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Traffic was thrown into chaos in the Eastern Cape on Monday following the collapse of a bridge near Kenton on Sea and two sections of road on the R-72 between Port Alfred and Port Elizabeth. Late in the afternoon, the R-72 between the Nananga

We received the following update from the Kouga Municipality. Road Closures; 1. The St Francis Bay - Oyster Bay has been opened - but only for 4x4s. 2. The Humansdorp - Oyster Bay road remains closed. 3. The Humansdorp - Hankey road remains

 The closure of the R-72 coastal road to heavy vehicles will impact on the province's economy. The CEO of the Border Kei Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Les Holbrook, says they've been saying to government for a long time the road needs to

R-72 is closed from Nanaga to Port Alfred. Alternative route is PE to Cookhouse (N10) then on to the R-63 to Bedford - Adelaide-Fort Beaufort - Grahamstown and then on N-2 to EL. Also R-63 Bedford - Adelaide - Fort Beaufort - Alice- KWT and EL

 The NSRI at St Francis Bay is currently the only link to the outside world for hundreds of residents stranded at the town. The Sand River Bridge washed away in heavy flooding at the weekend, cutting off road access to St Francis Bay

A Mossel Bay policeman has allegedly shot and wounded four people before turning his gun on himself. Police spokesperson, captain Malcolm Pojie, says sergeant Annesh Bootrom reported for duty at the Kwanonqaba police station on Sunday night and

 The police, dog unit and search rescue teams are currently searching for 3 people missing in Eastern Cape flood waters. Police captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says a 40 year old man is missing after getting into difficulty on the

The Eastern Cape is counting the cost of devastating floods that have led to the deaths of at least 10 people and the collapse of a section of the N-2 between Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth. Police disaster management spokesperson, captain John

National Sea Rescue Institute volunteers helped evacuate 76 people and a dog upstream of the Swartkops River after they were cut off from the mainland by rising waters on the river. NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says they were contacted by