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Police in Port Elizabeth are investigating a case of murder after the body of an unknown man was found close to the Gelvandale Sports Grounds in Stanford Road.

Firefighters battled a wildfire in Vleesbay on Thursday night.

Carolynn Lackay, who was Mbekela's former Clinical Radiographic Practice (3) lecturer, told the court how she was shocked when her former student walked across the graduation stage to collect her certificate despite failing three of her four final year modules.

Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Mabuyane has sacked his Health MEC, Sindisa Gomba, who faces numerous charges that include fraud and money laundering.

Port Elizabeth police are hunting for the suspect who shot and killed an e-hailing taxi driver on Wednesday night.

An Eastern Cape policeman was wounded when gunmen attacked a Post Office in a village near Tsolo on Wednesday.

Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says a very enthusiastic K9 Bayley and his handler, Sergeant Stembele Gqomo were part of a team who executed a warrant of arrest in Joza.

The trial of a woman accused of misleading the Eastern Cape Department of Health about obtaining a qualification as a radiographer is expected to continue in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

The Eastern Cape Health Department will begin the rollout of the province's vaccination programme on Thursday after receiving an allocation of 6000 Johnson and Johnson vaccines.