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A house robber who severely assaulted a woman in her home in the Greenacres area of Gqeberha back in 2016 has been sentenced to an effective 15-years in prison. Fifty-two-year-old Mzwenkosi Nkwana and his accomplice entered the gated residence on the morning of 5 April 2016 shortly after the complainant's husband and children left for Kariega.

Eastern Cape Health Department MEC Nomakhosazana Meth has condemned the robbery of the KwaMagxaki Clinic in Nelson Mandela Bay. Wednesday's robbery is the latest in a spate of attacks on health facilities and healthcare workers in the Metro.

Police in Gqeberha have again warned residents to be wary of criminals posing as police officers before robbing them in their homes. Spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the latest incident happened in Marguerita Street in Lorraine on Tuesday afternoon.

George mayor, Leon van Wyk, has expressed the city's condolences to the family of a four-year-old boy who died after being electrocuted on an energised fence he says was attached to an illegal connection. The toddler was identified as Ophayo Tukushe of Thembalethu.

An investigation into a fatal mob justice incident in Kariega from over two years ago has run cold. Police spokesperson Captain Gerda Swart says the 27-year-old Thembalethu Mlilwana was allegedly beaten to death in Kwanobuhle, a few days before Christmas in 2019.

The Amathole District Municipality has suspended its head of security following allegations of assault after a video went viral of a councillor being dragged out of the ADM offices in East London. Thirty-nine-year-old Phelele Phiti is suspended pending the finalization of an investigation and she has already appeared in court where she was granted bail of R500.

Police in Gqeberha seized drugs and vials of medicine valued at R2.2 million as well as firearms and ammunition following intelligence-driven raids at two storage facilities in the city.

"Shocking revelations in the Special Investigating Unit’s Report on Covid-19 procurement have shown the extent to which Eastern Cape government officials colluded with suppliers to loot state coffers."

Five people appeared in an East London Magistrates Court on Tuesday in connection with the assault of ADM councillor, Nanziwe Rulashe. Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, said they were arrested on Monday evening after a video of the shocking incident went viral.