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Volunteers of the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated on Saturday, following reports of a whale carcass entangled in the fishing nets of a fishing boat approximately 7 nautical miles off-shore of the Port of Port Elizabeth

After missing out on the Springboks' Rugby World Cup victory tour recently, the residents of King William's Town in the Eastern Cape turned out in their thousands on Saturday to give a hero's welcome to one of their own, Springbok

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing a shooting incident involving an off-duty policeman in Thembalethu, George on Friday evening.IPID spokesperson, Sontaga Seisa says is alleged that the police sergeant, based at Middleburg

Eastern Cape police are searching for five suspects following a business robbery in Joubertina at around 1:30 on Saturday morning.Spokesperson, Captain Gerda Swart says it is alleged that two men arrived at a hospital pretending to be ill.She says

A 73-year-old woman from Knysna was killed after she was hit by a truck on Friday afternoon.Police spokesperson, Sergeant Chris Spies says it is alleged that the woman and her husband were crossing Main Street when she was hit by the vehicle

Port Elizabeth police have arrested three suspects and recovered four firearms, two replica firearms and a replica gas pistol in the city's northern areas.Spokesperson, Colonel Pricilla Naidu says members of the Anti-Gang Unit executed a search

The Department of Water and Sanitation has encouraged water-users in drought-stricken areas of the Eastern Cape to boil their drinking water before consumption.In a statement on Friday, it said that it had received numerous complaints of poor water

Two men who were found guilty of the murder of Thornycroft Lodge owner Elza Remant-Eyland in February last year were jailed in the East London Magistrate's Court on Friday.Judge John Smith sentenced former employee Jannie Fagans (38) to life in

Ten people charged in connection with a R600m toilet tender scam in the Eastern Cape were granted bail ranging from R10 000 to R40 000 in the East London Magistrate's Court on Friday.They were arrested in four provinces by the Hawks on Thursday