Lynn Williams

The Eastcape Midlands TVET College has confirmed that the body of a student who went missing during last week's flash floods in Kariega has been found.

The death toll in the floods that caused havoc and destruction across Nelson Mandela Bay last week, has risen to ten.

Two seasoned Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officers in Gqeberha were in for a pleasant surprise on Thursday when they assisted a labouring mother in safely bringing her twins into the world.

The 62-year-old tavern owner from Gqeberha, charged with the double murder of a Windvogel father and his son, made a brief appearance in the city's Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The second bail application of a Gqeberha firearms dealer who faces a litany of charges relating to the Firearms Control Act was postponed in the city's Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning.

A case of reckless and negligent driving will be investigated against a man whose vehicle overturned while he was transporting learners from various schools in Gqeberha on Thursday afternoon.

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.