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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says gale force winds on Thursday have caused homes in informal settlements in Chris Hani and an area near Malabar to catch fire, and have also blown off a number of roofs. Metro spokesperson, Marthie Nel says

Two women and a 5-year old child were injured, after gale force winds caused the collapse of a canopy at the corner of Govan Mbeki avenue and St Andrews street in Port Elizabeth on Thursday. Police spokesperson, Capt. Stanley Jarvis says the

Eastern Cape police are investigating cases of Attempted Robbery and Attempted Murder, after a grocery store was robbed in Despatch. Spokesperson, WO Marianette Olivier says three men, two of them armed with firearms, on Wednesday entered the

 Eastern Cape police have arrested a 34 year old man for the murder of a 19 year old woman in Willowvale. Spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha says it is alleged that they became involved in an argument. He says the man drew his knife

 A 50-year-old German man has drowned in Plettenberg Bay. The National Sea Rescue Institute says they were alerted to the drowning at the Dunes caravan park at Keurbooms beach on Wednesday afternoon. Spokesperson, Andrew Ingram says the

 The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape says the province's MEC for Environmental Affairs, Mcebisi Jonas, should intervene and act immediately to curb the spread of the highly infectious and deadly African Horse Sickness, that has already

 Port Elizabeth police will continue their investigation, after a former policeman shot and killed his estranged wife, and then turned the gun on himself in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police spokesperson, Capt. Stanley Jarvis says

 The National Sea Rescue Institute says sky lanterns, sometimes called Chinese lanterns, are a hazard in every way. The NSRI says on its website when they float out to sea, they are often reported as emergency flares and cause Sea Rescue

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says its Security Sub-Directorate has launched Operation Phumba as a vehicle to address public safety, focusing on popular tourist destinations, as well as the beachfront area - by combining existing human and