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Farmers under siege from stock theft syndicate
Farmers in the Cathcart and Stutterheim area are are under siege from what they have described as a well-organised stock theft syndicate supplying an East London butchery with meat stolen from their farms. Private investigations undertaken by three farming associations in the region are pointing fingers at a well-known butchery in the metro. → Read More
Soldiers enforcing premature lockdown accused of abusing power
MALIBONGWE DAYIMANI CRIME REPORTER malibongwed@dispatch.co.za Hours before the start of the 21 day Covid-19 lockdown on Thursday midnight, SA National Defence Force soldiers are already being accused of abusing power. They were caught on camera enforcing a premature lockdown on Monday, three days before the official commencement of the disaster management period. → Read More
Panic buying in Eastern Cape as lockdown nears
Long queues and empty shelves were the order of the day on Wednesday as East London residents rushed out to stock up on groceries and household items ahead of the national lockdown. Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa saying in his address to SA on Monday night that there was no need to stockpile groceries, residents flocked to food retailers in droves. → Read More
Two killed, police attacked in Kwelera chaos
An armed man who went on a rampage and attacked two brothers, killing one and wounding the other, was hunted down and killed just hours later. It is alleged the knifeman, 39, was killed by community members in what police described as a revenge attack. → Read More
Defiant Dalindyebo to challenge protection order
Acting AbaThembu King Azenathi Dalindyebo has obtained a protection order against his father, King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo. He has also called for the Eastern Cape government to post VIP protection officers at Bumbane great place. The protection order comes after an altercation there last Friday, which resulted in the king being arrested. → Read More
Grandmother drowned in drum over witchcraft allegations
An 83-year-old grandmother was drowned in a drum of water at Majuba Village in Sterkspruit on Sunday over allegations of witchcraft, according to police. Her 23-year-old granddaughter, who lived with her, had a narrow escape after she was doused with paraffin. → Read More
Kolisi inspires Makhanda children with rousing address
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi had 500 Makhanda schoolchildren hanging on his every word as members of his victorious Rugby World Cup squad toured the city on Thursday. “I went to school to get a free government meal and to play rugby. → Read More
Armed and dangerous heist-accused on the run after brazen escape
Four men considered dangerous criminals escaped from the Whittlesea police station minutes before being transported to court, where they were to face serious charges. Mystery surrounds how the four managed to escape from the station, overpower police officers and rob them of their service pistols, before escaping with a police van. → Read More
Department to probe video of Mdantsane prisoners partying in cell
A video has emerged showing three prisoners drinking wine, playing music and browsing social media on their cellphones inside their Mdantsane prison cell. The department of correctional services has launched an investigation into how the three smuggled the contraband into the cell. → Read More
Three in court charged with killing of EFF leader Gqiza
Three men charged with the murder of EFF provincial leader Sinethemba Gqiza appeared in the KwaBhaca (formerly Mount Frere) magistrate's court on Tuesday. The accused — Thandinkosi Mdaka, age unknown, Sinethemba Mvezi, 25 and Silindokuhle Mbanjwathwa, 20 — were arrested by the Eastern Cape organised crime unit on February 27. → Read More
Cops clear EL student protest with stun grenades and rubber bullets
Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse more than 1,000 protesting Buffalo City College students in East London on Monday morning. The students used burning logs and rubbish to barricade the busy intersection of Lukin Road and Oxford Street near the East London Museum. → Read More
'He told me to put my baby down before raping me'
A rape complainant told the Bhisho high court on Monday that Malibongwe Ncokolo instructed her to place her seven-month old baby on the ground before he raped her and a friend in 2015. Ncokolo, 46, a convicted rapist out on parole, is charged with three murders and the rape of 40 women. → Read More
Man on parole for rape charged for 40 more and three murders
A convicted rapist out on parole is back in court facing 40 more rape cases and three murders. → Read More
SA searches for 36 missing citizens in China to evacuate
The SA government on Sunday was searching for 36 South Africans missing in Wuhan, where the coronavirus Covid-19 broke out. Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize appealed to the international public to help South African families track down their missing relatives. → Read More
BREAKING NEWS : Elderly Buffs half marathon runner dies
A 70-year-old Buffs half-marathon runner died during the race outside East London on Sunday morning. He collapsed and died 6km into the race after suffering a “massive” heart attack, said marathon organiser Craig Nelson. → Read More
Virus awareness spikes in Eastern Cape
Panic buying of antiviral masks has taken hold in the Eastern Cape as at least 132 South Africans trapped in the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan, China, prepare to be repatriated home by the SA government. → Read More
ANC, EFF join at case of rape accused councillor
The bail application of a 48-year-old ANC councillor in the Eastern Cape’s Raymond Mhlaba municipality in Alice, who is accused of raping a 21-year-old University of Fort Hare student, was postponed to Monday. → Read More
Murder accused admits fighting with UFH student boyfriend 'numerous times'
A University of Fort Hare student accused of killing her classmate boyfriend said she had fought with him numerous times, but had only reported the quarrels to campus security. Yolanda Nogemane, 26, appeared in the Alice magistrate's court for a bail application on Tuesday. → Read More
Police told me to let thief go, says East London shop owner
A shoplifter caught with a R2,000 duvet cover in her backpack escaped the law after police allegedly ordered the shop owner to let her go. Store owner Penny Brink and SWOT Security head Ben McCloen told the Dispatch they had waited in vain for three hours for police to collect the suspect who was being detained at the store. → Read More
Pupils pulled to safety from burning BCM bus
Dozens of schoolchildren were pulled from a burning BCM bus during peak-hour traffic on Friday morning. The passengers were pupils from Hudson Park, Baysville Technical School and Grens High School. The bus, a 1998 90-seater Mercedes, burst into flames due to a mechanical fault. → Read More