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Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Denise van Huyssteen says the Chamber is working with the Municipality to do everything possible to mitigate the risks on its members associated with extreme loadshedding.

Five thousand job losses, the closure of law firms, and the disruption to the administration of justice were some of the reasons given by the High Court Action Committee to oppose the move of the seat of the high court from Makhanda to Bhisho.

The University of Fort Hare says a staff member who was attacked in his home off campus, will be discharged from the hospital on Friday.

The Eastern Cape Health Department says patients and corpses had to be moved from Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane in East London after cable theft disrupted services to the health facility.

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Retief Odendaal says the Metro has been involved in a juggling act in trying to manage the water resources of the city in order to avert disaster.

The trial involving nine people and a company charged with 140 counts of corruption, fraud and money laundering related to Nelson Mandela Bay's IPTS bus service hit another snag in the High Court on Thursday. The trial was meant to start on Monday but one of the co-accused, Andrea Wessels was unable to travel due to health reasons.

Police in Dikeni are investigating a case of attempted murder after a staff member from Fort Hare University (UFH) was found tied up inside his flat on Wednesday. Spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana says the 32-year-old man was discovered by colleagues who became concerned when he did not arrive at work.

Police in Gelvandale, Gqeberha are investigating a case of murder after the body of a man was found just metres away from the police station.

An Eastern Cape policeman and a 21-year-old suspect were shot and wounded during an armed robbery at a retail store in Addo on Tuesday. Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the drama unfolded around 11h50 when Addo police members were alerted to a business robbery in progress.