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Grades R, 6 and 11 are expected to return to school on Monday, however, early on Monday morning the EC Department of Transport posted on its official Facebook page that there was a "change of plans". In the post, they requested parents to only send Grade 7 and 12 to school.

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, said that 11 teachers and four non-teaching staff in the Eastern Cape had succumbed to Covid19.

The South African National Defence Force has dispatched medical personnel to the Eastern Cape to assist the province in the fight against Covid19.

A 23-year old man is expected to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on Monday for allegedly stabbing a 'guardjie' to death at the Cleary Park taxi rank on Saturday.

The Buffalo City Metro says it has noted with concern the rise in illegal connections which are threatening to plunge communities into prolonged darkness.

The Buffalo City Metro (BCM) says as of Friday 94 people in the Metro have died as a result of Covid 19. The Metro is also now recording an average of over 350 positive cases per day.

Seven teams from Working on Fire have been working in Ugie in the Eastern Cape to fight a fire that started at PG Bison on Monday.

Police in Makhanda are searching for five armed suspects who robbed a store on Friday morning.

The National Health Laboratory Service has terminated the services of Gibela Trade and Invest with immediate effect.