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Two officials from the Hawks in Mthathat are expected to appear in the local Magistrates Court on Friday following their arrest on allegations of corruption. Spokesperson for the Hawks in the Eastern Cape Colonel Katlego Mogale says a Sergeant and Captain aged 41 and 43 were arrested on Thursday in a sting operation.

Raymond Ackerman, the retail icon who founded JSE-listed Pick n Pay, has passed away, the group confirmed on Thursday morning. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the death at the age of 92 of visionary South African and founder of Pick n Pay, Raymond Ackerman,” the retailer said.

One of the suspects arrested for allegedly extorting protection fees from foreign-owned businesses in Stutterheim has been linked to five kidnappings in the border region.

The Gqeberha accountant who stole more than R50 million from two Spar franchises pleaded guilty to the offences in the Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday. Jonathan Blow, 52, was found guilty of two counts of theft, immediately after his plea was read into the court record and will be sentenced in the coming months.

Police in Gqeberha have arrested a man who was found asleep at the back of a suspected hijacked vehicle in Central. Spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says a private security company alerted police about a suspicious Opel Corsa parked outside a nightclub in Parliament Street in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The evidence presented in the protracted rape and human trafficking trial of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso demonstrates a clear pattern of behaviour on the part of the accused. This is the sentiment of state advocate Joel Cesar, who presented his argument in the Gqeberha High Court on Tuesday, on why Omotoso and his co-accused should stand trial and not be set free.

Gqeberha police identified the second victim in Friday's double homicide that happened in Bluewater Bay. In the early hours of Friday morning, three armed suspects gained entry to the home through a lounge window at the Arbeidsvreugde Frail Care Centre where they split up into different sections of the home.

Controversial Nigerian Pastor, Timothy Omotoso could in all likelihood walk away a free man if the court finds that he was not given a fair trial.

Isuzu CEO, Billy Tom, has been announced as the President of the industry association, the Automotive Business Council.