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Nearly half of all the public sector doctor positions in the Eastern Cape are vacant. That's according to a survey by the Institute of Race Relations. It says 48% of the Eastern Cape vacancies have not been filled -- the third-highest of the

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is involved in 64 litigious matters, according to a report to be submitted to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee which meets next week. The matters range from challenges with regarding the lawfulness of

Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile says ticket sales for the Orange African Cup of Nations football tournament are going well. Wayile was at the Port Elizabeth airport on Thursday to welcome the Ghanaian soccer team. He told

 A Port Elizabeth man who's girlfriend was hospitalised after he allgedly beat her up will face additional charges when he appears in court on Friday. Police spokesperson, captain Stanley Jarvis, says two additional assault charges will be

 Mineworkers' representative UASA say they are ready to fight tooth and nail to prevent Anglo American Platinum from retrenching 14 000 people in a major restructuring of its operations. Months after being swept up in a deadly mining strike

Strong demand and a weaker Rand have boosted the country's wool market. Cape Wools says its market indicator gained 3.2% on Wednesday to close at an all time high of R112.49 p/kg for clean wool. Spokesperson, Ona Viljoen, says this is almost 29

Eastern Cape Education MEC, Mandla Makapula, says he's satisified with the first day of the new school year. He spent Wednesday visiting schools in the Butterworth area, including one school which had a dismal 4.9% matric pass rate Makapula

The National Energy Regulator has cancelled the Port Elizabeth leg of its public hearings into Eskom's tariff application for a 16% a year tariff increase for the next three years. This follows a vocal protest by members of the metal workers

A tracking device on a school bus has led to the recovery of the vehicle, hours after it had been stolen from a farm in the Patensie area. Police spokesperson, Priscilla Naidu, says the mini-bus which belongs to the Gamtoosvalley Primary School