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Police in Kariega are investigating a case of murder after a man was found dead in his house in Kwanobuhle on Tuesday.

The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has noticed a spike in underage drinking and alcohol consumption in schools in the Province. A Spokesperson for the Board Mgwebi Msiya told ALGOAFM News that they have been receiving reports about learners who bring liquor to school to consume it on school grounds.

A 35-year-old man has been jailed for life for his reign of terror against women and the elderly in Gqeberha.

Police in Gqeberha have activated a Vispol Task Team to proactively police Theesecombe and Kragga Kamma following a recent spate of armed robberies on smallholdings in the areas.

Sergeant Spies says they received a tip-off and pounced on a house in Rolihlahla street where they found the child sleeping in one of the rooms.

Construction company owners in Nelson Mandela Bay are ramping up the security on their heavy-duty machinery and re-evaluating their policies and procedures when it comes to hiring out these vehicles.

Eastern Cape law enforcement authorities are continuing the search for a prisoner who escaped from the North End jail in Gqeberha on Sunday.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation has begun the probe into Monday's horror bus accident in the Eastern Cape which claimed at least 28 lives.

The founder of Gqeberha's well-known Missionvale Care Centre, Sister Ethel Normoyle has died. She passed away in Ireland this morning.