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Nearly five months since his last court appearance, murder accused Sibusiso Mchunu was back in the Gqeberha high court on Monday.

East African national Estifanos Beyene, accused of stealing shipping containers from a Gqeberha harbour, and who injured himself when he jumped from a second-floor balcony allegedly to evade arrest, will return to court in November.

East African national Estifanos Beyene, accused of stealing shipping containers from a Gqeberha harbour, and who injured himself when he jumped from a second-floor balcony allegedly to evade arrest, will return to court in November.

From bedding to Rolex watches, firearms and foreign currency, everything was fair game for five alleged bandits, dubbed the “crowbar group”, who are accused of operating an illegal racketeering enterprise behind at least 42 housebreakings in and around Gqeberha.

As incidents of damage to essential infrastructure continue to cause widespread chaos and blackouts, the courts have taken a stand and dished out hefty sentences for offenders.

An alleged plot by a sangoma to kill an SA National Defence Force (SANDF) officer who paid him nearly R15,000 for his services, has been set out in an indictment before the Gqeberha high court.

A librarian, accused of grooming young boys to perform sex acts on him after exposing them to pornography, said the allegations were malicious and an attempt to blackmail him.

After convincing his teenage daughters that it was part of their family culture and tradition, a 40-year-old Zimbabwean, who lives in Zwide, allegedly groomed and raped the two girls repeatedly between March 2020 and March 2021.

Acting city manager Noxolo Nqwazi, suspended human settlements head Mvuleni Mapu, ANC regional secretary Luyolo Nqakula, former DA councillors Mbulelo Victor Manyati, Trevor Louw and Neville Higgins, and business owners Xolani and Nwabisa Masela, have been released on bail.

One of the men accused of being implicated in Gqeberha mom Vicki Terblanche’s death has indicated that he wishes to plead guilty to the murder charge.