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The Department of Transport plans to reintroduce premier class luxury rail transport to the Eastern Cape. In a presentation to the National Assembly’s Tourism Committee, the Department says that the planned new services include the

A Uitenhage man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his five-year-old daughter over a 10 month period. The 43-year-old man, whose name may not be revealed to protect the identity of the victim, was sentenced by Judge Elna Revelas

Two people have been arrested after the vehicle of a Uitenhage councillor was petrol-bombed in Kwanobuhle on Thursday night. Police spokesperson, warrant officer, Gerda Swart, says the incident happened after midnight when a group of people went

 The state has added nearly a dozen more charges of murder against the man accused of a reign of terror against women and children in Tholeni Village near Butterworth. Thirty-nine-year-old Bulelani Mabhayi made another court appearance in

Cabinet has lifted a moratorium on shale gas exploration in the Karoo region. Minister in the presidency, Collins Chabane, said on Friday that cabinet had endorsed the recommendation of a report by the Department of Minerals and Energy on the

Western Cape Economic Development MEC, Allan Winde, says the George Municipality is aiming for an annual economic growth rate of 8% Speaking in the Western Cape provincial legislature Thursday, Minister Winde outlined the Municipality plans to

The Eastern Cape is one of five provinces that have underspent their grant for the hospital revitalisation programme. The Health Department revealed in a reply to a parliamentary question that delays in awarding tenders, poor contractor

A Port Elizabeth lawyer has been convicted of theft, fraud and forgery in the city's Commercial Crimes Court. The case against Rodney Mella arose from a road accident fund claim on behalf of a client who was injured in an accident in 2004. The

The Eastern Cape Education Department will meet teachers and learners at the Vukuhambe School for children with disabilities in Mdantsane on Thursday. That's after the children brought the school to a standstill on Wednesday, demanding better