Crime
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Minnie Kidnapping: Two suspects arrested with cash, firearms after 73-year-old woman released
Gqeberha police and Magama security have arrested two suspects, aged between 29 and 31, in connection with the kidnapping of a 73-year-old Kariega woman who was kidnapped on 11 August.…
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Rob Evans murder case remanded as Algoa Plastics Boss appears in court without legal representation
Gqeberha businessman Rob Evans (58) briefly appeared in the Regional Court in Humansdorp today, 18 August. READ: ‘Either you killed her, or you know who killed her’ – Magistrate tells…
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Five Spaza shops shut down in multi-department raid of counterfeit goods
GQEBERHA – Five spaza shops in Motherwell were closed down during a joint operation conducted by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Public Health Directorate and multiple enforcement agencies on Thursday 14 August.…
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Three people murdered in Fairview home invasion attack
GQEBERHA –Three people were murdered in a home on Oregon Street in Fairview last night, 13 August. According to a statement issued by Atlas Security, an anonymous caller alerted Atlas…
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Armed suspects rob clothing store at Kabega shopping centre
The Provincial Serious and Violent Crime unit in Gqeberha is investigating a business robbery of a chain store at MetLife Mall Shopping Centre earlier today, 13 August, in the SAPS…
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Inquest into the highgate massacre adjourned to September
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that the 1993 Highgate Hotel massacre inquest’s final session is scheduled for 1 to 5 September 2025. This case is one of the…
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SAPS Kabega Park respond to armed robbery at mall
SAPS responded to a business robbery at Sportscene in MetLife Mall, Kabega Park, Gqeberha today, 13 August. This allegedly isn’t the store’s first armed robbery.
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Gqeberha serial rapist sentenced to four life terms
A serial rapist convicted of luring unsuspecting women into a taxi to be kidnapped and raped has been sentenced to four life terms. Thembelani Mrwetyana (26), a taxi conductor, was…
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Gqeberha’s Alison Botha shows remarkable resilience after brain aneurysm recovery
Known for her bravery and courage after surviving a brutal attack in 1994, Gqeberha rape survivor and inspirational speaker Alison Botha is once again showing resilience after recovering from a…
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Over 16 000 suspects arrested in Operation Shanela
SAPS achieved a major breakthrough in crime fighting, arresting 16,571 suspects between 4 and 10 August 2025 during coordinated Operation Shanela operations.
