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Authorities have recovered the body of a woman who was swept away by the floods in the Komani River, the second major deluge to hit the Eastern Cape town.

Police are investigating the murder of a Mayoral Committee Member from Mbhashe Local Municipality. She's been identified by SALGA as 47-year-old Nomxolisi Nqwena Maliwa.

Komani, formerly Queenstown, has once again been hit by severe flooding following heavy rains that fell overnight. One person is reportedly missing.

An East London police couple charged with rape and failing to report a sexual offence against a 14-year-old girl has had their trial postponed to May in the East London High Court.

Three Nelson Mandela Bay police stations have ranked in the top 30 police stations in the country for murder according to Third Quarter crime figures released on Friday.

Bail has been denied to a 30-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of teenager Jamie-Lee Julius.

An employee from the Port St Johns Municipality in the Eastern Cape has appeared in court on several counts of fraud.

One person was killed and five others injured in an accident in East London this morning. The Eastern Cape Transport Department says the crash occurred on the N2 near the Nahoon turn-off.

The Eastern Cape Provincial Government embarked on a pre-SOPA visit to Nelson Mandela Bay where Premier Oscar Mabuyane led a delegation to the Forensic Laboratory, the South African Breweries (SAB), as well as the set of Gqeberha The Empire.