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The Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha has confirmed to Algoa FM News that a shot was indeed fired inside the mall during a robbery. According to police, there were no customers in the store during the robbery.

Police in Hartenbos in the Garden Route are investigating an armed robbery that took place at the popular Spur Steak Ranch in town on Thursday night. According to eye-witnesses who were enjoying their meals, a few armed men entered the premises at around 9 pm.

Police are searching for six men following an armed robbery at the iStore in Walmer Park Shopping Centre.

A date has been set for the parole hearing of convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius to decide whether he is eligible for release after serving half of his 15-year sentence.

George police are investigating the murder of a senior member of the Uncedo taxi organisation who was gunned down outside his Thembalethu home on Wednesday night.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is working around the clock to repair all water leaks as the City's supply dam levels dwindled to just 12.06% of combined storage capacity. The Metro said it fixed more than 600 leaks this week but the target continues to move due to ageing infrastructure.

Gqeberha police are appealing to the community for help in identifying and tracing the family of a person whose skeletal remains were found on Wednesday.

A 54-year-old Eastern Cape headman was arrested on fraud charges for allegedly pretending to be the chief of an area where a mining rights application was under consideration.

A 37-year-old man has been convicted in the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud and money laundering.