Lynn Williams

Three police officers from Jeffreys Bay appeared in the Humansdorp Magistrates Court on Thursday on a charge of defeating the ends of justice.

A Chinese national who was kidnapped in Gqeberha last week, was released last night after an undisclosed amount of ransom had been paid.

State Emergency Services Workers in Gqeberha led a mass motorcade to City Hall on Wednesday, to express their concern and frustration at the recent spate of violent attacks on EMS workers in the city.

The fifth suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of a DA councillor in Kouga made a brief appearance in the Humansdorp Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Two suspects who allegedly hijacked a truck near Jeffreys Bay were arrested in Stanford Road in Gqeberha on Monday morning, mere hours after the incident had taken place.

Two members of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Gqeberha were robbed at gunpoint in front of the Kwazakhele Clinic on Monday morning.

Police Minister Bheki Cele defended the conduct of the country's cops amid widespread criticism over their alleged heavy-handedness with criminals. 

The suspect who allegedly shot the sons of a Kouga councillor made a brief appearance in the Humansdorp Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The fifth suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of Kouga Councillor Jaques Alexander made a brief appearance in the Humansdorp Magistrates Court on Wednesday.