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Almost 19 months after Vanessa van Rensburg was murdered, her boyfriend, businessman Rob Evans, finally stood trial in the Gqeberha  high court on Tuesday
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Evans kept changing story on how Vanessa died — neighbour

The murder trial of Gqeberha businessman Rob Evans has commenced, with a neighbour testifying about the conflicting accounts he allegedly gave regarding the death of his partner, Vanessa van Rensburg.

The home where DA ward councillor candidate Kayzel Forbes lives was petrol-bombed in Levyvale, Kariega, on Monday night. Her father, Johnny van Niekerk, who owns the property, stands in the bedroom where the fire started
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DA candidate’s daughter injured in petrol bomb attack

Political tensions in Nelson Mandela Bay escalated sharply after a petrol bomb attack on the home of DA councillor candidate Kayzel Forbes in Kariega. The late-night attack left Forbes' 17-year-old daughter injured and gutted several…

Natasja Slabbert appears in the Gqeberha commercial crimes court

Ex-Isuzu administrator found guilty of siphoning off R10.5m over six years

A former payroll administrator at Isuzu Motors SA, Natasja Slabbert, has been convicted of fraud after unlawfully diverting more than R10.5m from the company through a sophisticated payroll manipulation scheme. The 42-year-old was found…

A district parade of Nelson Mandela Bay police officers took place on Monday. More than 10,000 officers have been deployed across the Eastern Cape
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First day of voting hits a few snags

Power outages at voting stations and a ward councillor candidate unable to vote for herself after a ward demarcation change were some of the incidents that marred the start of special voting in the 2026 local government elections in…

Inmates at St Albans Correctional Facility have complained of discoloured, foul-smelling water, which has reportedly caused many of them to fall ill
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St Albans prison hit by power outage amid ongoing water crisis

St Albans inmates are entering a fourth week of a water crisis, compounded by an electricity outage, increasing fears over their health and safety, and growing frustration over what they describe as an inadequate government response.