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Four men who killed an elderly Eastern Cape woman accused of witchcraft, have been jailed for an effective 17 years each. The National Prosecuting Authority says the four were sentenced in the High Court, sitting in Sterkspruit this week.

The Mossel Bay Magistrate's court has issued a warrant of arrest for Lesotho National Clement Siabata Kholoane who's been linked to the murder of 79-year-old Pinnacle Point resident Margaretha Willemse.

A bustling boat-building business in Nelson Mandela Bay is up and running from new premises - less than three months after a devastating fire destroyed their building at the bottom of Brickmakers Kloof - diagonally opposite AlgoaFM House.

The 27-year-old woman, who worked as a radiographer allegedly without the necessary qualifications is now at the mercy of the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. It is now up to the court to decide if Asisipho Mbekela is guilty of falsely graduating from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) after she produced forged results at the official ceremony in 2016.

Eastern Cape Municipalities owe Eskom a staggering R2.8 billion. That's according to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, in reply to questions from the Democratic Alliance.

Police in Hankey are investigating a case of murder after an alleged attacker was shot and killed by a farmer on Wednesday.

Police in Gqeberha have closed their investigation into a rape that allegedly took place at Michui Primary School in the Northern Areas on Monday.

Kariega police have arrested a 40-year-old truck driver who allegedly failed to stop following a fatal accident.

Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Mabuyane has congratulated and thanked manufacturing giant Dräger Safety Zenith (Pty) Ltd for investing in the East London IDZ and the region. Mabuyane officially unveiled the new plant on Wednesday.