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The Dietrich Primary School in Schauderville in Gqeberha will hold a memorial service on Friday for a young learner who perished in a horror accident this past weekend.

A Kariega Sergeant who has been charged with murder refused to answer numerous questions about his alleged involvement with gangsters, possible money laundering, prior arrests, and his role at the crime scene on the day of the murder, during his bail application in the Magistrate's Court on Monday.

The woman who allegedly set an Eagle Liner passenger bus alight in Gqeberha, was denied bail in the local magistrates court on Monday.

The Department of Basic Education has repeated its call for collaborative efforts to stem the scourge of so-called pens down parties after the matric exams.

Two women who allegedly fired random shots at a funeral in Tsolo in October this year have been arrested. Spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana says Bongo Yonela Dipa, 24 and Chumisa Phunguzwa,35, appeared in the Tsolo Magistrates Court on Friday.

Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape was abuzz this weekend with live cultural performances, fashion shows flaunting African print wear and intricate pieces of handcrafted masterpieces on display. The vibrant music alerted the residents of the small town on a hill that the Isingqisethu Cultural Festival was back for the 21st year in a row, with the Department of Sports Arts and Culture and Eastern Cape Cape Parks and Tourism Agency at the heart of the festival.

This brings the death toll for Saturday to 10 following a gruesome accident on the M17 in Gqeberha and a head-on collision on the N2 near Butterworth claiming the lives of six and two people respectively.

Six people have been killed and six injured following a gruesome accident on the M17 highway in Gqeberha. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says the accident happened at 1.30 am on the stretch of road between Motherwell and Kwazakhele.

A Lesotho national who killed an elderly resident at the Pinnacle Point Golf Estate has been sentenced to 37 years in prison. Clement Kholoane, 40, entered a plea agreement with the state and was sentenced in the George Regional Court on Thursday.