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Two vehicles were set alight during a service delivery protest in Kwadwesi on Monday. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says angry residents took to the streets at about 4 am on Monday burning rubble on the R75.

A security officer in Despatch has been killed and his firearm stolen. Topflight Security Services said in a post on its Facebook page that the armed response officer was in his vehicle at a filling station in Main Street on Sunday night when he came under fire.

A suspect is currently in police custody in Mossel Bay after a teenager was raped and strangled to death on a farm near Great Brak River on Saturday. The 16-year-old victim's body was discovered by her 20-year-old sister behind a water tank on the farm.

The death toll in Sunday's mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha has risen to eight. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says three others are still fighting for their lives in hospital.

Swartkops police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following a fatal accident on the M19 in Gqeberha which claimed three lives on Sunday afternoon. Spokesperson, Captain Gerda Swart says it is alleged that the driver of a Nissan Livina lost control over the vehicle and collided with the curb next to the road before it overturned.

Gqeberha police have launched a manhunt for the two gunmen who killed seven people at a birthday celebration in Kwazakhele.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is calling on residents to join in a mass prayer session for rain today as the city's water woes deepen. The Prayer Service for Rain will take place from 2pm - 5 pm at the Gelvandale Stadium.

A former Eastern Cape subject advisor who was found guilty of raping a six-year-old girl gave the public the middle finger when he appeared in court on Friday.

Two people were killed following a head-on collision on the N2 near Gamtoos on Friday. Police Spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says at about 9.30 am a Land Cruiser with two occupants was travelling from Jeffreys Bay towards Gqeberha when it overtook another vehicle.