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 Volunteers from St. Francis Bay were called out at noon, to help fight a fire in a thatch-roofed holiday home in Canal Road. NSRI station commander at St. Francis, Marc May, says local firemen and disaster management were on the scene in

 A 14-year-old holidaymaker from the Limpopo province was rescued after being caught in a rip current at Wilderness on the Garden Route, late Tuesday afternoon. The NSRI's Wilderness Duty Coxswain, Garth Dominy, says three lifesavers swam

 A man has died after being bitten by a shark on the Wild Coast. The station commander of the National Sea Rescue Institute at Port St. Johns, John Castello, says they were called out to Second Beach Tuesday afternoon. He says someone

 There has been another fire at St. Francis Bay, with at least one thatch-roofed home severely damaged. Reports that the flames had spread to other homes could not be confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. A strong wind was blowing in the town

 A 27 year old Willowvale woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of her 3 year old son. Police captain, Jackson Manatha says it is alleged that the child was sleeping with his mother on Saturday evening, and family members found the

 Eastern Cape police commissioner has thanked policemen and -women who are on duty over the festive season. Binta says in a statement that these officials often perform their duties under trying circumstances. She wished the people of the

 Two people drowned in farm dams near Joubertina in two separate incidents over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Priscilla Naidu, says 62-year-old Booi Kadank drowned when he went swimming with friends in a dam on Black

 Police in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth arrested more than 100 people in a crime fighting operation over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Dumile Gwavu, says the focus of the operation was on visible policing in Motherwell and

A ten-year-old boy has drowned in a public pool in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth. Netcare 911's Santi Steinman says when paramedics arrived at the scene on Saturday, he was already dead. Eastern Cape police have expressed concern at the