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As a Nelson Mandela Bay mother was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for having forced two of her children to perform and watch sex acts, their father has spoken out about the emotional trauma caused to the family and his struggle to pick up the pieces.

Former professional soccer player Philip Pnematicatos, given just six months to live when he was diagnosed with cancer in October, has opted to forgo treatment and spend his final days catching up with old friends.

It may not be a season to be jolly in Nelson Mandela Bay this summer. Not only has the municipality written to event organisers to recommend they postpone events due to rising Covid-19 numbers, but the metro will also not be able to implement its annual Summer Season programme.

Sarah Baartman District police were out in full force on Wednesday as they commemorated World Aids Day with various community outreach programmes from Graaff-Reinet to Aberdeen and Joubertina.

Nelson Mandela Bay’s water issues have become so bad that not even water tanks are safe, as one Gqeberha resident discovered when a thief brazenly walked off with a 750l tank stored in her backyard.

One of four men suspected of being involved a jewellery store robbery at the Baywest Mall on Sunday has been arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of a stolen ring, with the tag still on it.

NWJ Jewellery at Baywest Mall was robbed of an undisclosed amount of jewellery on Sunday after two men, one armed with a firearm, entered the store on the upper level of the complex at about 12pm.

He owns houses worth millions, co-founded a well-known engineering firm that holds multiple international agencies, and is a father.

A last-ditch effort to stop the Northern Alliance (NA) from contesting the local government elections was thrown out of court on Friday after it failed to pass the first legal hurdle.

The skeletal remains found near the Baywest Mall in Gqeberha on Monday night could bring to an end the painful year-long search for missing Sherwood man Adriaan Scheepers.