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Nelson Mandela University says it has learned with sadness of the passing of its Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Lungile Pepeta.

Eastern Cape police are appealing to the public for help in trying to find a little girl who has been missing for the past 10 days.

The South African Police Services have arrested a ninth suspect in connection with the brutal killing of one of their own in December last year.

Gelvandale detectives have launched a manhunt for the suspect involved in the gruesome killing of a 26-year-old Port Elizabeth woman.

A female traffic officer who pulled over a car on the N2 in George on Friday morning was shot in the face. The woman pulled over a vehicle by the Pacaltsdorp Bridge shortly after 9 am as part of a routine check-up.

Hawks in the Eastern Cape have welcomed the conviction handed down to a Malawian national scam artist. Kasenjera Bashir was on Wednesday found guilty of defrauding a Port Elizabeth teacher out of R656 000 of his pension money.

Nelson Mandela Bay residents could be in for tougher water restrictions as the Metro's supply dams continue to dwindle. The announcement of further restrictions on high users was made on Thursday morning by the newly appointed mayoral committee member for Infrastructure, Electricity and Engineering, Mongameli Bobani.

Detectives in Bethelsdorps are investigating a case of murder following the gruesome killing of a 24-year-old man in Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas.

A 42-year-old woman from Timothy Valley in Bethelsdorp, Port Elizabeth, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning, for arson and attempted murder.