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The Eastern Cape Health Department said it was distributing thousands of surgical masks and gloves to frontline health workers across the province.

The Woolworths Group has confirmed that a total of ten people from its Access Park Woolworths Food store off Buffelsfontein Road in Port Elizabeth have now tested positive for Covid-19.

Police in Port Elizabeth have issued a warning to e-hailing drivers in the metro to be alert and vigilant at all times.

A total of 184 criminal cases have been opened after the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) conducted a major clean up operation last week.

The level of Nelson Mandela Bay’s four main supply dams continues their steady decline, edging closer to 20% and with no rain of significance on the horizon for the next week.

Eastern Cape police arrested four people in Port Elizabeth for the murder of two women in Peddie earlier this month.

Police have arrested a suspect for a gang-related shooting in Rosedale in Uitenhage this past week in which 21-year-old Lewin Cowie was killed.

Two people were killed and two others were injured after a vehicle overturned in Komani, formerly Queenstown, on Saturday evening.

Buffalo City Metro has called on businesses to not compromise on COVID-19 regulations and to adhere to the strict social distancing rules, following several complaints, where businesses were reported to be compromising on social distancing and hygiene practices.