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Disaster management teams are on high alert following warnings of heavy rain and snowfalls over the Ttsitsikamma and Eastern Cape. The weather office has warned that more than 100mm of rain is expected in total over the next few days which could

Representatives of school governing bodies from Port Elizabeth's northern areas will hold a picket protest outside the Grahamstown High Court on Thursday. That's where the Legal Resource Centre is bringing an application for an order compelling

An Eastern Cape woman has been jailed for three years for abandoning her six month old baby under a bridge last year. Twenty-eight-year-old Babalwa Ntsito was sentenced in the Zwelitsha magistrate's court on Wednesday. She was arrested for

Gross turnover from gambling in the Eastern Cape dropped from R1.68 billion in April to R1.53 billion in May, according to figures on the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board’s web site. Income from slots decreased from R1.49 billion to

The Eastern Cape has had the third highest percentage of service delivery protests between January and May this year. According to the Hotspots Monitor, 14% of all service delivery protests occurred in the Eastern Cape, behind the Western Cape

Eastern Cape Safety MEC, Helen Sauls-August, has called for the speedy arrest of the criminal who allegedly shot and killed a policeman this week. Constable Xolisa Somana died after being shot by a robbery suspect at Willowvale on Monday. His

A business delegation from Korea is in Nelson Mandela Bay to explore potential business and investment opportunities in the Metro. The delegation is from the company Korean Microwave Limited, which has interests in network communication, building

Cosatu-affiliated public sector trade unions have declared a dispute with government after wage talks broke down on Tuesday. The unions accused government of negotiating in bad faith after government dropped its 6.9% wage offer back to 6.7% while

 The Garden Route and Eastern Cape can brace for heavy rain and bitterly cold weather this week. Weather office spokesperson, Garth Sampson, says a surface high pressure is expected to advect a deep layer of moisture over the Eastern Cape