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It could be straight to jail for a Gqeberha woman who defaulted on the conditions of her suspended sentence by not paying back the R500,000 she swindled from unsuspecting clients while posing as an estate agent.

Within a matter of hours, nine people were shot dead when they were ambushed while in their cars at two different locations, all believed to be hits.

A banking issue led to the postponement of a murder trial in the Gqeberha high court after one of the accused refused to take the stand until the matter is resolved.

The Gqeberha high court has ordered the withdrawal of dozens of charges against rape and human trafficking accused pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused.

While four of the five men believed to be members of the notorious “crowbar gang” have admitted to their part in a spate of house robberies across Nelson Mandela Bay, their fate now lies in the hands of the Gqeberha high court as judgment looms.

Suspended city boss Noxolo Nqwazi and her co-accused facing fraud charges amounting to more than R24m have still not had sight of the full police docket, the Gqeberha commercial crime court heard on Tuesday.

They each allegedly played an integral role in committing about 40 house break-ins across Nelson Mandela Bay in just more than six months, earning the title of the “Crowbar Gang”.

A Gelvandale man has pleaded not guilty to the alleged rape of his cousin’s 16-year-old daughter while her parents were asleep in a nearby room.

Missing transcripts of proceedings in the trial of murder and cash-in-transit heist accused Ayanda Fani and Pule Masemola led to the matter being placed on hold on Monday.

A trial-within-a-trial will be held in the case of multiple murder accused Usisipho Zozi to determine the admissibility of a statement obtained by the police.