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The Eastern Cape Health Department has reiterated that there are no suspected cases of the Novel Coronavirus in the province.

A 53-year-old man has been jailed for tampering with electricity meters which cost the Buffalo City Municipality an estimated R180m in lost revenue.

Nelson Mandela Bay's first fish farming zone is expected to be operational by August next year. This is according to Coega Business Development Manager, Keith Du Plessis.

A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to 8 years direct imprisonment for the tampering of electricity meters which cost the Buffalo City Municipality an estimated 180 million rand in lost revenue.

The Nelson Mandela Bay traffic officer who was gunned down in rush-hour traffic on Tuesday morning had served the Municipality for 33 years. The Metro says 60-year-old (Dorrington) Zola Matiwane joined the Municipality in 1987 and had served in the Transportation Unit of their traffic department.

WANTED: Police are looking for a 22-year-old man who was allegedly involved in a murder and attempted murder which took place in the city's Northern Areas in January. Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says Azaar Claasen is evading police and is one of three men involved in the shooting.

The Eastern Cape is already sweltering for a second straight day. The PE Branch of the SA Service warns of high temperatures over the western half of the province accompanied by high discomfort levels along the coast between Tsitsikamma and Port Edward.

Port Elizabeth police are implementing a 72-hour action plan after a 60-year-old metro traffic official was fatally wounded in broad daylight during rush hour traffic. Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the man had a 43-year-old passenger, who is a municipal employee, who was shot in her hand.

A Nelson Mandela Bay traffic officer has been gunned down in an early morning hit. Traffic chief Warren Prins says the incident happened on the corner of LungeloLandu Street and 10th Avenue in Walmer near Walmer Links.