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The first SAA flight in three years touched down in Gqeberha on Wednesday as the embattled airline seeks to make a more regular return to service.

An Eastern Cape man who managed to conceal the murder of his wife for two years has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Yibanathi McGyver Ndema, 45, was sentenced in the High Court in Mthatha on Wednesday.

Intercape claims SAPS commissioners are in contempt of a court order for the police to protect long-distance coach passengers against violence.

A 30-year-old police Constable from Gqeberha is in police custody after allegedly killing his girlfriend in Algoa Park on Tuesday. Spokesperson for police Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the Constable, who was on leave, was embroiled in an argument with his girlfriend at their flat when shots were heard.

Former Eastern Cape Director-General in the Office of the Premier and Eastern Cape Treasury Head of Department, Marrion Mbina-Mthembu (57), former Finance Specialist Myirhakazi Ntshingila (56), businesspersons Athi Magwentshu (45), Ntabellang Nkoane (41), Koleka Mtembu (56), Deon Pietersen (71), Nelson Lephoko (67) and Sizakele Netshilaphala (55) was in court on charges of alleged tender fraud amounting to R20 million rand.

The National Council of SPCAs says it officially submitted a formal appeal against the proposed 3D seismic survey off the southeast coast of South Africa. Spokesperson, Jacque Peacock, says their objection highlights critical concerns related to animal welfare and environmental impact.

The Health Ombudsman has found that two nurses at the Motherwell clinic failed to provide health care to Eastern Cape teenager Zenizole Vena. The 15-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang raped in September 2022 in Motherwell.

The man accused of arson and terrorism after setting the Parliament on fire has been declared unfit to stand trial. The High Court in the Western Cape on Tuesday converted his status as a criminal accused to that of a mental health patient.

Motorsport South Africa (MSA) has made history by scooping the top Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) President’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Award, for its work at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School in Kariega in the Eastern Cape.