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A 41-year-old man will spend the next seven years in prison after admitting in court that his actions led to the death of another person.

Five people were remanded in custody after appearing in a Gqeberha court today for being in the possession of more than 3000 kilograms of abalone valued at an estimated R6.1 million.

Nelson Mandela Bay’s main supply dams have risen by less than half a percent despite the good rains in the catchment area in late July.

A 45-year-old motorist is in police custody following his arrest for culpable homicide and drunken driving.

A 34-year-old man is expected to appear in the Grahamstown Magistrates Court in Makhanda on Monday after he allegedly killed a man who attacked him with a knife.

A 49-year-old man is expected to appear in the Storms River Magistrates Court on Monday, where he will be charged with murder.

NSRI and Kouga Municipal Authorities are appealing to bathers, paddlers and fishermen to be cautious along the coastline between St Francis Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

A 24-year-old man is due to appear in court in Gqeberha on Monday following his arrest for the rape and murder of a five-year-old child two years ago.

Police are investigating the murder of an 89-year-old man whose body was found inside his Storms River home, while the body of another man was found with stab wounds in a street in Addo, also on Sunday morning.