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Five people died in a head-on collision between two vehicles on the N2 between Peddie and Makhanda on Friday afternoon. “The crash occurred just outside Peddie towards Makhanda,” said the provincial transport department. “A VW Polo with five occupants, four women and one man, from Makhanda direction collided with an Iveco minibus from KwaBhaca with 23 occupants.

Three Selborne College matric pupils have been charged with serious assault after a late-night incident at the weekend saw seven Grade 8 pupils assaulted in a school hostel, landing three of them in hospital.

The body of a man, suspected to have been attempting to steal diesel from an ADM water pump station, was discovered on Wednesday morning.

Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt after seven prisoners escaped from Makhanda Correctional facility this morning.

Nedbank Running Club East London's Edumisa Mtoli was elected as the new president of Border Athletics when delegates representing 24 clubs gathered for a special general meeting on Saturday.

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has hailed a R3bn investment for renewable energy infrastructure announced by minerals & energy minister Gwede Mantashe on Thursday as a much-needed boost for the province. Mabuyane was speaking shortly after Mantashe made the announcement on Thursday at the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme signing in Centurion.

Police have apprehended an armed suspect after two separate farm attacks on Thursday and Friday have rocked the close-knit community of Brakfontein, outside East London. The man was arrested while allegedly attempting to hijack a getaway vehicle as it was leaving a nearby petrol station. On Thursday, a woman was accosted and tied up while thieves robbed her of valuables and electronic goods.

Another East London couple has been shot dead, this time while sitting in their Toyota bakkie in Parkridge in the early hours of Saturday.

Popular Mthatha businessman and club owner Zwelinzima 'PK' Dweba has died after being shot by unknown gunmen.

The escalation of taxi violence in the Eastern Cape is a serious cause for concern.