Lynn Williams

Two suspected gang members who opened fire on police during a brazen shooting in Helenvale were sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 58 years in the Gqeberha High Court on Thursday.

Despite some voting stations opening late due to community protests and the late delivery of ballot papers, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said they've had a smooth start to the 2024 national and provincial elections.

The Gqeberha man who allegedly raped Gauteng businesswoman Andy Kawa made another brief appearance in the city's High Court on Tuesday.

Hundreds of voting stations in Mthatha were prevented from opening, and patients in dire need of medical care were adversely affected due to Monday's large-scale protest by taxi operators who blocked the N2 and the R61 in both directions. 

The sentencing procedures of a former VWSA fleet administrator, who defrauded the company of R12 million were postponed in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gqeberha on Wednesday. 

A man from Gqeberha alleged to be involved in the kidnapping of a Chinese national made a brief appearance in the magistrates court on Monday. 

A Gqeberha man who allegedly raped Gauteng businesswoman Andy Kawa made a brief appearance in the City's High Court earlier today. 

The trial against a Gqeberha man who allegedly raped Gauteng businesswoman Andy Kawa has been transferred to the High Court. 

Two men died in a furnace at Coega Steels on Tuesday.