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Five alleged hijackers are expected to appear in court this week following their swift arrest in Gqeberha on Monday. Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says a truck loaded with appliances was hijacked in Pickering Street shortly after 10 a.m., and details of the truck and the suspects' Toyota Quantum were circulated.

A group of protesters gathered outside the East London Magistrates Court on Monday to demand that no bail be granted to the alleged killer of Zoleka Putye. Putye was attending worship practice at the Christian Centre in Abbotsford last Thursday when she was approached by a gunman as she walking to her car. According to reports Putye was shot several times as she fled from her vehicle.

The Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport in Gqeberha was abuzz with excitement on Monday when SA's first professional wheelchair bodybuilder, Max Kulati, returned home from Slovenia where he successfully defended his title.

Short-term insurer Santam has reported an exponential rise in load shedding-related power surge claims and high-value vehicle hijacking and theft claims as South Africa’s economic reality and ailing national grid continue to stress households.

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The trial of a man accused of killing two little girls from Albertinia, got underway in George on Monday.

Plett man jailed for 15 years for attempted rape of nephew

Two off-duty Flying Squad members arrested four hijacking suspects in Gqeberha.

The Democratic Alliance on Monday said it welcomed the inquiry into allegations of sexual assault against the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo. DA MP Michele Clark said a police investigation and a probe by the Parliamentary Ethics Committee was underway.