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Two funeral parlour workers were killed after the mortuary vehicle they were traveling in overturned on the R391 between Burgersdorp and Steynsburg on Saturday.

Three people have been killed in an accident on the N9 between Aberdeen and Graaff Reinet in the Eastern Cape.

A 34-year-old Eastern Cape man, charged with fraud, alternatively theft, has been released on bail of R10 000 in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

Eastern Cape police are investigating a double murder and attempted murder following a shooting incident on the Mdantsane Access Road in the early hours of this morning. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says when police arrived at the murder scene they found the bodies of two men inside a silver VW Polo with an injured woman in the back.

Convicted abalone poacher Ryno Swanepoel has been sentenced to an effective three months imprisonment by the Gqeberha Magistrate’s court.

In the ongoing fight to decriminalise sex work, the Department of Social Development saw it fitting to facilitate this discussion with sex workers, civil society and religious groups to better understand the lived experiences and hardships of sex workers.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Pinnacle Point resident 79-year-old Marietha Willemse.

The police and non-profit organisation Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) have announced the launch of an organised crime investigation into teachers and sports coaches who are allegedly part of a ring of sexual predators targeting children at elite schools. On Thursday, Colonel Heila Niemand confirmed during a press briefing in Johannesburg that the police have reopened the case against disgraced former St Andrews College water polo coach David McKenzie.

Police and anti-poaching units in Nelson Mandela Bay have made two significant abalone busts this week, during which diving equipment worth thousands of rands was also confiscated. Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the busts were all effected on Wednesday.