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Members of the National Prosecuting Authority will be visiting schools in Nelson Mandela Bay this week. NPA spokesperson, Mthunzi Mhaga, says they've initiated a schools programme where they are educating learners about being vigilant about the

Port Elizabeth police have opened an inquest docket after a one month old baby was found dead at her home. Police spokesperson, captain Stanley Jarvis, says police were summoned to a house in Bethelsdorp in the early hours of this morning. He

The Eastern Cape Transport Department has warned of an SMS scam inviting people to buy tender documents for a R32m road marking project between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. Department spokesperson, Ncedo Kumbaca, says they have received a

First National Bank says it strongly believes in the economic growth potential of the Eastern Cape. That's the word from FNB provincial chairperson, Sagren Ramalingum, who was speaking on Tuesday at the official commissioning of FNB's new

Eastern Cape police have confirmed that a warrant of arrest had been issued for chief Mandla Mandela. However, provincial police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Sibongile Soci, says after consultation it was decided to withdraw the warrant and a

A Port Elizabeth man has been critically wounded in a daylight shooting in Helenvale. Police spokesperson, captain Stanley Jarvis, says 40 year old Roland van Belling, was shot four times on Tuesday morning by a lone gunman. He was admitted to

 Graaff-Reinet police have arrested a suspect in connection with the weekend murder of two brothers. Police spokesperson, warrant officer Pierre Harmse, says the suspect was arrested this morning. The arrest follows a shooting at the

 Two people have been taken in for questioning following a robbery at Shell Ultra City in Mthatha. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Mzukisi Fatyela, says three men, one armed with a fire-arm and the other two with knives, robbed staff

Foreign owned companies with investments in South Africa will be keeping a close eye on Wednesday's budget speech by Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan. Germany's ambassador to South Africa, Horst Freitag, says he will be looking to see how the