search for a spear fisherman who was reported missing on the beachfront on Wednesday has been called off. Police spokesperson, captain Stanley Jarvis, says any search will only resume if an official

PORT Elizabeth police divers with the assistance of the NSRI and the fire department are searching for a spear fisherman who is feared to have drowned off Humewood beach. Police captain Stanley Jarvis says the two men went spear fishing opposite

Dutywa Police have arrested four people for possession of fire arms and live rounds of ammunition. Butterworth police captain Jackson Manatha says the suspects aged 20, 25, 27 and 28 were arrested at Drayini Location at Dutywa in the early hours

Police have identified the motor cyclist killed in an accident on the corner of Whitey and Cape Roads in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday night. He was 25 year-old Marcus Erasmus of Lorraine. Police Captain Stanley Jarvis says the two occupants of