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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says in view of the veld fires that have been flaring up in various areas of the Metro over recent days, residents should note that the heat, dry undergrowth and intermittent windy conditions usually experienced

The death toll from Friday morning's accident outside Uitenhage has risen to four. Police spokesperson, Priscilla Naidu, says an Eastern Cape Health Department worker who was injured in the accident died in hospital. Earlier, she said three

 The Department of Seafisheries has appealed to the public, particularly in coastal areas, to be on the alert for incidents of poaching. Department spokesperson, Lionel Adendorf, says they want residents and tourists to coastal towns and

Transport Minister, Ben Martins, will join Eastern Cape Transport MEC, Thandiswa Marawu, at a roadblock at Kinkelbos on Sunday. The provincial department of transport says this forms part of the intensification of its festive season Arrive Alive

 Three people have been killed in an accident between a mini-bus taxi and an Eastern Cape Health Department vehicle. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Priscilla Naidu, says the accident happened this morning on old Cape road near

 Two men have appeared in court in Alexandria in the Eastern Cape in connection with a robbery and rape at Kariega Game Reserve earlier this month. Police spokesperson, lieutenant Luvuyo Mjekula, says the men aged 18 and 28, were arrested

 Officials from the national department of health will meet with local leaders and Eastern Cape Health officials on Friday to discuss circumcision deaths. Health Department spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, says the meeting will take place in

 Seven people were killed and five others, including two children, were seriously injured in an accident on the N-3 near Warden in the Free State. Netcare 911's Santi Steinman says one of the vehicles involved in the crash was split it two

 The Port Elizabeth High Court has ordered the minister of police to pay R110 000 in damages to a man for invasion of privacy and assault. The judgment relates to a case involving Thobela Julius Funde, whose home at Kwadwesi in Port