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Eastern Cape Provincial police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene has expressed her shock and dismay at the killing of four family members on Thursday night at Nyanisweni Locality, in Sulenkama, Qumbu.

Just under 300 000 calls have been dropped at Eastern Cape police 10111 call centres in the last three financial years.

Two men arrested in Thembalethu, George, are set to appear in the Mossel Bay Court on Friday for a foiled December cash-in-transit robbery.

Eskom ramps up loadshedding to stage 4

Another Eastern Cape tavern owner is in hot water and is expected to be arrested on Thursday following a deadly stampede at his Hofmeyr tavern on Christmas Day. At least three people died in the stampede.

Two suspects were shot dead by Nelson Mandela Bay Crime Combatting Unit members following an armed robbery at a Vusumzi street tavern in Joe Slovo on Tuesday night.

The body of the 4th victim of the New Year's Day drowning tragedy at Kenton on Sea has been recovered. The body was found washed up on the Kariega main beach early on Thursday morning.

The Boksburg bridge explosion death toll has risen from 34 to 37 following the massive blast on Christmas Eve in which a tanker carrying liquified gas got stuck under a low bridge and then exploded some 45 minutes later.

An East London funeral parlour business owner-turned self-proclaimed community activist has reiterated why more than 100 of his former clients could not be paid their insurance claims during the Covid-19 lockdown. Leonard Ncumbese, who now faces charges of fraud, told Algoa FM News his business was liquidated due to the impact of the pandemic, affecting payouts.