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Two security guards who work for a company contracted to Eskom appeared in the East London Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for their alleged role in the theft of diesel from a power station. Forty-year-old Sicelo Dunga and 37-year-old Abongile Nokulila were arrested at the Port Rex Power Station in the City while on duty on Monday.

Eskom said two guards employed by a security company contracted to protect Port Rex Power Station in East London were arrested on Monday in connection with the theft of thousands of litres of diesel.

Eastern Cape police have announced the arrest of four suspects for the murder of seven members of a family in a locality near Bityi on 16 November.

Police in Gqeberha have opened up an inquest docket after a security guard shot himself outside the Cleary Park Shopping Centre. Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the incident happened during lunchtime on Tuesday.

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Retief Odendaal says Majority of Nelson Mandela Bay pools will not be open for public usage this festive season.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has called on the government to declare a State of Disaster with respect to the vandalism of infrastructure. CEO, Denise van Huysteen, said this should lead the government's response to cable and infrastructure theft that is occurring at an industrial scale and crippling the South African economy.

Police in Algoa Park in Gqeberha are searching for a woman who is believed to have abducted a newborn baby boy at Kenako Mall on Sunday.

The seaside village of Beachview in Nelson Mandela Bay is being threatened by a large veld fire.. which is being fanned by strong winds and warm weather. Emergency services are on the scene and visuals seen by AlgoaFM News show flames several feet high threatening homes in the area.

Several beaches in Mossel Bay are temporarily closed due to a suspected oil spill. Municipal spokesperson Cornelle Carstens says a sticky oil-like substance has been reported on beaches between Hartenbos and Bayview since Monday.