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Two former Mossel Bay municipal employees were visibly shocked on Friday when they were sentenced to an effective three years imprisonment each on fraud-related charges amounting to R123 000.

A suspected drug dealer is in police custody following his arrest by the K9 unit in Maletswai.

Mercedes-Benz South Africa became the second Eastern Cape carmaker to support the KwaZulu Natal flood-relief efforts of the humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers.

Almost no citrus fruit have been picked and packed in the Sundays River Valley region since an unprotected strike by thousands of farmworkers started over a week ago. This follows several days of mass protests by farmworkers and residents from Kirkwood and Addo townships. There have been a number of violent incidents.

Police K9 unit members in Kariega recovered stolen goods in the past week valued at R8.5 million rand. According to police spokesperson, Captain Andre' Beetge, this, included a cargo of catalytic converters worth R8 million.

A man who was mauled to death by two Rottweilers in Kenton-on-Sea this weekend has been identified. Police spokesperson, Warrant-Officer Majola Nkhohli says 25-year-old Khayalethu Bulu was walking in Northwood Street when he was attacked by the dogs in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A Grade 11 learner from Point High School in Mossel Bay has died after she crashed her motorcycle on her way to school. The 18-year-old Norica Dos Reis Da Silva was driving on Louis Fourie Road early on Wednesday morning when she crashed into a motorcycle in front of her.

Health workers at several facilities in Gqeberha who have been on an unprotected strike for several weeks are set to return to work on Thursday.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is counting the days before half of the City will run dry.