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Stabilising the administration by among other things filling key strategic vacancies such as those of municipal manager and executive directors has been singled out by Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile as one of the interventions that will be made during the

A Port Elizabeth magistrate will decide this week whether anyone can be held responsible for the death of Despatch rugby player, Edward van Dyk. Nineteen-year-old Van Dyk died in Livingstone Hospital in July 2010, a day after undergoing surgery

Oudtshoorn police have arrested three suspects, including a 15-year-old youth, for copper theft. Police spokesperson, captain Bernadine Steyn, says the three were arrested on Monday night following a tip-off that people were stealing copper cable

 A Port Elizabeth man has been shot dead following an argument with another man in Veeplaas. Police said the 28 year old man was walking with two friends in Mababela Street on Monday night when they were approached by the alleged gunman

 Eastern Cape police have raided an Mthatha business which forges government payslips, identity books and matric certificates. Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela says Bears furniture shop went to the police after a 39-year-old woman raised suspicions

 A truck driver is appearing in the Beaufort West Magistrates' Court  on Tuesday, for the possession of "khat" worth more than R200 000. The truck, which was travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town, was stopped on the N1 and

Grahamstown police have issued a warning to the public after a woman was conned by men posing as police officers. They made off with cash and her cell phone. Police say the 53-year-old woman was on her way to a bank on Friday, when 3 men

 Police in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, are calling for help from the public in tracking down the gunmen who killed a man during a robbery. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Dumile Gwavu, says the 21 year old man was shot dead by one of

 Two suspects have been arrested in Graaff Reinet for being in possession of dagga with a street value of over R100 000. Lieutenant Livhuhani Mudau says police were conducting patrols on Monday when they noticed two suspicious occupants in a