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A state prosecutor who allegedly joined WhatsApp groups with witnesses, held consultations with them while they were undergoing cross-examination and attempted to have them commit perjury.

After six years behind bars, rape and human trafficking accused pastor Timothy Omotoso could walk away a free man should the Gqeberha high court find that he was not given a fair trial.

After six years behind bars, rape and human trafficking accused pastor Timothy Omotoso could walk away a free man should the Gqeberha high court find that he was not given a fair trial.

From running a multimillion-rand empire to walking out of prison without even a pair of shoes to his name, convicted perlemoen kingpin Julian Brown was stripped of everything he had when he was jailed for racketeering.

A group of rowers who embarked on a 24-hour rowathon to raise funds and awareness for rhino conservation at the weekend achieved more than they had aimed for and went beyond their targets while setting records.

A dog fight between two Kariega neighbours is expected to unfold in the Gqeberha high court on Monday after a man was viciously attacked by a pit bull.

The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) and metro officials have rallied behind businesswoman Andy Kawa, who continues to seek justice after she was gang-raped in Gqeberha.

Not only did she fail to inform authorities that her eldest son had allegedly sexually assaulted her other three children, a Paradise Beach mother phoned her life partner to warn him that police were heading to their home so he could destroy the pornographic material he had allegedly gathered.

Drawing a parallel to the case of Zephany Nurse, a newborn abducted from Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town in 1997, a magistrate decided to release a woman who allegedly snatched an infant from his mother in Gqeberha on bail of just R300.

He ruled the northern areas with an iron fist, leaving pain and destruction in his wake, but on Thursday the gavel finally came down on notorious gang boss Wendell Petersen, when he was handed three life sentences.