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The Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters have welcomed the Southern African Development Community’s decision to withdraw troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The decision was announced on Thursday after an extraordinary summit of the heads of state and governments of SADC to deliberate on the security situation in the DRC.

Former Bay school teacher Reinhardt Leach has been sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison for his role in the murder of Vicki Terblanche. Acting Judge Samson Dunywa delivered sentence in the Gqeberha High Court on Friday morning.

The 5th Citrus Summit concluded in Gqeberha on Thursday, with the industry saying while the future seems uncertain, its immense growth trajectory can be assured if market and logistical challenges are addressed.

The police in Gqeberha are investigating a murder case after a man was gunned down in Commercial Road outside of Cillé High School on Friday morning.

The Public Servants Association has called on authorities to increase their efforts in regulating and monitoring road safety, particularly on high-risk routes such as the deadly R21 in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. More than a dozen people died in a bus accident along the highway on Tuesday while many others, including the driver, were rushed to nearby hospitals.

The European Union and South Africa vowed to deepen cooperation at a summit on Thursday as both grapple with aid and trade threats from the new US administration.

A Pakistani business owner who was kidnapped in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape has been rescued by police in Evaton in Gauteng.

Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title.

SADC decided Thursday to end its military deployment to the eastern DRC where it lost more than a dozen soldiers in conflict in January.