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 The National Sea Rescue Institute has warned bathers along the coast of the dangers of rip currents, which are at their strongest a few days before and after spring tide. Today (Saturday) is spring tide, following last night's full moon

 A Queenstown woman has appeared in court in Port ELizabeth where she was found guilty of attempted extortion. Police spokesperson,Capt. Sandra van Rensburg says the woman and her boyfriend wanted to draw cash at a bank in Govan Mbeki on

 East London police are on the hunt for a man who shot dead a local car dealer on Friday morning. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Nkosikho Mzuku, says the dealer opened his business in Amalinda Main Road this morning, for the day's business

 Eastern Cape police have issued an urgent appeal to people to consume alcohol responsibly. Provincial police headquarters says in a statement that during the Christmas break, there had been an alarming number of incidents in which people

 A young man from Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu-Natal is missing, presumed drowned, near Port Alfred. The station commander of the National Sea Rescue Institute at the town, Juan Pretorius, says they were alerted at about seven o'clock last night

 Fake bank notes used in a scam whereby paper "magically" turns into money -- have been found at an East London beach. Police spokesperson, Captain Steven Marais, says a young child found a heap of photo-copied money bundled into

 Fifty people were arrested during a Christmas crime prevention operation in Mdantsane, East London. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Nkosikho Mzuku, says the operation on Tuesday and Wednesday, involved patrols, raids at illegal shebeens and

 East London police have arrested two suspects following an armed robbery in the IDZ near the airport. Police spokesperson, Captain Stephen Marais, says three men robbed a security guard of some cash, his two-way radio and cell phone