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Police in Mthatha are investigating four murder cases after they were summoned to two gruesome scenes within 48 hours. Spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says on Saturday evening police were summoned to a scene at Kaplani Village where they found a burnt-out bakkie with two charred bodies inside.

Police in Gqeberha are searching for a man who allegedly stole someone's identity in order to purchase a luxury vehicle. The dealership had no reason to suspect any foul play as the Bank paid them a total amount of R1 3 90 314. 00

Police in Gqeberha have opened up an inquest docket after the body of a man was found lying inside the Booysens Park Community Hall.

An alleged abalone poacher is in police custody after a vehicle accident led to his arrest on Saturday. A spokesperson for Police Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the arrest of the 46-year-old man was a result of excellent synergy between the K9 units of Makhanda, Nxeba, Gqeberha and Komani.

Twelve students have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fire at Fort Hare University's campus in Dikeni. Spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says a group of students went amok on Sunday setting the Sports Centre alight and looting the cafeteria. He says there was only slight damage to the examination hall, but then students removed its furniture, torching it outside.

A man from Peddie who allegedly raped his minor son who was chained inside his house has been arrested. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the 53-year-old father has been on the run since the 31st of May and was traced and arrested in Gqeberha on Sunday.

The University of Fort Hare says it has launched an investigation into an unlawful gathering of students on the Dikeni (Alice) campus on Sunday night, resulting in the destruction of University property. Fort Hare spokesperson, JP Roodt, says a fire was set in the foyer of the indoor sports centre, damaging furniture while the university shop was vandalised.

The Eastern Cape Transport Department says 11 people were killed and 14 others sustained injuries following a collision between a min-bus and a passenger bus at Flagstaff on Sunday.

Gqeberha police a searching for the gunmen who fired shots at people attending a funeral at the Forest Hill Cemetery on Saturday wounding three people.