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The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will hand over the newly built Sonata Primary and Wesele Primary schools to replace the mud structures in the Libode District of the Transkei on Wednesday. The minister will also use her visit in

Good rainfall has been recorded over the majority of the Eastern Cape during the Easter weekend. Spokesperson for the weather office in Port Elizabeth, Garth Sampson says up to 8 o'clock this morning, 47.2 mm was measured in PE, 116.3 in East

Flights to and from Port Elizabeth normalised on Monday, after bad weather conditions, coupled with a malfunctioning Instrument Landing System led to the closure of the city's airport on Sunday. PE Airport manager, Azzad Cassim says the ILS in

President Jacob Zuma sent his condolences on Sunday to the families of five South African soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park. "We certainly hope that investigations will shed light on the circumstances of

At least 5 people sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on the R72 between East London and Port Alfred on Saturday morning. Provincial traffic spokesperson, Tsepo Machaya says there were no fatalities, and the injured were taken to

The police's dog unit in Port Elizabeth and the Uitenhage stock-theft unit have arrested a 72-year old man for the illegal possesion of a large quantity of perlemoen. Police spokesperson, WO Alwin Labans says the units monitored the movements of

A suspected dagga dealer has been arrested near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha says the 59-year old man was found to have planted 10 dagga plants in his garden. He says the plants are valued at

The Eastern Cape Department of Transport will conduct an investigation into the long-term development potential of the Bhisho and Mthatha airports this year. Transport MEC, Thandiswa Marawu says the study is aimed at further promoting and

Eastern Cape Safety MEC, Helen Sauls August has called for a clampdown on illegal and irresponsible liquor trade. She made the appeal to municipalities and law enforcement agencies during the presentation of her Department's policy speech in the