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A second motorist is in custody following his arrest for speeding on the N2 near Witteklip.Provincial Spokesperson Charles Bramwell says the 27-year-old man was driving 169km/hour.Earlier in the day a 31-year old man was arrested on the same stretch

Thousands of vehicles have been taken off the roads for being unroadworthy, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said on Thursday.“The number of motor vehicles discontinued and impounded since the start of the festive period, from

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) on Thursday called on members of the public not to set off sky lanterns, also known as Chinese lanterns, as they could be confused with distress flares.The NSRI said in a statement that eyewitness reports of

Two suspects have appeared in court in the Southern Cape in separate drug-related cases.The 45 year old Alfred Ndindwa and 36 year old Johannes Mokoena have been remanded in custody.Ndindwa was arrested on Sunday afternoon near George when his

A Provincial Traffic Officer based at Struandale in Port Elizabeth has arrested a motorist for driving at 182 kilometres an hour in a 120 km/h zone on the N2 near Witteklip.Provincial Traffic deputy director Charles Bramwell says the driver failed

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