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A Port Elizabeth family buried their second child on Saturday who died in a suspected fumigation tragedy which also claimed the life of his teenage sister.

The Eastern Cape Department of Transport said two people died in a two-car collision near the EL Airport on the R-72 on Friday night.

The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that jailed ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor, Andile Lungisa, has opted to remain behind bars.

The 28-year-old Sean Hendricks was arrested last week after he allegedly brutally assaulted and stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend in a house in the Kwanonqubela Township in Alexandria.

Police in Port Elizabeth arrested a 28-year-old suspect who allegedly hijacked a beer truck just before 5 am on Friday.

The 39-year-old Zane Killian appeared briefly in the local Magistrates' Court where he was charged for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and the unlawful interception of communication.

Jailed ANC councillor, Andile Lungisa, has been granted bail in the Grahamstown High Court pending his application for leave to appeal his two-year jail sentence to the Constitutional Court.

Jailed ANC councilor Andile Lungisa will hear on Friday whether or not he will receive bail pending his application for leave to appeal in the Constitutional Court.

One person died in an accident on the M4 freeway in Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday morning.