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The bodyguard of Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor, Nancy Sihlwayi, has been wounded in a shoot-out with two robbery suspects on Monday night. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Dumile Gwavu, says the 44-year-old man was accosted by two men in

Walter Sisulu University says the protracted strike by Nehawu staff members came to an end late on Monday. This was when an agreement was reached between labour and management at the cash-strapped institution. Nehawu demanded a 12% salary

Eastern Cape Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane has strongly condemned the recent violence and destruction during protests in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. His office says in a strongly-worded statement that the

A housing project in Mdantsane has still not been handed over to beneficiaries because Buffalo City municipality terminated the building contract. Buffalo City spokesperson, Keith Ngesi, says the housing project in unit P in Mdantsane was stopped

Eastern Cape Police have re-arrested 7 of the 11 suspects who escaped from the Barkley East Correctional Centre at the weekend. The 11 awaiting trial prisoners escaped from the prison facilities on Saturday when they fatally wounded a 55 year

Nine people have been arrested as protests rocked various parts of Nelson Mandela Bay. Police spokepserson, warrant officer Dumile Gwavu, says two shacks were set alight and a woman assaulted by a group of people in unit 29 on Monday. He says

The Auditor-General (A-G) had praised the Bhisho Legislature after it obtained a clean audit in 2010/2011, saying that as the ultimate oversight body this “sets a good example for the remainder of departments and public entities”. In

A 29-year-old police clerk has appeared in court in Port Elizabeth on a charge of perjury. Her court appearance today is a sequel to an incident this weekend when a baby was left at the Mount Road police station. Police spokesperson, captain

The leader of the ANC's OR Tambo region, Thandekile Sabisa, has been re-elected in a closely fought contest. Sabisa obtained 294 votes to the 284 of William Mkhize, who was contesting him, said Eastern Cape Traditional Affairs MEC Mlibo