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The Buffalo City Metro has demolished 107 illegally built structures on a piece of land in the vicinity of the King Phalo airport in East London.

The suspects helped themselves to electronics, baby care products, cash, groceries and two cell phones with a total value of approximately R18 000. Captain Janse van Rensburg says the men locked the complainant and his customers inside the shop before fleeing in a blue Toyota LDV.

Ramaphosa who addressed the nation on 28 November, promised to give the country an update in a week's time, however, he embarked on a Working Visit to Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal. The President is expected back in the country on Wednesday and it is highly anticipated that a meeting with the NCCC will be on the top of his agenda.

Eastern Cape Finance and Economic Development MEC, Mlungisi Mvoko, says the province's fiscal outlook remains constrained. He tabled his mini-budget in the Bhisho Legislature on Tuesday.

Police in Ermelo has finally managed to locate a person who was kidnapped as a baby over 20 years ago. Police Spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala says their long-running investigation went cold until they got a sudden breakthrough last month.

A beloved Southern Elephant Seal named Tersi was spotted in a tidal pool at the Point in Mossel Bay on Monday.

A disbarred attorney from Gqeberha was arrested at her home in Harrower Road in Gqeberha on Tuesday morning after she failed to appear in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court. Ann Swanepoel was previously found guilty on 11 charges involving fraud, contempt of court and contravening the attorney's act.

Netball South Africa has identified the four women who were killed in Sunday morning's fatal bus accident on the R61 near Aberdeen. The team was on their way to Cape Town for the 2021 National Netball Championships.

A truck driver has been killed in a head-on collision with another truck on the N2 under the Makhanda/Port Alfred Bridge. Provincial Traffic Department spokesperson Charles Bramwell says the two trucks collided shortly before 7 am on Tuesday.