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A Gqeberha shop owner, charged with selling counterfeit goods, was rearrested at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport while allegedly trying to flee the country.

Joel Embiid had 32 points, seven rebounds and eight assists and the Philadelphia 76ers put away the Atlanta Hawks 126-116 on Friday night in an NBA In-Season Tournament game. The Sixers improved to 2-1 in Group A play, with one game remaining. Tobias Harris had a season-high 29 points and 10 rebounds and Tyrese Maxey overcame a slow start to finish with 19 points and eight assists for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

The Hawks are investigating a Buffalo City Metro fibre internet connection tender amid allegations that it was awarded irregularly. In an affidavit to the Hawks, a whistle-blower claimed that a ward councillor, whose identity is known to the Daily Dispatch Weekend Edition, had sealed the deal alongside her husband at a popular fast-food outlet.

One of the OR Tambo International Airport workers arrested during a drug trafficking investigation by the Hawks is employed in the safety department while another works in the electrical maintenance department.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary Van Niekerk’s 10-point plan to tackle crime in the city got little love in council on Thursday, with opposition councillors calling him a criminal who must resign.

The Hawks have nabbed a third suspect in connection with the murder of Eastern Cape-born activist and former politician Loyiso Nkohla Mabandla. The 39-year-old is expected to appear in the East London magistrate's court on Friday. The suspected mastermind was arrested in Peddie, the area where Nkohla Mabandla grew up, on Thursday.

One must wonder how many of these mules evade detection and if they get inside help

The Tshwane metro police arrested twelve suspected cable thieves in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on Thursday.

HoopsHype polled media members to rank NBA arenas from best to worst.

Retired police brigadier Jap Burger has accused the State Security Agency of reluctance to investigate corruption at Eskom, saying it went as far as shutting down investigations.