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A woman from Kwazakhele in Gqeberha was arrested on Sunday morning for falsely accusing two police officials of raping her. Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the 43-year-old woman and her boyfriend were drinking with friends on Friday when an argument broke out.

A man is in police custody in Gqeberha after he allegedly assisted his friends in looking for stolen goods in the Gro-Gro informal settlement on Saturday. Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says a house in Sherwood was broken into on Friday where several household items were stolen. She says the following day the complainant and about seven friends drove in two vehicles to Gro-Gro to look for the culprits.

A company director from East London who defrauded SARS will have to fork out over R22 000 per month to pay the money back. Hawks Spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana says 38-year-old Phumla Gwanya and her company Siyaduma Trading were sentenced in the East London Regional Court on Friday.

The investigation into the murder of a Gauteng man whose body was found in Mpumalanga has taken a new twist. Wayne Henderson, 32, was found on the R50 near Standerton partially clothed with his throat slit, wrapped in two duvet covers and a sheet.

Eastern Cape police are investigating the murder of a teacher whose body was found near a river on Saturday.

The community of Humansdorp was in a state of euphoria as rugby world cup winner Manie Libbok, who hails from the dusty Meyer Street, paid a visit on Saturday.

The search for a missing man who was allegedly abducted in Pretoria ended in tragedy when his body was discovered. Police Spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala says the body of 31-year-old Wayne Henderson was discovered by a farm worker on the R50 about 5 km from Standerton in Mpumalanga.

An alleged serial bank robber has been slapped with a 15-year prison sentence for a robbery in Gqeberha. Sinako Magi, 33, took a plea deal with the state admitting to the role he played in a robbery at an ABSA branch in North End two years ago.

Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor Gary van Niekerk revealed a 10-point plan to combat crime in the Metro.