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After various mountain passes throughout the Eastern Cape were closed on May 4, due to heavy snow, the passes have reopened to traffic as the snowfall has stopped and snow on the road has melted.

On May 4, the Eastern Cape Department of Transport advised motorists that multiple passes in the province have been closed due to heavy snow.

The lovely Karoo town of Nxuba (Cradock), will play host to Deon Meyer, Coenie de Villiers and André Schwartz where they will feature at the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (SKWF) from June 12 to 15.

Two police officers have died while one officer and two detainees sustained injuries in an accident involving a police van on the R63 road between Somerset East and Graaff-Reinet earlier today, May 24.

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) is maintaining a prominent role in road safety education and awareness as it engages motorists in various municipalities across the Eastern Cape.

Former police reservist (volunteer), Richard Shannik, was arrested on charges of fraud after he allegedly defrauded the community of Middelburg by posing as a SAPS detective as well as a traffic officer and requesting money for his “services”.

The trio was sentenced on March 7, 2024 for charges of armed robbery with aggravated circumstances and escaping from lawful custody.

Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) is owed over a whopping R2 billion as of the end of March by government, businesses, and households while the municipality has not paid invoices totalling over R29 million, with some of these older than…

Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) council approved writing off over R2 million in interest owed by two government sector departments during a virtual ordinary council meeting on April 24.

A cloud burst this morning, April 22, led to the complete flooding of the N10 route with the Eastern Cape Department of Transport sending an alert to motorists to be cautious on the roads.