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Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of an elderly woman from Sterkspruit who was accused of being a witch. The man and a woman were arrested in Worcester in the Western Cape on Tuesday.

The Kouga Municipality said it would temporarily lift water rationing to Hankey and Patensie for the duration of the nationwide 21-day Coronavirus lockdown.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has announced measures to ensure that essential services continue during the 21-day national lockdown. Acting mayor Thsonono Buyeye said until the national government says otherwise, water, electricity, sanitation and refuse removal services will continue.

Police in Port Elizabeth arrested a 28-year-old man and recovered a .38 revolver which may be linked to a murder in Gelvandale. Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says police responded to a shooting incident at a shopping centre in Cleary Park and on arrival found the body of a man lying in the parking lot.

Eastern Cape Health MEC, Sindiswa Gomba, has warned against fake news regarding covid-19 infections.

A Kirkwood traffic officer and two administration clerks have been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption.

Former tennis star Bob Hewitt who was jailed on charges of rape and sexual assault, was granted parole on Tuesday following a hearing at St Albans prison outside Port Elizabeth.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for a shooting in Helenvale in Port Elizabeth in which a man was killed and a six-year-old girl wounded.

A new parole hearing for convicted rapist Bob Hewitt is expected to take place on Tuesday. The 80-year-old disgraced tennis player was sentenced to an effective 6 years in prison for raping two of his underage students in the 80's.