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Members of the Somerset East Community gathered outside the local court on Monday where a man accused of child sex offences made another brief court appearance. Sixty-four-year-old Lukas Rudman faces at least a dozen allegations, including rape, sexual assault, and grooming of young children.

Forty-eight-year-old Clyde Zehmke, who is a permanent employee at Carifro as a Mechanical Engineer Consultant, is accused of threatening Beacon Bay residents demanding R22 000 from each family.

The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign in South Africa is in full swing. As part of spreading awareness, we will look at a step-by-step approach to how to obtain a protection order if you feel threatened or have been a victim of Gender-Based Violence.

An interactive app to help South African women report GBV is being piloted during the 16-days-of activism against GBV.

A 20-year-old Jikileza taxi driver is in critical condition in Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha, after being shot several times on Monday morning. Police spokesperson, Captain Andre' Beetge, says the shooting occurred at around 6 am on Old Uitenhage Road in Kleinskool.

The steep rise in truck hijackings across the country, borne out by second-quarter crime statistics, has led to at least one insurer ceasing coverage for goods in transit like Copper, Cobalt and Catalytic Converters.

For over 10 days an Engcobo woman has been unable to open a case against a man and his wife who allegedly stabbed her with a sharp object on her head, and further bludgeoned her face.

A woman from Port Alfred who was mauled to death by dogs on Sunday has been identified. Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says she was identified as 37-year-old Zimkhitha Gaga.

A 37-year-old woman has been mauled to death by dogs in Port Alfred