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Eastern Cape Premier, Lubabalo Mabuyane, has conceded that the province is lagging behind in tracing people who may have come into contact with people who are covid19 positive.

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has placed the Amatola Water Board in the Eastern Cape under administration.

Two men from the Eastern Cape will make their first appearance in the George Magistrates' Court on Monday after dagga worth R700 000 were found in their possession.

Five men, all aged 23, are expected to appear in the Uitenhage Magistrates' Court on Monday following an armed robbery at a supermarket in Kamesh on Sunday.

A 35-year-old man from Central in Port Elizabeth is expected to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on Monday on a charge of dealing in drugs.

Port Elizabeth police are investigating a shooting incident in the city's Northern Areas in which a 31-year old man was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon.

The Kolisi Foundation, led by Springbok captain, Siya Kolisie, returned to Nelson Mandela Bay for a second relief effort to families and Early Child Development centres in Zwide and Kwa-Zakhele on Saturday.

Volkswagen Group South Africa has donated 150 beds to the isolation facility at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Metro.