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 The performance monitoring and evaluation department has started a programme of unannounced visits to public service institutions. Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says the objectives are to collect evidence on the quality of

 Talks to end the violent truck drivers' strike collapsed late on Thursday, when unions rejected a third offer by the Road Freight Employers' Association. A spokesperson for the association, Magretia Brown-Engelbrecht, has accused Satawu of

Uitenhage detectives have made a breakthrough in their investigation into the recent brutal murder of a pregnant Somali woman. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Priscilla Naidu, says a 22-year-old man from Joe Slovo informal settlement was

Condolences poured in on Thursday for struggle veteran Zwelakhe Sisulu, who died in his sleep at his home on Thursday morning. "The Sisulu family is deeply saddened to advise of the untimely passing of Zwelakhe Sisulu, third son of Walter

Nelson Mandela Bay is projecting to collect an additional R140 million from rates in the 2013/14 financial year, pushing the total to R1.21 billion, according to a report from Acting Municipal Manager Themba Hani that will be submitted to Council

 Police in Kwanobuhle in Uitenhage are on the hunt for several suspects who shot and robbed a taxi owner who is also a so-called loan shark. Police spokesperson, lieutenant-colonel Priscilla Naidu, says the incident happened in the early

Port Elizabeth singer Iain McLaggan has been granted leave to appeal against his conviction for rape. Grahamstown High Court judge, Glen Goosen, also granted the state's application for leave to appeal to a full court against the eight year

 Wily thieves have stolen 17 expensive mountain bikes belonging to learners from three schools, including Lilyfontein School in East London, just days before the 2012 Schools Adventure Race is set to start. The bikes, along with other gear

Southern Cape police say a truck transporting lime from Heidelberg to Port Elizabeth has been hijacked and set alight. Police spokesperson, captain Bernadine Steyn, says four men accosted the driver and his passenger when they stopped on the N-2