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The Public Servants Association (PSA) has called for increased security at the St Albans Correctional Centre in Gqeberha following the stabbing of an official by an inmate on Thursday.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has imposed an interim 10-year fishing limitation in waters around penguin colonies, including two sites in the Eastern Cape.

At least 72 schools in six districts in the Eastern Cape suffered damage during last week's gale force winds that swept across the province, leading to two fatalities in Buffalo City Metro.

An extensive search is underway for a man from Hartenbos on the Garden Route who disappeared without a trace three days ago.

Gqeberha police are seeking the community's assistance in identifying a decomposed body that was found in a drain. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said is workers were busy with electrical installations in Paterson Road in North End on Thursday morning when one of them noticed the body inside the drain located next to the road.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says hundreds of businesses in six industrial areas are counting the cost of lost production time as a result of unplanned power outages.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has cautiously welcomed the overall increase of dam levels which have doubled capacity from 23.01% in the beginning of June to 42.53%.

The 32-year-old man arrested for the alleged murder of 8-year-old Taslin Lucas has been released.

Rape survivor, activist, and author Andy Kawa has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the Judiciary bring perpetrators of Gender Based Violence to book.