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Veteran Eastern Cape politician Athol Trollip is back in the game just a few years after leaving the Democratic Alliance which he faithfully served for many years. On Wednesday, the former DA provincial leader and Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor was announced as Action SA's Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson.

The man who died when his bakkie plunged off the notorious Voëlklip cliff at Herolds Bay outside George, has been identified by police.

A 25-year-old man from Nelson Mandela Bay, who claims he was assaulted in a mob justice attack, has been arrested at the Provincial Hospital in Kariega on a charge of rape.

Two men have died in a hail of bullets after a group of unknown gunmen opened fire at them outside a fast-food outlet in Kwanobuhle in Kariega.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating a case of murder after the body of a man was found lying in an open field in Kwadwesi on Monday.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate will be probing the shooting of a 23-year-old man in a part of Pacaltsdorp on Monday afternoon.

Three men are in police custody after allegedly kidnapping and shooting a home-owner in a house robbery outside Patensie in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana says the drama unfolded at 8 pm on Sunday when the elderly couple was woken when someone broke into their farmhouse situated a few kilometres outside the town.

Walter Sisulu University accounting student Sibongile Mani (31) has been found guilty on all 10 charges against her after more than R14 million was mistakenly paid into her bank account by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

The Eastern Education Department has condemned the bullying incident involving two Cambridge high school learners in the Buffalo City Education district. The incident took place last week.