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A bid by embattled Gqeberha businesswoman Andrea Wessels to stop her former lawyer from representing her co-accused in a multimillion-rand racketeering case — citing a conflict of interest — was short-lived when the application was abandoned at the final hour on Monday.

Leading the way in providing specialist eye care for those who need it most, Makhanda optometrist Dr Trevor Davies and his team are giving back to the community by offering free assistance.

A Cape Town lawyer has been fighting for almost two years to have her ex-boyfriend stand trial for assault after he allegedly beat her up when she claimed to have caught him cheating.

One of five men forming part of the infamous “crowbar group” who allegedly terrorised Nelson Mandela Bay residents through a spate of break-ins over a seven-month period has finally been brought to book.

Claiming to have no knowledge of who kidnapping victim Riana Pretorius was, or why they had been arrested, two of the men accused of abducting the 26-year-old biokineticist from her workplace in Newton Park pleaded to be released on bail.

A 35-year-old man arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a Life St George’s Hospital employee was released from custody on Wednesday.

Underhanded dealings, assets vandalised and witnesses in a liquidation inquiry fearing victimisation — these are some of the allegations levelled against former Luister FM director Carel du Preez and his business partner.

A Gqeberha accountant accused of stealing about R50m from two major Nelson Mandela Bay supermarkets has claimed he blew the money gambling online.

Two of the five men arrested in connection with the Kwazakhele birthday massacre abandoned their bail bids when they appeared in the magistrate’s court in Gqeberha on Monday, while the police confirmed another two arrests were imminent.

Growing up in different households and eventually ending up in Duncan Village in East London, Velisile Bukula was faced with two options — become a gangster or make the best of the unfortunate situation.