Two Nigerians, aged 38 and 41, and a 35-year-old South African appeared before the East London magistrate ’s court on Friday June 17 on allegations of drug dealing. The trio were arrested in June by a joint team consisting of the Hawks…
Entrepreneurs who set up spaza shops outside universities normally sell students sweets and biscuits. But two spaza shop owners in East London — with high business expectations — allegedly decided to sell them dagga instead. The pair will…
Violence against women and children in SA took another sinister turn at the weekend when a Free State man allegedly confessed to stabbing and killing his mother. He attacked his mother after she allegedly refused to give him money to buy…
Nicholas Ninow has been found guilty of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of a family restaurant in Pretoria. The judgment was handed down by Pretoria high court judge Papi Mosopa on Monday. There were screams and insults…
A multi-disciplinary narcotics team arrested three suspects who left OR Tambo International Airport in a car allegedly containing drugs worth R3m. The trio were tailed from the airport by members of a K9 (dog) unit and were stopped in…
CANNABIS. Marijuana. Weed. Pot. Mary Jane. Electric Cabbage. Devil’s Lettuce. Whatever you call it, there’s little chance you haven’t heard of one of the most popular narcotics out there. For a long time, the stereotypical stoner was…
The ongoing support of the community who are intent on having perpetrators brought to book is always welcomed. Today East London Detectives and Crime Prevention members arrested 2 suspects after receiving information which they…
Hawks detectives in the narcotics enforcement bureau may have smashed a major drug syndicate operating in the heart of East London. A raid at the notorious triplestorey Currie Court building in Currie Street, Quigney, yielded a haul of…
Former prostitute, gangster hope to inspire youth with their books FORMER drug addict and prostitute Vera Qwesha, together with her former gangster husband, Sakhi Monona, have been given a second chance in life. The Port Elizabeth couple…
Poorly secured Parkside Primary shuts doors after thieves destroy facilities These people must realise they are stealing from the children VANDALISM and theft has crippled Parkside Primary School, forcing it to close its doors to pupils…
