Eastern Cape

Strict warning to motorists
By Denver Donian EAST LONDON -- The provincial Traffic Department has issued a stern warning: reckless motorists should not expect any leniency. More than 300 law enforcers will be out in full force along all major routes in the province today. ...

Officer's wife dies pursuing gunmen
By Denver Donian Crime Reporter EAST LONDON -- The wife of a local police officer was shot dead here on Thursday night while helping her husband catch gunmen after an armed robbery at a petrol station. Superintendent Eddie Watson said Inspector ...

Man survives brazen Alice attack
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN -- Local businessman Andreas Papaonisforou, 50, is lucky to be alive after being shot twice in the stomach during an attempted armed robbery on Thursday. Police reported that three gunmen opened fire on him while he was gettin...

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Suspected robber shot dead
EAST LONDON -- An unidentified armed robbery suspect was killed during an exchange of gunfire with a police officer after a robbery at Amalinda Supermarket here on Saturday. Inspector Pieter Swanepoel, 30, was shot in the left shoulder. He was tr...

Opposition parties ask Mbeki to help East Cape
By Mphumzi Zuzile EAST LONDON -- Opposition political parties in the Eastern Cape have called on President Thabo Mbeki to appoint an administrator to effectively run the beleaguered provincial government's administration. This follows the presen...

Police probe 6 weekend killings
By Denver Donian, Crime Reporter KING WILLIAM'S TOWN -- The police are investigating three murders in the Umtata area, two in East London and one at Tamara near King William's Town, which took place over the weekend. Superintendent Nondumiso Jaf...