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ANC councillor, Andile Lungisa, will have to report on Thursday to begin serving his effective two-year jail sentence for assaulting DA councillor, Rayno Kayser, during the infamous 2016 Council brawl.

The Metro’s Mamela Ndamase also confirmed to Algoa FM News that just under 16 000 leaks had been fixed so far and there was a backlog of just under 9000 leaks.

Three people were killed and another victim was injured in two separate shooting incidents in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, on Monday. Colonel Priscilla Naidu says in the first incident in the morning, 47-year-old Mbulelo Patrick Taaibos was drinking at a tavern in Ngono street where two men were also playing pool.

Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries spokesperson, Zolile Nqayi, said the schedule of the annual voyage was adjusted to accommodate a strict quarantine and coronavirus testing procedure before its departure.

A 40-year-old man from Hankey is expected to appear in the local Magistrates' Court on Thursday after he led police to the body of a missing nine-year-old girl.

An Eastern Cape Postmaster, who reportedly confessed to being the mastermind behind a robbery at a Post Office where R720 000 was stolen, is due to bring a bail application in the Dordrecht Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

Siqhola was arrested over the weekend after police received a tip-off and a trap was set for him. Two police officers posed as possible hitmen and a meeting point was set up.

Police say the 20-year-old victim was staying in the one-bedroom facility when she was overpowered by the suspect this weekend.

Four women who claim that they were forced to drop their underwear to confirm their menstrual status have each laid a charge of crimen injuria against their employers.