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Huge rise in Nelson Mandela Bay serious crime statistics Soaring murder rate in Eastern Cape also cause for concern PREMIUM By Tremaine van Aardt and Devon Koen - 17 May 2021 Nelson Mandela Bay has recorded an alarming increase in certain categories of serious crime, according to the latest quarterly statistics. The figures were supplied by police minister Bheki Cele in Pretoria on Friday at the release of the police’s fourth-quarter crime statistics, reflecting offences ...

Murder accused arrested four months after shooting PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 14 May 2021 Four months after suspected gangster Remario de Lange allegedly shot dead a man and wounded a six-year-old girl in Helenvale, he was finally arrested while driving a stolen vehicle. Testifying in the high court in Gqeberha on Thursday, Warrant-Officer Rudy Arends said that on March 23 2020, he and his partner were patrolling in Kamesh, Uitenhage, when they noticed a dark green Mazda bakki...

As a distraught Kariega mother told a Gqeberha court how her 17-month-old daughter had drowned in an open stormwater drain, it emerged that the same drain was still standing open — seven years later.

Addo boy, 10, allegedly beaten in classroom by his teacher PREMIUM By Simtembile Mgidi and Devon Koen - 11 May 2021 An Addo primary schoolteacher is being investigated by police after he allegedly used a pipe to beat a pupil so severely that his buttocks became heavily bruised.  The boy’s family claims he was punished simply because he had failed to apply the correct mathematics methodology during an assignment.   .. This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE subscribers. A s...

Gangster describes Hvale shooting that left one dead and child wounded Dondolos gang member tells how he wept as he saw innocent man gunned down PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 11 May 2021 An innocent man shot dead and a six-year-old girl wounded — that was the result of an ongoing turf war between two rival gangs in Gqeberha’s northern areas. Testifying for the state in the city’s high court on Tuesday, a 29-year-old self-confessed member of the Dondolos gang said he had wept...

Alleged middleman in Jayde Panayiotou murder to stand trial PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 10 May 2021 More than six years after the murder of Kariega school teacher Jayde Panayiotou, the alleged middleman, who went on the run after being declared a hostile witness, will have his day in court in May.  Former state witness Luthando Siyoni, 37, will stand trial for murder and conspiracy to commit murder, after being arrested for Panayiotou’s April 2015 murder... This article is r...

PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 06 May 2021 The vehicle used in the cash-in-transit heist at a petrol station in Gqeberha was registered in the name of one of the five people standing trial in the high court in Gqeberha. This and further incriminating evidence, including bank transactions on the day of the robbery, emerged on Thursday... This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all our content. Already subscribed? Simply sign i...

Alleged serial house robber case postponed to September By Devon Koen - 06 May 2021 A 30-year-old Gqeberha man accused of a string of housebreakings, kidnappings, murder and rape must wait until September for his trial to begin in the city’s high court. On Monday, the man, who is not being named as he has not yet pleaded to the rape charge, appeared before the high court where his case was postponed to Thursday for the start of the trial... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’...

KwaNobuhle man denies raping girl placed in his care PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 05 May 2021 A 30-year-old KwaNobuhle man faces the full brunt of the law after allegedly raping and assaulting a five-year-old girl placed in his care. The man, who is not being named to protect the identify of his alleged victim, pleaded guilty in the high court in Gqeberha this week to a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but denied raping the daughter of the woman he is said ...

Mapu corruption case postponed to October PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 05 May 2021 Former Nelson Mandela Bay acting municipal manager Mvuleni Mapu will  have to wait until October to find out if the state will be ready to proceed with  corruption charges against him. While Mapu wants the matter finalised as quickly as possible, state advocate Wilhelm de Villiers said the prosecution needed more time to decide if further charges would be added, or if more people would be charged in t...