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Aliwal North police have arrested a 51-year-old suspect for dealing in drugs and confiscated 146 mandrax tablets and 20 bags of tik to the value of R16 000

A 34-year old taxi driver was sentenced in the Port Elizabeth Regional Court on Friday to life imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old passenger.

Police Minister, Bheki Cele has lauded the arrest of a man, believed to have hacked his wife and five children to death in the Eastern Cape.

A former Eastern Cape traffic officer has been jailed for life for the murder of his wife seven years ago.

The Hawks arrested a 48-year-old official from the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape in connection Covid19 Relief Fund tender fraud involving an amount of R4.8 million.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, wrapped up his two-day visit to Nelson Mandela Bay today with a veiled warning that if Covid19 infections rates do not come down, measures would have to be introduced to curb this increase. He said recommendations received would be discussed at a national level once all the reports are in.

A 30-year-old man appeared in court this week in connection with the death of a man in Addo in February. Police said he handed himself over to police on Tuesday .

Eastern Cape police have arrested a suspect for the brutal killing of six family members in Kwaaiman at Mqanduli this week.

Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, continued his two-day visit to Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on Friday as part of government efforts to support the province in addressing the resurgence of Covid19.