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While the murder rate came down by a small margin in the Eastern Cape, three police stations in Nelson Mandela Bay appeared on the list of the top 30 stations for murder cases in the country.

The public works and infrastructure department has dropped a bombshell by declaring that the Rocklands satellite police station will not be refurbished.

Police are facing an accommodation crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay, with temporary lodgings needed for scores of new members set to be deployed to the metro to bolster its crime-fighting capabilities.

In an effort to curb the rampant gang killings in the northern areas of Gqeberha, the police ministry is considering deploying specialist police to deal with the issue.

Eastern Cape citizens are claiming R7.5bn from the police for incidents of misconduct like illegal search and seizures, assault, car accidents and shootings.This was revealed by transport & community safety MEC Xolile Nqatha in response to a question by DA MPL Bobby Stevensen about claims against the police.

The alleged wrongful actions of Eastern Cape police members could end up costing the state a whopping R7.5bn in civil claims.

Western Cape Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela launched his leadership campaign at his partner's birthday party on Sunday.

One of the controversial aspects of the NHI Bill is section 33, which states medical schemes may only provide complementary cover not provided under the NHI

Tsepo Mhlongo was one of four party leaders to be shown the door after disciplinary hearings.

While millions of rand allocated for food aid have been returned unspent to the National Treasury in the past three years, the Eastern Cape social development department has admitted that many people remain trapped in the cycle of poverty as government efforts fail to yield the desired results.