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Police in Gqeberha are investigating a case of murder following the discovery of a body burned beyond recognition in Booysens Park. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says children who were riding their bikes made the gruesome discovery just after 6 pm on Wednesday.

Agri Eastern Cape is seeking an urgent meeting with police management in the Eastern Cape on the situation in Kirkwood. The town has effectively come to a standstill amid a violent protest by farmworkers seeking higher wages among other demands.

Large parts of Kouga will have no water by the end of May as the region is fast running out of potable water, with no significant rains projected for the next for months for the area.

Violent protests are continuing in the Kirkwood area of the Eastern Cape, where farmworkers are demanding an hourly rate of R30, despite a decision on Tuesday to suspend the strike for 14 days.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says it seeks to promote economic development in the Metro by providing dedicated support to Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises.

A 27-year-old Eastern Cape has been jailed for 22 years following his conviction for the murder of his young girlfriend.

A 2.7 metre long immature dwarf sperm whale has been euthanased by Bayworld staff after being washed up close to St George's Strand east of Bluewater Bay.

One person has been killed and two others injured in clashes between striking farmworkers and authorities in Kirkwood. Organised agriculture in the Eastern Cape has also lamented the losses and the police response after the striking farmworkers brought the town to a standstill.

Gqeberha police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a police patrol was shot at in Walmer Township on Monday night