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A Gqeberha woman appeared in court on Tuesday after she was charged with perjury when she reported that her newborn baby was kidnapped from Provincial Hospital.

As Eastern Cape public hospitals’ backup systems buckle under the pressure of load-shedding, the provincial health department is working to get certain facilities exempted.

Electricity woes at Provincial Hospital in Gqeberha are putting pressure on Nelson Mandela Bay’s other state medical facilities, which are having to take on additional theatre cases as a result of the Mount Croix centre’s situation.

Ten water collection sites will be activated from Saturday to operate 24 hours a day.

An alleged bid-rigging scheme resulted in a Gauteng company applying for two similar tenders 57 days apart.

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality on Wednesday morning called on residents to use water sparingly after the water supply output of the Nooitgedacht Water Treatment Works was reduced.

A man rescued from a manhole near a reservoir in Mount Croix described his ordeal as a 14-hour horror movie on Sunday — and said he felt lucky to be alive. It was thoughts of his family that kept him alive and he was convinced someone would hear him as he struggled to move the manhole cover he found himself underneath.

A man was found in a manhole in Gqeberha on Sunday morning after residents walking their dogs heard his screams. Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said the manhole was near a reservoir in Mount Croix. “Residents walking their dogs came across the man screaming for help,” she said.

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Erica Girls’ Primary School builds young women of integrity The all-girls school has been providing top-class education since 1883 30 March 2021 Erica Girls Primary School As part of the all-round education of learners, the school believes in the benefit of participation in sport and activities. Image: Brad Peens Photography Situated in Mount Croix in Gqerberha (former Port Elizabeth), the heart of Erica Girls’ Primary School lies within its values, aiming ...