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A 51-year-old Gqeberha woman will appear in court on Friday following her arrest for the murder of a man in Missionvale.

The defence in the kidnapping trial of Gqeberha biokineticist Riana Pretorius has openly accused her of orchestrating her own kidnapping with the help of her ex-boyfriend as she wrapped up a third day of testimony at the Gqeberha Magistrates Court.

A four-year-old boy from Sedgefield has died after a dog attacked him.

The Hawks in the Eastern Cape are investigating yet another Cash-in-Transit Heist (CIT), which took place on Tuesday along the R72 between Port Alfred and East London.

The financial woes of Riana Pretorius' ex-boyfriend, her recollection of events on the day she was kidnapped, and why she had become the target of a kidnapping came under scrutiny in the Gqeberha regional court on Tuesday.

There was a high police presence in the perimetres of the George magistrates court area on Tuesday where the two men accused of shooting and killing Mark Lifman made their first appearance.

The Buffalo City Metro will intensify its food-selling operations by increasing raids to three times a week starting on Tuesday. A third day has now been added, and operations will be conducted every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Police in Great Brak River have issued a warning to residents to be alert after pills were recently found in packets of chips.

Pretorius burst into tears as she described hearing her Dad's voice on the phone, while running to safety in a dazed and bewildered state after a R1m ransom had been secured.