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An alleged fraudster who has been on the run for five years was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport. Spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says the 54-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has reached a settlement with Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr following the controversial comments he made about the LGBTQI+ community. The settlement will be ade an order of the court in Gqeberha on Monday.

Police in Gqeberha have identified the victim in Friday's suspected hit-and-run along Beach Road. Spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says he was 20-year-old Jordan Markus from Makhanda.

The multiverse sci-fi comedy took home seven awards, with nods for leading lady Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis as well as the directing gong for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

A suspect linked to the mass killings in Bityi last month has been arrested. Spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana says 34-year-old Sanele Tshisilanga was tracked down in Gauteng where he was hiding at his girlfriend's flat in Soweto.

Three people were killed and two others sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on the Mdantsane Access road in East London on Sunday night. The Eastern Cape Transport Department says a Mercedes Benz with two men from East London collided with a Nissan Livina with two women and a man from Mdantsane.

Police are investigating a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after chaos erupted at a rugby match in Jeffreys Bay this weekend.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said a full investigation was launched into an explosion at a substation situated at the Coega Industrial Development Zone on Saturday.

Police minister Bheki Cele has acknowledged that there's room for improvement in his department. The Minister concluded a two-day oversight visit to some of the crime hotspots in Gqeberha this weekend and visited police stations in New Brighton, Chatty, Gelvandale and Kwazakhele.