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With mild trepidation and great excitement, a group of aspirant swimmers dipped their toes in the water for the first time at the official opening of the Thozamile Cecil Magqabi Swimming Pool in New Brighton on Friday.

The step-grandmother and alleged mastermind behind the murder of an off-duty policeman who was gunned down outside a Motherwell eatery, will spend the festive season behinds bars after her formal bail application was postponed.

It was seemingly a case of like father like son for Bathandwa Jabavu who received a sentence of life for both murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

In a fitting tribute to one of its first — and favourite — customers, Brioche Coffee Shop has honoured the life of slain Bay physiotherapist Marolien Schmidt with the launch of the “Angel Marolien” cookie.

Allegedly telling witnesses what to say to police after his friend’s murder, providing false information after his arrest and refusing to answer pertinent questions during his formal bail application.

The last time a KwaDwesi woman saw her nephew, he had been beaten up and was being manhandled by a group of men who shoved him into their vehicle and sped off.

From steps to tackle the multibillion-rand medico-legal claims within the Eastern Cape health department, to aligning it with new performance frameworks necessitated by the National Health Insurance Bill.

The former owner of the Sunridge SUPERSPAR saw accountant Jonathan Blow as a brother — until he destroyed their trust and stole more than R40m to fuel his gambling addiction.

While the grief-stricken family of a 14-year-old boy who was shot dead during a suspected gang-related shooting will spend its first Christmas without him, one of his alleged killers has been released on bail.

The state has requested a correctional officer’s report ahead of the sentencing of a Gqeberha businessman, convicted on various charges of tax fraud..