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Thrown into the back of a BMW after having their hands cable-tied and bags placed over their heads, what allegedly followed was a night of aggressive assaults on a group of men.

The woman arrested in October in connection with the murder of National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) Eastern Cape deputy chair Lizo Vakala, has abandoned her bail application.

Alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche’s lawyers have accused the state of misleading the magistrate presiding over his bail application based on new facts.

The state’s case against alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche cannot even begin to compare with the evidence gathered against Christopher Panayiotou by the same prosecuting team, his defence team has argued.

Hours of deliberations between representatives from the SA Human Rights Commission and lawyers for Afrikaans singer Steven Hofmeyr at the Gqeberha high court on Thursday culminated in the equality court matter being postponed to 2023.

The state’s opposition to alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche being granted bail is based on sheer speculation, and the credibility of facts placed before the court are questionable.

A heavily pregnant Zaida Samodien, whose body was found along the N2 highway near the Gamtoos River, had more than 20 injuries, mainly to her upper body, and she had lost so much blood some of her vital organs had turned

A woman accused of killing Eastern Cape Nehawu vice-chair Lizo Vakala will remain in custody in the police holding cells as she fears for her life.

Details of how fraud and corruption accused Zandisile Qupe was paid nearly R3m to act as a “political influencer” while he was a leader of the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay emerged in court on Thursday as the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) applied to have his luxury family home forfeited to the state.

A case involving the rape of a 30-year-old woman was postponed in the Gqeberha high court after the accused was admitted to hospital.