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Operations at the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality's Budget and Treasury offices were halted momentarily earlier on Tuesday when the Hawks ordered municipal employees to evacuate the premises and leave their computers switched on. Hawks Spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela confirmed the incident.

A post-mortem and DNA tests will be conducted on the body of a woman that had washed up at the beach in the Glentana area near George on Monday.

The Democratic Alliance has announced that former Kouga Municipality mayor, Horatio Hendricks, will be moving to Bhisho.

Makana Municipality said test results have shown no e.Coli present at two sites where it was detected earlier, while areas where it is present, may be associated with contamination from groundwater.

NMB executive mayor, Gary van Niekerk, officially commissioned the R60.8 million Bushy Park Wellfield water augmentation project on Monday.

The Gqeberha man who allegedly murdered his ex-wife and then disposed of her body was referred to a district surgeon for observation due to displaying suicidal tendencies.

Two people were killed and eight others injured when a mini-bus taxi overturned on the R-63 near Graaff-Reinet in wet and rainy conditions.

The Eastern Cape remains one of four provinces that have not reported any cholera outbreaks as the national toll in five affected provinces climbed to 43.

The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape said it intends to suspend former Provincial leader,, Nqaba Bhanga, as part of a probe into claims that he brought the party into disrepute.