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SAPS, Metro Police launch Operation Basadi in PE's northern areas
08:56 (GMT+2) Sat, 24 Aug 2019
Eastern Cape police, assisted by the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro police, conducted anti-gang and anti-drug operations in Arcadia, in the metro's northern areas on Saturday.Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Khaya Tonjeni says Eastern Cape Prem
Arson probe in latest St Francis Bay fire
18:30 (GMT+2) Fri, 23 Aug 2019
Police are investigating a case of arson in respect of Thursday’s devastating fire in St Francis Bay which gutted 11 houses.Sergeant Majola Nkohli, said in a statement on Friday that they were “looking for two men who are believed to have
Fresh bid to oust NMB mayor Bobani fails
13:19 (GMT+2) Fri, 23 Aug 2019
The Democratic Alliance says Nelson Mandela Bay will pay a hefty price because of councillors from other parties including the ANC who failed to pitch for a special council meeting on Friday.Efforts by the DA and lone ACDP and COPE councillors, Lance
Mandela Foundation to bring charges against Ernst Roets following 'old flag tweet'
11:39 (GMT+2) Fri, 23 Aug 2019
The Nelson Mandela Foundation says it will be bringing charges against Ernst Roets, the deputy CEO of the civil rights group, Afriforum.This, after Roets, posted pictures of the old South African flag on Twitter, just hours after the Equality Court r
Fort Hare students ordered to get off campus and go home
10:51 (GMT+2) Fri, 23 Aug 2019
Public Order Police are still present at the University Fort Hare campus in Alice where students have been protesting this past week.Spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni says University management made the decision to send students home and re-open cam
Shots fired following armed robbery at warehouse in PE
10:26 (GMT+2) Fri, 23 Aug 2019
An employee of a Port Elizabeth business has emerged as a hero for alerting police to an armed robbery at the warehouse of House and Home in North End while it was underway.Police spokesperson, Captain Johan Rheeder, says the drama began late on Thur
Mossel Bay school mayhem
05:26 (GMT+2) Fri, 23 Aug 2019
Two learners from a high school in Mossel Bay were attacked and stabbed by fellow learners on the school grounds on Thursday.This followed an earlier attack on a 19-year-old learner from the same school, Indwe Secondary, who was stabbed in the back w

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Algoa FM broadcasts from the Garden Route to the Wild Coast. The on-air product is lifestyle focused towards adults who enjoy good music and indulge in quality life experiences.

The station also provides global, national, regional and local news, as well as sport, local traffic, weather reports and the latest entertainment news. We've been broadcasting in the Eastern Cape since 1 January 1986. In December 2011, our broadcast footprint expanded to include the Garden Route, in particular: Knysna, George and Mossel Bay.


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Algoa FM, together with Classic FM in Gauteng; OFM in the Free State; Moneyweb and United Stations, a radio sales house, form part of the African Media Entertainment group (AME). 


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