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Mop up operations began early this morning after the fire fanned by a strong south westerly wind tore through the area last night. The fire is believed to have started at around 5-30 yesterday afternoon in the Royal Warf area of the canals

A dog walking on a Port Elizabeth beach with its owner has been  injured by a plane that had been forced to make an emergency landing at Blue Water Bay beach. The dog had to be rushed to a vet after being struck by the plane as it landed on

The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape has laid charged against teachers union Sadtu and the trade union Nehawu. This follows the disruption of a march on Friday led by DA parliamentary leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko, to the Bhisho Education

The five paintings stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum in Arcadia yesterday included an Irma Stern, worth 9 million rands and a Gerard Sekoto worth 7 million. A sixth painting, Irma Stern's "Two Malay Musicians", valued at 12 million

Nelson Mandela Bay fire fighters have been called in to assist firemen from the Kouga Municipality who are battling a run-away fire in St Francis Bay. The Kouga Municipality says the blaze has been raging at the Royal Wharf on the St Francis

Fire in St Francis bay, video recorded at about 6pm on 11/11/12, over 10 houses on fire at that time. Source: SA Weather and Disaster Observation Service

Scores of homes have been destroyed by a raging fire in the canals at St Francis Bay. St Francis Links CEO Jeff Clause told Algoa FM news that the fire started in a home in the Royal Warf section of the canals at around 5pm. He said that

Eastern Cape police are investigating a case of rape, after a 5 year old girl was allegedly raped in Hofmeyer on Saturday evening. Spokesperson, Capt Stefanie Smith says the mother of the child allegedly went outside to use the toilet, and when

Humansdorp police have recovered drugs from the N2 highway in two seperate incidents. Police spokesperson, WO Gerda Swart says the newly established SAPS Highway Patrol and the K-9 units were patrolling the N2 on Friday, when they noticed a