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A Port Elizabeth man has been jailed for 15 years for defrauding investors of more than R13m. John Claasen was sentenced in the city's commercial crimes court on Thursday. He pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud. Two other charges were

The Border Kei Chamber of Business says its deeply concerned about the state of education in the province. The Chamber, which represents big business in the Border Kei region, says its clear that the Department of Education has over the past 10

 Eastern Cape Health MEC, Sicelo Gqobana, says advertisements for several critical posts will go out this weekend. Addressing health stakeholders in Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday, Gqobana said they're filling vacancies for doctors

 SAMWU members were protesting again at the Cacadu District Municipality offices in Govan Mbeki avenue/Port Elizabeth on Thursday morning. Earlier this month, they presented a list of grievances to the executive mayor Eunice Kekana. One

 Eastern Cape police say a learner from a Willowvale school has been killed and several others injured in an accident while on their way to a school tournament. Police spokesperson, captain Jackson Manatha, says its alleged that a 17 year

 An 11-year-old boy appeared before a Humansdorp magistrate on Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed another boy to death. The boy, from St Francis Bay, allegedly stabbed six-year-old Deacon Anoster with a knife while they were on their way

 Two Port Elizabeth men have been found not guilty of murdering a man on a smallholding in 2010. However, high court acting judge, Justin Laing, convicted Khangelani Matebe and Fundile Nqwensu on Wednesday, on charges of housebreaking and

Two police constables from George have been arrested on charges of bribery and corruption. The two, who were arrested in a police sting operation on Tuesday night, also face a charge of defeating the ends of justice. Police spokesperson

 Refugees will be holding a placard demonstration on Wednesday at the interim refugee reception office in North End, Port Elizabeth. They're protesting against the closure of the reception office on Thursday by the Department of Home Affairs