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St Albans Prison outside Port Elizabeth remains under lockdown following Monday's attack on prison officials by inmates which left three prisoners dead and 13 correctional services staff injured, six of them critically.The three deceased

Three men have been arrested in connection with an attack on paramedics in Khayelitsha, police said in a statement on Thursday.Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the Emergency Medical Services paramedics were robbed of their cellphones by

Provincial Traffic Deputy Director Charles Bramwell is reporting a number of fatal accidents in the Eastern Cape in the past 24 hours, ending Wednesday evening.At Mbongwana locality in Greenville Mbizana, a family was travelling in a Toyota Hilux D

The names have been released of the three inmates who were killed in the St. Albans prison outside Port Elizabeth on Monday.Chaos erupted in the facility when warders were attacked with sharp objects.Thirteen warders were injured, six of them

The South African Revenue Service said on Wednesday that customs services at Lebombo border post had made a “massive seizure” of suspected counterfeit sneakers with a total value of R8.7 million early on Monday morning.A total of 9,085

A search by police divers is continuing at Eastern Beach in East London for a young man who went missing in the surf late on Tuesday afternoon.NSRI East London Station Commander Geoff McGregor says they responded to the scene along with Netcare 911

A man who had allegedly killed his girlfriend and hid her body was caught, set alight, and burnt to death by villagers in Ngwaritsi, Limpopo, police said on Tuesday.“According to information received, the suspect who is now deceased, allegedly

Annanias Mathe, the serial rapist and armed robber who made history when he became the only person to have ever escaped from Pretoria’s C-Max prison, has died.A senior official from the Department of Corrections, who declined to be named

Knysna beaches have been closed since Tuesday, following increased shark activity in the area.The Knysna municipality issued a statement in which swimmers are warned not to enter the water, after sharks were spotted from Brenton-on-Sea up to Myoli