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Social grant beneficiaries were left in the lurch on Thursday following bombshell announcements by both the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and South African Post Office (SAPO) that payouts would no longer be dispensed via post offices.

Four men have been killed and five wounded following a mass shooting in Barend Street in Salt Lake in the Northern Areas of Gqeberha.

SA National Parks (SANParks) says two men believed to be key abalone poaching syndicate members appeared in court in Gqeberha this week following a two-month-long investigation.

A memorial service will be held in Mossel Bay on Thursday for a Grade 11 learner from Point High School who died after she crashed her motorcycle on her way to school.

Seven suspects are in police custody following their arrest earlier this week in a sting operation by the Hawks. Spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela says on Monday the Hawks followed the movements of rubber ducks allegedly involved in illegal abalone poaching.

Six Walter Sisulu University qualifications are either not accredited or do not have PQM clearance, postgraduate diploma in Library and Information Sciences not affected.

Police in Gqeberha are investigating a case of house robbery after an elderly couple was tied up and robbed in their home in Alcock Road on Tuesday. Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says two suspects, armed with a gun and knife, gained access to the house through an open sliding door.

Eight suspects including a former soldier are expected to appear in the Mbizana Magistrates Court on Wednesday for an armed robbery at a general store operating as a pension-py-out outlet. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says the eight suspects, who were heavily armed, arrived at the shop in a white Toyota Corolla on Monday morning.

A boat-building business and storage facility in Gqeberha went up in flames on Monday night. The bustling business is situated at the bottom of Brickmakers Kloof - diagonally opposite AlgoaFM House.