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The Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda has barred Shell from proceeding with its seismic blasting off the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape.

The Eastern Cape welcomed a total of 240 babies on Christmas Day, with the first bundles of joy delivered at 12.12 am at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha and Settlers Hospital in Makhanda.

Two suspects have been arrested in Cambridge, East London for possession of suspected stolen goods and tampering with the essential infrastructure.

At least five people were killed in two separate accidents on Eastern Cape roads on Christmas Day.

The National Sea Rescue Institute in Jeffreys Bay is appealing to the public for assistance after they have lost eight of their life-saving pink buoys in just a few days.

The Eastern Cape Health Department says hundreds of health workers are in isolation as  COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the province.

A Chapter 9 institution has called for the establishment of specialised courts to deal with initiation-related crimes following the death of 34 initiates in the Eastern Cape during the current summer initiation season.

Two suspects are expected to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Thursday following their arrest for alleged abalone poaching.

Six people have been killed and three others sustained injuries in a collision between a bakkie and an SUV on the R61 between Graaff-Reinet and Cradock.