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 Metrorail says human error caused a train accident in which 29 people were injured in East London on Thursday. Spokesperson Lawrence Venkile says in a statement that preliminary investigations suggest that the incident was the result of

 Eastern Cape local government MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane says Mhlontlo municipality should suspend a senior official pending disciplinary proceedings against him for alleged fraud. The municipality's boundaries include Qumbu and Tsolo. The

 Kabega Park police have discovered 33 coffins hidden in bushes off Tarentaal steet in Greenbushes. Police captain Johan Rheeder says the coffins were brand new. They were wrapped in plastic and some of them didn't even have handles

 Grahamstown police have opened an inquest docket after the body of a man was found at the military base in the city. Police captain Mali Govender says the man, who had been missing since Tuesday, was found with a gunshot wound. She says

Twenty seven rail commuters were taken to hospital in East London following a light collision between two trains at the main station Thursday afternoon Metrorail regional manager, Richard Walker, says two staff members were among those injured

Twenty-one year old Port Elizabeth man, Brent Cunningham, has been denied bail in the Port Elizabeth Magistrates court. Magistrate Gavin Juicy made the ruling on Thursday on the basis of Cunningham's history of violent behaviour. He also said

Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo Kiviet says despite the ANC led government's promotion of men and women equality, women continue to lag behind. The premier was speaking at the International Municipal Finance Officers Women in Local Government Seminar

Nelson Mandela Bay's much-vaunted integrated public transport system is up and running. Buses were seen moving through different parts of the Metro these past few days. Municipality spokesperson, Kupido Baron, says "the Nelson Mandela Bay

Eastern Cape Local Government MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, says he has given the Ngqushwa Municipality in Peddie 30 days to respond to the damning findings of a forensic investigation. Qoboshiyane says the report was tabled at a special council