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Whisky bottle – alleged murder weapon in Vanessa’s murder
Yesterday, on 23 May the Humansdorp Regional Court, near St Francis Bay in the Kouga…
SA Govt steps to improve local government performances
Edited by Bev Mortimer – A vicious cycle is being created by the fact that…
4 thieves stole R300k copper cables from wind farm
A Security guard was attacked and overpowered by four men who stole R300k worth of…
Update: Vanessa Van Rensburg Murder Investigation
The case was postponed to Friday, 16 May for a bail application. The suspect remains…
Man arrested in connection with murder of woman at Oyster Bay
The South African Police Service announced yesterday that a 58 year-old man has been arrested…
SAPS seeks public’s help in solving Oyster Bay murder case
Edited by Bev Mortimer – St Francis Bay detectives announced this morning that they are…
Murder in OB update
The woman who was found murdered on Saturday 20 April in Oyster Bay has been…
Breaking… PE woman murdered in Oyster Bay on Easter weekend
Edited by Bev Mortimer – A 36 year-old PE woman was murdered at Oyster Bay…
American pastor saved in big shootout in PE
Edited by Bev Mortimer – The coordinated Serious Organised Crime Investigation team of the Hawks,…
Breaking… EC unveils high-tech app to deter monkeys
Edited by Bev Mortimer – Port Elizabeth, 1 April – Residents of the Eastern Cape…
Breaking: Ex Kouga traffic cops in court for alleged fraud & corruption
Edited by Bev Mortimer – Three former Kouga Municipality employees are in the Humansdorp magistrates…
Kouga Municipality to use high-tech drones for safety and disaster management
Edited by Bev Mortimer – Kouga Municipality says it has launched the African continent’s first drone…
Woman kidnapped from PE school this am – updated
A 45 year old woman was kidnapped from an Algoa Park School this morning, 24…
Shockingly polluted Seekoei River
The current badly polluted Seekoei river as seen in March this year (photo above) is…
Eight children rushed to hospital after eating chips
Edited by Bev Mortimer After eight Patensie school children, in the Eastern Cape of South…
Call for G20 countries to work together
25 February: Global challenges require G2O countries to work together at this time of global…
A French and SA-company partner to drive nuclear projects in Africa & Middle East
Edited by Bev Mortimer – Breaking… Stratek Global, based in Gauteng, has formed a partnership…
SAPS Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli, from Humansdorp, retires
SAPS Eastern Cape hosted a farewell function of the Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General…
Recent developments in the Eastern DRC and the deaths of South African soldiers – Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa
Fellow South Africans, Following the recent intensification of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
Armed robbery at Humansdorp yesterday
Edited by Bev Mortimer Two armed men held up staff at the KFC shop in…
Shootout today between JBay cops and alleged abalone poachers
Edited by Bev Mortimer: A high speed chase between police and alleged abalone poachers in…

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