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PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 05 May 2021 Former metro admin clerk and mother-of-four Stephanie Reeners was sentenced to an effective seven years behind bars for fraud and forgery amounting to R640,000 on Tuesday. Reeners — who admitted to the thefts — had been employed as an administration clerk at the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s Central Information Centre (CIC), where she volunteered to perform some of the duties of the CIC assistant, which included the submission of building ...

Fidelity heist accused identified from CCTV footage, cop tells court PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 05 May 2021 Cellphone records, recovered stolen firearms and CCTV footage all formed part of the state’s evidence against a former Fidelity security guard and her co-accused. On Wednesday, the high court in Gqeberha heard how police investigations into the robbery at the Sasol garage in Linton Grange on May 2 2018 determined that  it was preplanned.  .. This article is reserved for...

‘Stupid’ comment lands Kouga councillor in hot water PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 04 May 2021 Two ANC councillors in the Kouga municipality must appear before a disciplinary hearing later in May for allegedly contravening the code of conduct. ANC councillors Phumzile Oliphant and Malibongwe Dayimani were served with  notices last week to appear before a disciplinary hearing. .. This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to al...

Mvuleni Mapu’s lawyer accuses state of malicious prosecution PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 04 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 w...

Men accused of killing three people outside bus depot denied bail PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 04 May 2021 Two suspected gangsters accused of brazenly gunning down three people outside a bus depot in Gqeberha will have to remain behind bars after they were denied bail on Tuesday. Magistrate Thundi Ngonyama said Neaven du Preez, 36, and Jody Cloete, 29, were a danger to society and needed to remain in custody until their trial was concluded. .. This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE...

State to answer to Timothy Omotosos allegations PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 03 May 2021 The state has about three weeks to respond on paper to damning claims by Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso that prosecutors involved in the matter had deliberately withheld information vital to the case.  Omotosos revelations were based on a confidential e-mail trail between the lead prosecutor in his rape trial, advocate Nceba Ntelwa, and advocate Ismat Cerfontein, who had been assisting hi...

Walmer man due in court for rape and murder of woman, 85 PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 03 May 2021 A suspected serial house robber facing numerous charges including murder and rape is due to appear in the high court in Gqeberha on Thursday to plead to the charges. The Walmer man, 30, is not being named as he has not yet pleaded to a charge of rape... This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all our content. Already subscrib...

Statement to police after heist brought into dispute PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 01 May 2021 A statement given to the police after a brazen daylight cash-in-transit heist was brought into dispute on Friday after the lawyer for the man claimed his client had been threatened and tortured into giving the statement. On Friday advocate Sakhumzi Nombambela questioned the testimony of retired police officer Solomon Twani, who had taken down the warning statement of Simthembile Qhongoshani,...

Suspected robber dies in car crash By Devon Koen - 30 April 2021 An alleged business robbery suspect died in a serious car accident shortly after a shop in Kempston Road was robbed on Friday morning. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge said it was alleged that at about 10.50am, five men entered a retail shop on the corners of Kempston and Stanford roads and held the staff at gunpoint... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.

Six in court for alleged money laundering of almost R10m By Devon Koen - 29 April 2021 Six people who handed themselves over to the Hawks on Thursday morning, and face numerous charges including money laundering of almost R10m, have applied for bail in the magistrates court in Gqeberha. Judgment in the bail applications of Pierrette De Beer, her husband, Coenraad, his half-brother Sean De Beer, Maria Viljoen, as well as Rikus and Susanna Engelbrecht, is expected to be handed d...