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Judgment was handed down in the George Circuit High Court on Friday in the case against five men accused of killing 63-year-old Heila Killian on a farm outside Still Bay in 2018.

A 44-year-old Gqeberha man appeared in court on Friday on a charge of crimen injuria, who allegedly made “pejorative and derogatory” overtures towards his former wife on social media platforms.

Police in Gqeberha are on the lookout for 16 pallets of aluminium diesel tanks that were stolen during a hijacking. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says 10 armed suspects in three vehicles blocked a truck driver on Thursday afternoon, as he was turning onto the R335, Addo Road from the N2.

The manufacturers of Howe Instant Noodles says they have learned with great sadness of the recent passing of three young children in Gqeberha who allegedly consumed a packet of their noodles. In an official statement released by their attorneys, the manufacturer said that they immediately launched their own investigation into the matter the moment they heard about the tragedy.

The National Consumer Commission says it launched an investigation into the conduct of Kariega-based supplier, Grandisync CC, the supplier of Howe Instant Noodles. This followed the death of three Eastern Cape children in November.

A disbarred Gqeberha attorney who continued consulting with clients long after being struck off the roll of practicing attorneys has been sentenced to an effective ten years imprisonment.

This will be the second year in a row that there will be no fireworks for the "Opening of the Season" that traditionally happens every year on the 16th of December.

Seven suspects were arrested in Prince Albert yesterday following a probe into allegations of fraud, theft and corruption. A spokesperson for the Hawks Zinzi Hani says the suspects aged between 30 and 43 include four Emergency Service officials and three petrol attendants.

A 24-year-old woman is in police custody following a citizen's arrest by a Ward Councillor in Nelson Mandela Bay. Captain Andre Beetge says two women were walking in Russel Road on Wednesday evening when they were approached by five suspects who demanded their personal belongings.