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Police in Gqeberha have initiated the 72-hour activation plan and launched a manhunt for the killers of three brothers in Motherwell. The Dayimani brothers were aged 24, 21 and 17 and were all shot in the head by unknown gunmen who are still on the loose.

The National Prosecuting Authority in the Eastern Cape has identified Gqeberha and Mthatha as areas that are most plagued by organised crime and gang-related offences. Briefing the media on Tuesday, Eastern Cape Director of Public Prosecutions Barry Madolo promised that the organised crime component in the region would be increased.

Provincial Hospital in Gqeberha says it has resumed theatre operations after a private contractor accidentally severed an electrical cable two weeks ago.

A Kwazulu Natal businessman and his daughter were granted bail after appearing in the Zwelitsha Magistrate's Court in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding the Eastern Cape Education Department of over R4 million.

Dozens of learners from various schools in Motherwell in Gqeberha took a stand against underage drinking and the selling of alcohol to minors. They braved the cold and wet weather to conduct a march to hand over a petition at the Kamvelihle police station in the area.

Police in the Garden Route have launched a manhunt for several suspects who attempted to rob a cash-in-transit vehicle in the Kaaimans Pass.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has bestowed a special recognition on Gift of the Givers Founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman for his team's humanitarian efforts in helping to support communities impacted by the water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Residents of Motherwell in Gqeberha torched two trucks during a protest on Tuesday morning over the lack of electricity.

Eastern Cape authorities are still no closer to determining the cause of death at this stage of the 21 young people who died mysteriously at the Enyobeni Tavern in East London last month.