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A man who was found murdered in his home in Kabega Park in Gqeberha has been identified. Colonel Priscilla Naidu says 60-year-old Lindsay Humm was found dead on his bed on Sunday with a deep wound to his head and an axe on the scene.

The bail hearing of a primary school teacher from Mossel Bay got underway in the local Magistrates Court on Monday. The 43-year-old Grade 7 teacher, who may not be named, faces 19 charges of sexual grooming of children, sexual assault, rape and exposing children to pornography.

The Gqeberha High Court has granted a preservation order for shares bought by the former accountant and sole director of PE Accounting Solutions, 52-year-old Jonathan Blow. He was arrested in March this year on charges of theft and fraud of more than R40 million from Sunridge Superspar and a franchise in Despatch.

The trial of the four men accused of killing three people near the offices of the Intercape bus services in Gqeberha will kick off in the city's high court on Tuesday.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the judgment in the Eastern Cape High Court setting aside the five-year sentence for theft imposed on Walter Sisulu University student Sibongile Mani.

A Gqeberha High Court judge has ordered that a directions hearing be conducted into the case of a shop owner who is accused of discriminating against the LGBTQI+ community. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hauled Dawood Lagerdien, owner of La Gardi Plastics & Baking Requirements, to court over a discriminatory sign perched outside of his shop in Parkside.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating a case of armed robbery after eight gunmen targeted a furniture store in North End on Monday. Police Spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says at about 8.15 am one of the staff members was about to enter the store when she was confronted by the men.

Nelson Mandela Bay businesses are increasingly changing to alternative energy solutions to mitigate the impact of load shedding.

Thousands of fans flooded the streets of East London on Sunday to welcome the World Cup winning Springboks.