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Nelson Mandela Bay is receiving a gentle soaking for a second straight day on Wednesday with 17.4 millimetres of rain measured up until 8 am.

The Government has given Transnet National Ports Authority the “Remediation Order” for the long-awaited decommissioning and remediation of the tank farm in the Port of Port Elizabeth. Decommissioning and remediation activities would commence in 2022. 

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said there was an urgent need to iron out any issues which could hinder the fight against COVID-19 in Eastern Cape following a surge in Covid19 cases in Nelson Mandela Bay, Sarah Baartman District and Buffalo City.

Bethelsdorp detectives are seeking the community’s assistance in tracing a 54-year-old man who went missing in Port Elizabeth, late last month.

The Western Cape Government Health Department in the Garden Route is experiencing a marked increase in Covid-19 numbers across the district.

Former Nelson Mandela Bay Communications Director, Roland Williams, appeared briefly in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday where the matter was postponed to the 1st of December for him to apply for legal aid.

The Eastern Cape provincial government will be embarking on mass screening and testing. This, as the number of Covid19 cases, increase in the province, particularly in Nelson Mandela Bay and the Sarah Baartman District.

Petrol prices are set to decrease yet again in December, according to mid-month data made available by the Central Energy Fund on Monday.

The Eastern Cape provincial government said it would embark on mass testing, screening, tracking and tracing of people who had come into contact with people infected by the coronavirus.