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More than three years after suffering a life-changing stroke while on stage, musician Joe Makhanza finally achieved his goal and obtained his master’s degree in ethnomusicology from Rhodes University.

Celebrations and words of caution and encouragement marked the start of Rhodes University’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday.

The lawyer for a Gqeberha woman who was found guilty of falsifying her radiography qualification has requested a psychologist’s report before she can be sentenced.

The trial of suspended metro housing boss and fraud accused Mvuleni Mapu will continue in the Gqeberha commercial crimes court later this year when the state will present its case.

A Gqeberha chartered accountant arrested last week and charged with theft of about R11m was rearrested on Friday on a second charge — this time to the tune of more than R40m.

After a week of intense negotiations behind closed doors, payment of a R1.1m ransom, prayer services and an arrest, Riana Pretorius, 26, was finally released by her kidnappers in the early hours of Friday.

A Gqeberha father, who faces a slew of child pornography related charges, is expected to hear next week if his R10 000 bail will be forfeited to the state.

Xolisile Rawutini faces two pending charges of business robbery in Kariega and Despatch, with one of the cases involving a firearm.

Alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche made a brief appearance in the Gqeberha magistrate’s court on Friday, where his case was postponed to next month.

The man arrested last week in connection with the kidnapping of Nelson Mandela Bay biokeneticist Riana Pretorius has two pending cases of robbery against him.