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The trial of the five people accused of killing two elderly Gqeberha women at the St Johns Stella Londt retirement home in Sundridge Park in 2019, is finally expected to get underway on 1 August.

The community of Chris Hani in Kwanobuhle, Kariega, has received some much-needed relief following months without running tap water. Residents of ward 46 took to the streets on Monday to demand answers from the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on why there has been no water coming out of their taps for close on six months.

Learners from 11 high schools in Motherwell in Gqeberha will march to the police station on Wednesday to present a petition calling for a clampdown on the sale of alcohol to underage persons.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is working hard to address the myriad of challenges facing the country, from the energy crisis to looming Day Zero in Nelson Mandela Bay.

A Kariega tavern owner was fined and his premises closed for the night for selling alcohol to minors. This followed high-density operations across Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, focussing on taverns, drug posts as well as illegal firearms and ammunition.

Gift of the Givers says its borehole programme in Nelson Mandela Bay is yielding up to 5.5 million litres of water a day to the City. More than 9700 water leaks have also been repaired across the Metro since the last week of June.

The Eastern Cape Department of Transport says 12 people were killed in two accidents in the province on Sunday.

A 30-year-old man will appear in the Magistrates Court in Kariega on Monday on charges of impersonating a police officer. Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says observant anti-gang members spotted the suspect wearing a police uniform in a way that was not in accordance with the SAPS dress code.

There are about 5,000 residents and they rely on just one 5,000-litre Jojo tank in Saxhwila, opposite the four RDP houses that have water. When the tank runs dry, people turn to the homeowners.