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Anxious moments as bomb hoax causes delays at King Phalo Airport

Eastern Cape police are tracking down an anonymous caller after a hoax bomb threat targeting a FlySafair flight from Johannesburg triggered emergency security protocols at King Phalo Airport.

Vukile Matebe was killed in KwaDwesi on  August 31 after an altercation at a local tavern

Three women to apply for bail after fatal shooting of man in Gqeberha

Three women arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 49-year-old man following a tavern dispute in Nelson Mandela Bay are scheduled to appear in court for a formal bail application on Friday. Vukile Matebe was killed in…

Twelve suspects killed in Eastern Cape police gunfights since August

Eastern Cape police have shot dead at least 12 suspects in gun battles since August following the tragic line-of-duty killings of three officers in Mqanduli and Libode.

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Details of dramatic abductions laid bare

Evidence in the Gqeberha regional court has linked a Hawks cybercrime investigator to a violent kidnapping syndicate that demanded millions in ransom from Nelson Mandela Bay families.

Warrant Officer Xolani Busakwe, 47, appeared in the Gqeberha regional court on Wednesday as his formal bail application kicked off
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BAIL BID: Cybercop faces string of charges

A Hawks cybercrime investigator, alleged to have been linked to a web of kidnappings, extortion and organised crime alongside the men accused of assassinating Gqeberha prosecutor Tracy Brown, is now fighting for bail.

Five arrested after foiled courier hijacking in Motherwell

Five suspects face multiple charges after police foiled an attempted courier vehicle hijacking and robbery in Motherwell, Nelson Mandela Bay, recovering stolen property and weapons.