While the state has wound up its probe into the murder of Vicki Terblanche, her estranged husband, Arnold, continues his quest for freedom and has now approached the Makhanda High Court with an application for leave to appeal against the decision by the magistrate’s court to deny him bail, twice.
The appointment of Nelson Mandela Bay City manager Dr Noxolo Nqwazi during a chaotic council meeting in March was the culmination of fraudulent activity with speaker Gary van Niekerk misrepresenting the vote count.
A Gqeberha judge has thrown the book at two convicted killers, ruling that their sentences for murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances not run concurrently.
A magistrate and the Oxford English dictionary dashed murder accused businessman Arnold Terblanche’s hopes of being released on bail when the meaning of “new fact” was painstakingly explained to him on Monday.
Alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche won a small victory on Friday when a Gqeberha magistrate dismissed the state’s application to strike out certain information contained in a responding affidavit in support of his latest bail application. Magistrate Kriban Pillay said bail applications were unique because the court was allowed a certain degree of flexibility.