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Drawing inspiration from Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the grandson of famed Gqeberha-born artist George Pemba has painted a vivid portrait of the president sporting a face mask.

A man accused of using his twin daughters to create child pornography wants the court to dismiss much of the evidence against him because the investigating officer in the matter has since been killed and cannot be called to testify on its validity.

Spreading fake news a criminal offence, cops warn By Devon Koen - 27 May 2021 The Cleary Park Shopping Centre was shut down on Thursday afternoon after reports were received that taxi operators were en route to close down the mall. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge confirmed that the centre had been closed and the staff from the stores sent home for their own safety... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.

A piece of land bought by the Kouga Local Municipality for R3.4m and earmarked for social development has been brought into the spotlight with an urgent court application to have Humansdorp land invaders forcibly removed after they allegedly began pegging out sections of the land for themselves.

Delays in obtaining the proper travel documents to enter SA have resulted in the sexual assault case against a formal PSL soccer coach being postponed to the end of June.

Almost six years after he accidentally shot his brother-in-law during a heated argument, Nelson Mandela Bay businessman Shawn Blunden is happy to put the incident behind him for good.

Jayde Panayiotou murder accused to stand trial in November PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 24 May 2021 The man accused of helping convicted killer Christopher Panayiotou arrange his wife’s murder will finally have his turn in the high court in Gqeberha later in 2021. Luthando Siyoni, the former state witness who did an about-turn in his testimony, causing him to lose his immunity from prosecution, will now stand trial on November 1... This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE subscribers....

Judge tears into conduct of magistrate, prosecutor in Wolf bail dismissal PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 21 May 2021 A misdirection by a Humansdorp magistrate and the breach of duty by a state prosecutor were just some of the reasons given by the deputy judge president of the Eastern Cape high court why murder accused Donovan Wolf needed to be released on bail. In his judgment in the Gqeberha high court on Friday, judge David van Zyl criticised the matter in which Wolf’s initial bail...

Komani farmer jailed for fraud Accused, 47, unlawfully sold livestock he did not own, falsified invoices PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 21 May 2021 A 47-year-old farmer from the Komani district was sentenced to an effective seven years behind bars on Friday after being found guilty of fraud, forgery and money laundering totalling more than R1m. Magistrate Hannes Claassen had convicted Jacques de Bruin on 12 of the 16 counts in the Cradock Regional Court.  .. This article is rese...

Murder accused Donovan Wolf, who faces charges of gunning down a fellow Jeffreys Bay resident earlier this year, was finally granted bail in the high court in Gqeberha on Wednesday.