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Child’s mother says she, too, suffered as result of ‘ghost house’ rape
Having previously admitted negligence and liability in a multimillion-rand civil matter involving a child who had been raped in her school’s “ghost house”, the department of education is now disputing the injuries and damages suffered by both the girl and, later, her mother. → Read More
Woman’s horror death at hands of hijackers
A night out on the town for an Algoa Park man and a woman he met at a tavern ended tragically after they were hijacked and the woman’s body later found burnt → Read More
Visually impaired athlete takes on Ironman with good Samaritan’s help
Flanagan, 37, a qualified fashion designer and accountant by trade, was first diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) at the age of five, which resulted in her suffering from some tunnel vision most of her life. → Read More
Walmer Park iStore robbed of display items
No injuries have been reported. → Read More
Bloated Bay takes the cake in obesity stakes
Gqeberha tips the scales as the unhealthiest city in SA.The Friendly City is now also the fattest. → Read More
Five arrested with help of K9 unit
Gqeberha’s four-legged officers managed to nab five people in separate incidents at the weekend. → Read More
Reeva Steenkamp’s parents still grieving, 10 years on
Ten years to the day on Tuesday, Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed by her Paralympian boyfriend Oscar Pistorius. → Read More
Another mass shooting in Kwazakhele leaves four dead
A second mass shooting in Kwazakhele in as many weeks has left a further four people dead at the weekend. → Read More
R1m unlocks prison door for murder accused Arnold Terblanche
After fighting for his freedom for more than a year, in a shock turn of events on Thursday alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche was granted bail of R1m by the Makhanda high court. → Read More
Summerstrand guest house owner arrested for fraud
A 61-year-old Summerstrand guest house owner was recently arrested for fraud, corruption and money laundering → Read More
Walmer man found guilty of premeditated murder of wife
Convicted wife killer Luthando Landule is expected to be sentenced in the Gqeberha high court on Thursday. → Read More
Man found guilty of raping infant son
A Gqeberha father has been convicted of raping his infant son and of assaulting the child’s mother. → Read More
Fraud accused Andrea Wessels fit to travel
Andrea Wessels is fit to travel and face up to her multimillion-rand fraud accusation. → Read More
Slain mom’s ex-lover denied bail
Hunted down and stabbed about 14 times in a fit of rage, a Despatch woman became the third victim of the night, allegedly at the hands of her jealous ex-boyfriend. → Read More
Prosecutor demands R6.5m payout over ‘unlawful and wrongful’ arrest
A Humansdorp state prosecutor who was arrested and charged for allegedly failing to report the suspected sexual assault of a minor is demanding R6.5m in damages from her employer and the police, failing which she plans to sue. → Read More
Jeffreys Bay murder accused to stand trial in October
The trial of Jeffreys Bay murder accused Donovan Wolf will start in October. → Read More
Rape-accused stepdad on the run
A Despatch resident thought he had everyone fooled, leading them to believe he had jumped on a plane and left the city along with sordid secrets of alleged abuse of his stepdaughter. → Read More
Nqwazi back in the fray
Fraud accused Nelson Mandela Bay city boss Noxolo Nqwazi is back in the game — at least for now.This comes after the Gqeberha high court granted her application to have her bail conditions amended, meaning she can once more attend council meetings, albeit under certain conditions. → Read More
Pregnant woman shot dead in Malabar shack
A 23-year-old pregnant woman was shot dead and found in a shack in Malabar at the weekend. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said details of the shooting, which claimed the life of Lutricia Soloman, remained sketchy. According to Naidu, Solomon, who was eight months’ pregnant, was in a shack at the back of a house in Burness Street with a friend. → Read More
One person dead after car hits barrier on freeway
A 29-year-old woman died in an accident on the M4 freeway in Gqeberha at the weekend. → Read More