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A man was killed by a car on Wednesday morning when he ran across the N2 Freeway in Gqeberha.

Convicted fraudster and legal commentator Brenda Wardle was back at the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court where another date for trial was set.The 60-year-old Wardle, who made a name for herself by giving legal commentary during the Oscar Pistorius trial, was arrested in June 2017 on fraud charges involving over half a million rand.

East London police are searching for two gunmen in police uniforms who gunned down a security officer during an apparent attempt to rob the Gonubie Post Office on Tuesday.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has urged consumers to use water sparingly as critical maintenance work needs to be done at the Nooitgedacht Water Treatment. The Metro says a shutdown will be required for Wednesday as they will need to work on the East/West transfer system.

Kariega-based Volkswagen South Africa has produced its 1-millionth VW Polo for export. The Kariega plant has been building Polos for export since 2002 - the Polo is currently exported to 38 countries.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Covid-19 joint operating centre says it is concerned about the increasing number of positive cases. The JOC says the Department of Health indicated, in a meeting on Tuesday, that the Covid-19 positivity rate is steadily climbing.

Police have released the name of the woman who was found shot dead inside her car on the R102. Spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli the 69-year-old Anna Magrieta Gouws was found in her Ford Bantam bakkie with a gunshot wound to the chest on Friday.

After a brief appearance on Tuesday, Terblanche’s case was postponed to the 10th of May after the State filed a notice of intention to oppose his bail application. The notice signed by Senior State Advocate Marius Stander, who was not present for the proceedings, read that the 60-page document previously submitted before the court by the defence did not present new facts.

The Eastern Cape Liquor Board says it will be cracking down on the sale of alcohol to school children after a group of East London learners were seen boozing it up on video.