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Gqeberha police have shot and killed one suspect and arrested another after they allegedly robbed and hijacked patients and staff at a KwaZakhele clinic. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said three suspects allegedly committed the crimes on Wednesday after entering a local clinic and demanded cellphones, car keys and cars.

The Kouga Abalone Task team, attached to the Jeffreys Bay police, arrested nine suspects this week for allegedly dealing in abalone.

Police in Graaff-Reinet have opened an inquest docket following the deaths of two men who allegedly consumed poisoned cupcakes.

The man who shot the sons of Kouga councillor Jaques Alexander was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on two counts of attempted murder.

The Kariega community was left devastated by the deaths of Lorenzo Marais and Miguel Baartman.

Eastern Cape Health MEC, Ntandokazi Capa, has condemned the hijacking of an ambulance in Qumbu on Monday night that was transporting an eight-year-old patient.

Gqeberha firearms dealer Karen Webb and her co-accused, Francois Van Der Merwe, were in the dock in the city's Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Eastern Cape police have identified another person they believe could be linked to the recent mass shooting in Lusikisiki where 18 people, mostly women, were killed.

Nine learners from a school in Mossel Bay were rushed to hospital on Monday after they allegedly shared packets of chips that gave them severe stomach cramps. This is according to a statement by the Garden Route District Municipality.