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The mayor of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, Wongama Gela, says he's concerned about the rising number of covid19 positive cases in his district.

The Woolworths Group has confirmed that a team member of its Access Park store in Buffelsfontein Road, Port Elizabeth, has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. The Press Office told AlgoaFM News they were advised of the situation on Wednesday and that the staff member is now recovering in isolation.

A luxury cruise ship called Silver Spirit is currently in Algoa Bay to refuel and restock. A spokesperson for Transnet Sakhiwo Tetyana says there are no passengers on board the ship, only crewmembers.

The Anti-Gang Unit in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday recovered four firearms and arrested one suspect in two separate incidents in the cities Northern Areas.

The death toll from a horror head-on crash between a minibus and a truck on the N2 between Mt Frere and Mt Ayliff in the Eastern Cape has risen to 15.

Eleven people were killed in a head-on collision on the N2 between Mount Frere and Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape.

Nine suspects have been arrested following the looting of businesses in Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas on Tuesday.

The Eastern Cape Department of Education said at least 22 schools in the province fell victim to vandalism during the lockdown period.

Port Elizabeth police are investigating a case of murder and three of attempted murder in what they believe were several drive-by shootings in the cities Northern Areas on Tuesday.