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Spokesperson for the Department of Transport Unathi Binqose told Algoa FM News it was extremely concerning to them not only that there were two robberies within the span of seven days, but also the severe impact it had on two busy roads.

A little girl who was found murdered at a vandalised house in Airport Valley in Gqeberha yesterday has been identified. Spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the victim was 8-year-old Taslin Lucas from the Marikana informal settlement in Walmer Location.

Gqeberha police have cracked another hit murder involving the killing of victims so that criminals can fraudulently claim insurance money.

The Gqeberha woman who allegedly kidnapped a four-day-old baby was released on bail in the New Brighton Magistrates Court on Monday.

The body of a 10-year-old girl with burn wounds was discovered at a vandalised house in Airport Valley in Gqeberha on Monday afternoon. Police spokesperson, Colonel Priscilla Naidu said police officers of the Walmer police station responded to a complaint of a body lying in the house at approximately 17:00.

The Kouga Municipality has closed the Seekoei Estuary for swimming and fishing until further notice. The decision was made after unacceptable levels of e-coli were detected in the water.

An East London businessman who was kidnapped by five men on Thursday was dropped off along Amalinda Road on Sunday night. Hawks Spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana confirmed that Pramesh Hooka was kidnapped while closing his "Autostyling" shop in Amalinda at around 17:40.

An e-hailing driver has been shot and hijacked outside a house in Hof Street in Sydenham.

Three men will make their first appearance in various Magistrates Courts along the Garden Route on Monday on charges of being in possession of drugs.