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A well-known helicopter pilot from the Garden Route has died after a long battle with Covid-19. The 68-year-old Kobus Crous who was the owner of Mossel Bay Helicopters and the Bergsig Game Farm was involved in countless rescue efforts throughout the years, saving lives and property from fires and disasters.

Two suspects are expected to appear in the Lady Frere Magistrates Court this week following their arrest for robbery, kidnapping and impersonating a police officer. Police Spokesperson Captain Namhla Mdleleni says it is alleged that two men posed as police officers and entered the victim's shop before robbing him of an undisclosed amount of money.

It has been over two years since a pregnant woman was killed at a chalet at the Hluleka Nature reserve on the Wild Coast and still no arrests have been made. Police have now offered a R100 000 reward for information that could lead to a break and prosecution in the case.

The Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is seeking answers over the reported R15 million rand spent on the Lesseyton Sports Field in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality. The hand-over yesterday is top trending on Twitter, with social media commentators questioning the amount spent on the stadium and associated facilities.

Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for four suspects who robbed the Post Office in Thornhill. Spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli says it is alleged that an unknown man entered the Post Office on Tuesday morning where he accosted the security guard and held him at gunpoint.

A 36-year-old man from Gqeberha made his second appearance in the Magistrates Court on Monday where he is facing charges of exposing adults to witness lewd sexual acts, indecent exposure and crimen injuria.

A 49-year-old man from Libode is in police custody after a firearm, hidden under his bed, was discovered by two children with fatal consequences. It is alleged that an 11-year-old boy was playing with his 7-year-old cousin at their home in Siqkini location on Sunday when the older child discovered the gun.

Another mayor in the country has perished in a car accident on South Africa's roads. The mayor of Naledi Local Municipality in the North West, Neo Schalk, lost his life in a head-on collision on the N14 outside Vryburg on Sunday.

Gqeberha police have issued a warning to the public after a man died in hospital after being shot during a robbery at St Georges Strand on Friday evening.