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Eastern Cape Premier, Lubabalo Mabuyane, believes that the ban on alcohol sales in the province should be extended for the next six months. This, to counter a rise in the rate of accidents and violent crime.

A driver and his assistant were trapped in their truck on Wednesday morning after a pedestrian was killed on the Robinson Pass in the Western Cape.

GO GEORGE has announced that from Sunday, cash will no longer be accepted on buses as a means to purchase trips.

The NSRI is appealing to bathers, paddlers, body borders and surfers to be cautious along the Southern Cape coastline and the Eastern Cape coastline, in particular around the coastline of Plettenberg Bay and between Mossel Bay and Jeffrey’s Bay.

A local radio presenter from Port Elizabeth was assaulted over the weekend, allegedly by her boyfriend, who is a well-known businessman in the city. The 25-year-old Josca Human who presents the drive-time show on PE FM 87.6FM laid a charge of assault at the Walmer Police Station on Tuesday.

A 38-year-old man was sentenced in the Bhisho High Court to life imprisonment for raping a woman in Peddie in 2015.

The Department of Basic Education said it would be assisting the Eastern Cape Health Department after 200 learners and four staff members at one school hostel tested positive for Covid19.

The Eastern Cape Health Department on Tuesday received a field hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay which was constructed by Volkswagen Group South Africa.

The Executive Mayor of Buffalo City, Councillor Xola Pakati, has gone into self-isolation after coming into contact with a councillor who had tested positive for COVID-19.