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Gqeberha murder accused Arnold Terblanche will spend another Christmas behind bars after his latest bail application was unsuccessful. The Magistrates Court in the city was deserted on Friday afternoon where only a handful of people involved in the case turned up in courtroom 30 for Judgment to be heard.

The mayor of the Beyers Naude Municipality in the Eastern Cape wants answers from Eskom over the reported implementation of load-reduction to the Municipality due to outstanding debt. The load reduction is over and above the current load-shedding implemented by the power utility countrywide.

A Mthatha initiate who has been missing for 21 days has been found, alive, after he stumbled hundreds of kilometres to his uncle’s home in Machibini village near Komani, on Tuesday evening.

The Makhanda High Court on Tuesday 20 December ordered that Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula immediately, and with the utmost urgency, develop and implement an action plan to ensure the safety of long-distance coach drivers and passengers.

A female Eastern Cape Provincial traffic officer is fighting for her life in hospital after being injured in a freak accident on the R67 between Makhanda and Fort Beaufort.

The Buffalo City Metro is warning beachgoers of a red tide along the city's coastline. BCM's Marine Services General Manager, Siani Tilney, says people should avoid collecting or eating shellfish.

On questioning the male, he offered various explanations as to the possession which were followed up by police and confirmed to be lies. Colonel Naidu says further investigations led police to Bird Street where they found the driver still asleep with the back window, broken.

Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay will remain closed until further notice after four pygmy sperm whales washed up on shore.

A 20-year-old man is currently in hospital after he was shot in the chest just moments after two suspects with a flashlight woke him up.