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Another spanner has been thrown into the works in the protracted rape and human trafficking trial of pastor Timothy Omotoso with his attorney submitting an application to have some proceedings in connection to the trial declared irregular and not according to the law.

The case, involving the only suspect arrested in connection with the mass shooting that left eight people dead in Kwazakhele township to Gqeberha has been postponed. Thirty-year-old Mzwandile Mahambehlala briefly appeared in the New Brighton Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Police in Gqeberha have identified the victim in Friday's suspected hit-and-run along Beach Road. Spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says he was 20-year-old Jordan Markus from Makhanda.

A suspect linked to the mass killings in Bityi last month has been arrested. Spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana says 34-year-old Sanele Tshisilanga was tracked down in Gauteng where he was hiding at his girlfriend's flat in Soweto.

Three people were killed and two others sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on the Mdantsane Access road in East London on Sunday night. The Eastern Cape Transport Department says a Mercedes Benz with two men from East London collided with a Nissan Livina with two women and a man from Mdantsane.

Police are investigating a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after chaos erupted at a rugby match in Jeffreys Bay this weekend.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said a full investigation was launched into an explosion at a substation situated at the Coega Industrial Development Zone on Saturday.

Police minister Bheki Cele has acknowledged that there's room for improvement in his department. The Minister concluded a two-day oversight visit to some of the crime hotspots in Gqeberha this weekend and visited police stations in New Brighton, Chatty, Gelvandale and Kwazakhele.

Story updated: The Eastern Cape Department of Transport said another person died in hospital, bringing to three the number of people killed in a single-vehicle accident on the R-349 in East London.