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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is cautiously optimistic about the drop of active covid-19 cases in the Bay.

Jeffery’s Bay businessman, Stephanus (Fanie) De Wet De Lange, appeared in the Port Elizabeth Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday on fraud and theft charges involving R4.5 million.

A former quantity surveyor at the Port Elizabeth regional office of the global construction company, WBHO, appeared in the PE Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday on charges of defrauding the company of R2.3 million.

Two people were killed in a gruesome head-on collision between a vehicle and truck on the N2 between Kei Bridge and Butterworth in the Eastern Cape.

Management and staff of Port Elizabeth International Airport are expecting that flying for leisure purposes to and from the airport will begin to pick up significantly from next week.

An Eastern Cape murder suspect who attempted to commit suicide is currently under police guard at the Butterworth Hospital.

Police from the Mount Road cluster have arrested a 36-year-old man from New Brighton in Port Elizabeth in connection with a shooting incident outside the Bridge Shopping Centre on Monday.

An-nei Stumke was arrested by the Hawks two days before Christmas last year following a lengthy investigation.

A 69-year-old Port Elizabeth father and his 43-year-old son are facing several fraud charges after allegedly submitting numerous fictitious invoices resulting in a loss of R1.2 million to the South African Revenue Service.