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A 29-year-old man has been sentenced in the Motherwell Regional Court in Gqeberha to an effective 15-year term of imprisonment term, following his conviction for tampering and destroying essential infrastructure.

The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student who made national headlines after being convicted of theft after R14 million was erroneously paid into her student bank account, is now running to be the university's Convocation "sub-structure treasurer".

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has set aside R3.5 million for the 31st edition of the Splash Festival with almost 17 % of the budget focused on boosting local talent. Mungur said this year there was a record-breaking record of submissions with close to 700 applications from local artists

Intercape bus company is appealing to the newly appointed Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, to urgently intervene after a passenger was wounded when a bus came under fire in the Eastern Cape.

A 53-year-old man from Malabar in Gqeberha is in police custody following his arrest for the illegal possession of medicine. Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says police received a tip-off and pounced on two homes in Malabar on Tuesday.

Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Retief Odendaal, could hardly contain his excitement when he helped turn the sod for a R1.5 bn investment in a distribution facility for the Shoprite Group.

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa says healthcare facilities across the country are becoming more dysfunctional as the strike by Nehawu members intensifies, and there has been no response from the government.

Eastern Cape police are investigating the death of a four-year-old girl whose body was found inside a pit latrine at a Primary School at Glen Grey on Tuesday.

Kouga Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, says while the history of the municipality was bleak- the future remains hopeful. He made the comments during his State of the Municipality Address on Tuesday.