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The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape has called on the Human Rights Commission to investigate all areas in the province where there are settlements with no toilets. DA MPL, Dacre Haddon says he personally visited various communities last

The Mandela Bay Development Agency has received a clean audit report from the Auditor-General for the 2011/12 financial year. While it is the first time the MBDA has been given a clean audit with no matters of emphasis, it is the eighth year it

 A 90-year-old woman has died while waiting to re-register for her old age grant in North West. The province's social development department says she was queuing outside the SA Social Security Agency's offices in a local village when

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) paid tribute to former captain Peter van der Merwe who passed away in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday at the age of 75. He had been in poor health for some time. Originally a left-arm spinner he became a dependable middle

 The Confederation of African Football says security in Port Elizabeth needs to be bolstered for the remainder of the Africa Cup of Nations. The continental body's disciplinary board filed a warning to DR Congo after two Congolese fans ran

A Kwazulu Natal man has been arrested for the illegal possession of  perlemoen. Police spokesperson, captain Mali Govender, says the 57-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday by members of Grahamstown's highway patrol. She says the police

 Two men have appeared in court in Graaff-Reinet for being in possession of dagga worth more than a million rand. Nineteen-year-old Philansande Shushu and 27-year-old Luvuyo Mkumla, were arrested after a car chase this week. Police

 A Uitenhage second hand car dealer appeared in court on Tuesday after police seized 31 vehicles that had been stolen in the Western and Eastern Cape. Police warrant officer Gerda Swart says the case against 65-year-old Simon van Vuuren was

 Nelson Mandela Bay incurred more than R557m in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure during the 2011/12 financial year. That's according to a report by Auditor-General, Terence Nombembe. His report states that unauthorised