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A 35-year-old man has been arrested by Gqeberha police on attempted murder charges after allegedly firing shots in Newton Park and again after colliding with two vehicles, including an ambulance.

Police have opened an inquest docket after a 41-year-old man died in a fire that engulfed his shack at Airport Valley in Walmer Township in Gqeberha.

A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to an effective 25 years for robbing two women who were walking on Cola Beach in Sedgefield.

Another Eastern Cape teacher has appeared in court for allegedly sexually abusing learners at his school. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the 35-year-old man is accused of sexually violating 21 boys at the Mdingi Senior Primary School.

Former ANC Nelson Mandela Bay regional secretary, Zandisile Qupe, has to pay back R1.28 million to National Treasury in six months or he will lose his Theescombe home. This is after the High Court in Gqeberha granted an application to the Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday to seize the property as part of a preservation order granted last November.

A 35-year-old woman made a brief appearance in the Motherwell Magistrate's Court in Gqeberha on Friday in connection with the brutal murder of trade unionist, Lizo Vakala.

Murder accused Arnold Terblanche had to appear in two separate courtrooms on Friday, initially causing a bit of confusion at the Magistrates Court. Terblanche who is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder of his estranged wife Vicki has been in custody for over a year and is currently busy with a third attempt at bail, based on new facts.

Three suspects are in custody after police seized a sizeable quantity of abalone on the wild side of Nelson Mandela Bay at Noordhoek

Former Nelson Mandela Bay communications boss, Roland Williams, returned to prison on Wednesday to begin serving his sentence for defrauding Santam.