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Zwembesi Oyster Farm, situated just 1 km north of the Port of Port Elizabeth, spends more than R20 000 a month testing their oysters due to sewage spilling into the ocean. They have filed a R34 million lawsuit against the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) in 2015 for loss of income due to sewage leaking into the ocean.

The standing Chairperson for the South African Medical Association (SAMA) Dr Angelique Coetzee has stepped down from her role with immediate effect.

Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, says the onset of the Covid19 pandemic had exposed the weaknesses in the provincial government and the inequalities in communities.

The senior state prosecutor in East London has temporarily withdrawn the case against the 30-year-old man who made serious allegations against Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane.

A medical doctor operating in Mbizana has been arrested and accused of fraud relating to R18 million in claims made against the Road Accident Fund (RAF). A spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Mthatha Luxolo Tyali says the 42-year-old Dr Zonke Mrenqwa-Mazwi made her first court appearance on Wednesday and was granted bail of R10 000.

Wild Coast Communities in the Eastern Cape have secured another significant victory in the battle against oil and gas exploration in the area.

Eastern Cape Police have offered a cash reward of R100 000 for information that can lead to the re-arrest of a dangerous suspect who escaped from custody in 2020.

Detectives in East London are looking for four armed men who robbed an elderly couple in their home in Baysville on Wednesday morning.

The Hawks have apprehended the man who claimed to have delivered a R5 million bribe to Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo while working as an ANC branch-level activist in East London.