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The former secretary at Dewald Viljoen Attorneys, 55-year-old Bernice Viljoen has been sentenced to two years of correctional supervision, including house arrest and community service, in the Commercial Crimes Court in Gqeberha on charges of theft.

Eastern Cape Premier, Lubabalo Mabuyane has commended the 100% black-owned Gqeberha-based automotive company, Africa Auto Group, for investing R550-million in the Province.

A woman who was employed as a finance administrator at Rhodes University has been found guilty on numerous counts of fraud, forgery, money laundering and contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.

The owner of a block of flats in Summerstrand in Gqeberha got slapped with a fine of R12 000 after the Metro discovered he had tampered with the electricity for a second time. The Metro, in a joint operation on Thursday with Police and the Department of Home Affairs, embarked on a raid on the Beacon Lodge.

Eastern Cape learners will face another in crumbling schools with poor infrastructure after the Eastern Cape Department of Education forfeited over R200-million of its Education Infrastructure Grant back to National Treasury.

Four top officials from the Alfred Ndzo District Municipality and a businessman have appeared in court in Mthatha on charges of fraud and contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act. They were taken into custody on Thursday morning by the Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation Team.

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has urged staff members at its Mthatha Campus to stay away until the rife student protest is stabilised. Students participating in the violent protest which according to the University remains tense have barricaded the N2 near campus on Thursday.

Two Eastern Cape nature reserves which house the critically endangered black rhinos will receive $10 million to aid the fight against poaching and to improve the conditions of the animals. The Addo Elephant Park and the Great Fish Nature Reserve are the only South African beneficiaries of the newly established five-year Wildlife Conservation Bond by the World Bank.

Close to 1000 kilograms of stolen electrical cables have been recovered in Jeffreys Bay. A special operation by Kouga Municipality in collaboration with Kouga Law Enforcement led them to Ocean View where the stolen infrastructure was recently found.